Chocolate

#e86e2d

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. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Chocolate color values

Every conversion for #e86e2d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e86e2d

RGB232, 110, 45

HSL21, 80%, 54%

HSV21, 81%, 91%

CMYK0%, 53%, 81%, 9%

Lab60.34, 43.55, 55.89

XYZ39.33, 28.5, 5.91

Decimal15232557

Web safe#ff6633

Pantone165 C

Shades of chocolate

#e35f19 #cd5616 #b74d14 #a14312 #8b3a0f #74310d #5e270a #481e08 #321505 #1c0c03

Tints of chocolate

#ea7b40 #ec8954 #ee9667 #f0a47b #f3b18e #f5bea1 #f7ccb5 #f9d9c8 #fbe7dc #fdf4ef

Colors that go with chocolate

Complementary#2da7e8 Analogous#e82d49 Analogous#e8cc2d Triadic#2de86e Triadic#6e2de8 Split complementary#2de8cc Split complementary#2d49e8

Chocolate in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 53, 81, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e86e2d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 53 81 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 53 79 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 #e86e2d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e86e2d; }
.text { color: #e86e2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e86e2d; }

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 #e86e2d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e86e2d 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 #e86e2d 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 #e86e2d 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

The figures for #e86e2d come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.