Chocolate

#ea6e2c

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

This is Chocolate, a vivid orange at 21 degrees. 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 #ea6e2c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ea6e2c

RGB234, 110, 44

HSL21, 82%, 55%

HSV21, 81%, 92%

CMYK0%, 53%, 81%, 8%

Lab60.63, 44.28, 56.69

XYZ39.96, 28.83, 5.84

Decimal15363628

Web safe#ff6633

Pantone165 C

Shades of chocolate

#e65f17 #d05615 #b94c12 #a34310 #8c3a0e #76310c #5f2709 #491e07 #321505 #1c0b03

Tints of chocolate

#ec7b3f #ee8953 #f09666 #f2a47a #f4b18d #f6bea1 #f8ccb4 #fad9c8 #fbe6db #fdf4ef

Colors that go with chocolate

Complementary#2ca8ea Analogous#ea2c49 Analogous#eacd2c Triadic#2cea6e Triadic#6e2cea Split complementary#2ceacd Split complementary#2c49ea

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, 53, 81, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ea6e2c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 53 81 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 53 79 14

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Chocolate in css

Copy #ea6e2c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ea6e2c; }
.text { color: #ea6e2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ea6e2c; }

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 #ea6e2c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ea6e2c against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Chocolate on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #ea6e2c 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn chocolate into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #ea6e2c 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 #ea6e2c is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.