Chocolate

#b8611e

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 26 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. 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 #b8611e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b8611e

RGB184, 97, 30

HSL26, 72%, 42%

HSV26, 84%, 72%

CMYK0%, 47%, 84%, 28%

Lab50.49, 30.63, 50.54

XYZ24.28, 18.83, 3.58

Decimal12083486

Web safe#cc6633

Pantone471 C

Shades of chocolate

#a8591b #985019 #894816 #794014 #693711 #592f0f #4a270c #3a1e09 #2a1607 #1a0e04

Tints of chocolate

#d06e22 #dd7c30 #e18b48 #e59a60 #e9a978 #edb890 #f1c8a8 #f5d7c0 #f9e6d8 #fcf5f0

Colors that go with chocolate

Complementary#1e75b8 Analogous#b81e28 Analogous#b8ae1e Triadic#1eb861 Triadic#611eb8 Split complementary#1eb8ae Split complementary#1e28b8

Chocolate in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 47, 84, 28.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b8611e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 47 84 28

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 47 81 34

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 #b8611e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b8611e; }
.text { color: #b8611e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8611e; }

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 #b8611e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b8611e 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 #b8611e 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 #b8611e 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

Here is how the numbers for #b8611e are worked out. 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.