Chocolate #D2691E
Chocolate is a medium-light, vivid orange with hex code #D2691E and RGB rgb(210, 105, 30).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.77:1).
About this color
#D2691E is a medium-light, vivid orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.155 and its hue 50°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. It is the named color Chocolate. Black text reads best on it, at 5.77:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.155) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Chocolate |
| Black text | 5.77:1 |
| White text | 3.63:1 |
Colors that go with Chocolate
Matches found by rotating Chocolate around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Chocolate
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Chocolate, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Chocolate, with their ΔE distance.
- Rust #CA6702 ΔE 0.019
- Browny Orange #CA6B02 ΔE 0.020
- Terracota #CB6843 ΔE 0.032
- Terra Cotta #C9643B ΔE 0.032
- Terracotta #CA6641 ΔE 0.033
- Rusty Orange #CD5909 ΔE 0.036
- Tiger's Eye #BC6C25 ΔE 0.039
- Orange Brown #BE6400 ΔE 0.042
More about Chocolate
How to make Chocolate
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 3 parts orange
- 1 part red
- 1 part purple
Recipe result: #D26629, a difference of ΔE 0.011 from Chocolate. That is very close: most people will not see the difference.
Codes for Chocolate in every format
| HEX | #D2691E |
| RGB | rgb(210, 105, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 75%, 47%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.4% 0.155 50.3) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #D2691E | 3.63:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #D2691E | 5.77:1 | AA | Lc 40.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #D2691E text on white | 3.63:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #D2691E text on black | 5.77:1 | AA | Lc -38.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Shades and tints of Chocolate
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#FBF4EF
oklch(97.1% 0.01 58.2)
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Step 100
100
#F7E6DD
oklch(93.6% 0.022 49.9)
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Step 200
200
#F1D2C1
oklch(88.5% 0.042 50.6)
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Step 300
300
#E9B395
oklch(80.9% 0.075 50.3)
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Step 400
400
#DC8958
oklch(70.7% 0.12 50.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#D2691E
oklch(63.4% 0.155 50.3)
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Step 600
600
#B45400
oklch(55.7% 0.146 50.5)
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Step 700
700
#984600
oklch(49.2% 0.129 50.6)
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Step 800
800
#7E3800
oklch(42.8% 0.113 50)
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Step 900
900
#692E00
oklch(37.6% 0.099 50.4)
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Step 950
950
#3E1B05
oklch(26.9% 0.064 49.5)
Chocolate with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #87780E | 0.136 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #A18F1B | 0.121 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #E7515B | 0.093 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #868686 | 0.156 |
Use Chocolate in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.