Chocolate

#e96a21

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for chocolate, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Chocolate sits in the orange range, mid and vivid. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Chocolate color values

Every conversion for #e96a21, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e96a21

RGB233, 106, 33

HSL22, 82%, 52%

HSV22, 86%, 91%

CMYK0%, 55%, 86%, 9%

Lab59.65, 45.55, 60.1

XYZ39.03, 27.74, 4.74

Decimal15297057

Web safe#ff6633

Pantone165 C

Shades of chocolate

#dd5e16 #c75514 #b24c12 #9c430f #873a0d #72310b #5c2709 #471e07 #311505 #1c0c03

Tints of chocolate

#eb7836 #ed864a #ef935f #f1a173 #f3af88 #f5bd9c #f7cbb1 #f9d8c6 #fbe6da #fdf4ef

Colors that go with chocolate

Complementary#21a0e9 Analogous#e9213c Analogous#e9ce21 Triadic#21e96a Triadic#6a21e9 Split complementary#21e9ce Split complementary#213ce9

Chocolate in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 55, 86, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e96a21 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 55 86 9

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 55 83 15

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Chocolate in css

Copy #e96a21 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e96a21; }
.text { color: #e96a21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e96a21; }

How chocolate looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Chocolate and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e96a21 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e96a21 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Chocolate on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #e96a21 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around chocolate? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn chocolate into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #e96a21 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from chocolate, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #e96a21 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.