Hot Chocolate (D8742E) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Hot Chocolate"

Earth · Autumn

🧠 Psychology

Warm and optimistic color. Evokes creativity, joy and enthusiasm.

✨ Uses

Food marketing, secondary CTAs, warm design, children.

Tip

Hot Chocolate pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #D8742E

RGB rgb(216, 116, 46)

HSL hsl(25°, 69%, 51%)

CMYK C:0% M:46% Y:79% K:15%

Luminance 0.2757

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.25:1

Aa — #D8742E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.46:1

Aa — #D8742E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#D8742E #2C90D8

Analogous

#D82C3A #D8742E #D8CA2C

Triadic

#D8742E #2CD874 #742CD8

Split-comp.

#D8742E #2CD8CA #2C3AD8

Tetradic

#D8742E #3AD82C #2C90D8 #CA2CD8

Monochromatic

#2D190C #7E4720 #CC7638 #D69261 #E6BC9E

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