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Chocolate (#D2691E)

The hex code for Chocolate is #D2691E. It is rgb(210, 105, 30) in RGB, hsl(25, 75%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 50%, 86%, 18%) in CMYK — a mid-tone orange. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D2691E
HEX#D2691E
RGBrgb(210, 105, 30)
HSLhsl(25, 75%, 47%)
HSVhsv(25, 86%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 50%, 86%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(63.4% 0.155 50.3)
LABlab(56.63% 39.24 57.55)
LCHlch(56.63% 69.66 55.72)

Colors Closest to Chocolate

Chocolate is a registered color name, also listed as Chocolate (Web), Cocoa Brown. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#D2691E Channel Values

How Chocolate breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 210 · G 105 · B 308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 75% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 86% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 50% · Y 86% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.63:1 vs white · 5.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Chocolate background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With Chocolate

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Chocolate; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of Chocolate

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How Chocolate Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#D2691E
Protanopia#83831B
Protanomaly#A8791C
Deuteranopia#979700
Deuteranomaly#B1870E
Tritanopia#D46363
Tritanomaly#D36650
Achromatopsia#868686

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Using #D2691E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--chocolate: #D2691E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D2691E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'chocolate': '#D2691E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.824, green: 0.412, blue: 0.118)
Android XML<color name="chocolate">#D2691E</color>
SVG fillfill="#D2691E"

More Orange Colors

Chocolate sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D2691E Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Chocolate?

The hex code for Chocolate is #D2691E. That is rgb(210, 105, 30) in RGB, hsl(25, 75%, 47%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 50%, 86%, 18%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #D2691E?

#D2691E is rgb(210, 105, 30) — red 210, green 105, and blue 30 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D2691E?

#D2691E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 50%, 86%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D2691E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D2691E scores 3.63:1 against white and 5.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Is Chocolate a CSS named color?

Yes. Chocolate is one of the CSS named colors, so you can write color: chocolate instead of the hex code.

Open Chocolate in a Tool

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