Chocolate

#cf6435

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

This is Chocolate, a strong orange at 18 degrees. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Chocolate color values

Every conversion for #cf6435, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cf6435
RGB207, 100, 53
HSL18, 62%, 51%
HSV18, 74%, 81%
CMYK0%, 52%, 74%, 19%
Lab54.7, 39.2, 45.33
XYZ30.93, 22.64, 6.11
Decimal13591605
Web safe#cc6633
Pantone1665 C
Pantone1665 CHex#cf6435Rgb207 100 53Cmyk0 52 74 19Lab55 39 45Darker#5f2d17Deep#984824Lighter#d79274

Shades of chocolate

Tints of chocolate

Colors that go with chocolate

Chocolate in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 52, 74, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cf6435 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 52 74 19
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 52 72 25
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #cf6435 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cf6435; }
.text { color: #cf6435; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf6435; }

How chocolate looks on light and dark

Chocolate and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #cf6435 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.80:1
AAfail · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
5.53:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cf6435 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 #cf6435 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #cf6435 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #cf6435 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.