Chocolate

#c16f21

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

Chocolate is a deep orange with serious warmth. 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 #c16f21, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c16f21

RGB193, 111, 33

HSL29, 71%, 44%

HSV29, 83%, 76%

CMYK0%, 42%, 83%, 24%

Lab54.88, 26.97, 53.74

XYZ27.95, 22.82, 4.37

Decimal12676897

Web safe#cc6633

Pantone153 C

Shades of chocolate

#b0651e #a05c1b #8f5218 #7e4916 #6e3f13 #5d3510 #4c2c0d #3c220a #2b1907 #1a0f04

Tints of chocolate

#d87c25 #dd8a3a #e19751 #e5a567 #e9b27e #edc095 #f1cdac #f5dbc2 #f9e8d9 #fcf6f0

Colors that go with chocolate

Complementary#2173c1 Analogous#c12123 Analogous#c1bf21 Triadic#21c16f Triadic#6f21c1 Split complementary#21c1bf Split complementary#2123c1

Chocolate in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 42, 83, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c16f21 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 42 83 24

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 43 80 30

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 #c16f21 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c16f21; }
.text { color: #c16f21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c16f21; }

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 #c16f21 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c16f21 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 #c16f21 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 #c16f21 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 #c16f21 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.