Chocolate (#D2691E)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.63:1 — vs black: 5.78:1

Color values

  • HEX #D2691E
  • RGB rgb(210, 105, 30)
  • HSL hsl(25, 75%, 47%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 50, 86, 18 )
  • Websafe #CC6633
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Tags

Mood

Energetic (215)

Style

Vivid (210) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #D2691E based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Chocolate
#D2691E Base
#1E87D2
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Chocolate
#D2691E Base
#D21E2D
#D2C31E
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Chocolate
#D2691E Base
#1ED269
#691ED2
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Chocolate
#D2691E Base
#1ED2C3
#1E2DD2
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Chocolate
#D2691E Base
#2DD21E
#1E87D2
#C31ED2
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Chocolate
#D2691E Base
#4C260B
#8F4814
#AE5719
#E27E36
#E79256
#F0BD99
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Chocolate, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #160B03
— #3C1E09
— #61310E
— #874313
— #AC5619
Chocolate #D2691E Base
— #E3833E
— #E99E68
— #F0BA93
— #F6D5BE
— #FCF1E9
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #D2691E. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #D2691E;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #D2691E;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #D2691E;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #D2691E,
        #1E87D2
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #D2691E,
        #1E87D2
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$chocolate: #D2691E;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$chocolate-r: 210;
$chocolate-g: 105;
$chocolate-b: 30;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $chocolate;
    color: rgba($chocolate-r, $chocolate-g, $chocolate-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Chocolate appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #D2691E How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #929206 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #7A7A21 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #D46363 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #868686 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Chocolate ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Chocolate #D2691E Base
Alloy Orange #C46210 ΔE 3.72
Spanish Orange #E86100 ΔE 4.47
Tawny #CD5700 ΔE 4.89
Vivid Red-tangelo #DF6124 ΔE 4.93

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.