Cioccolato is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #a2c4d1 |
| Complementary Color | #2d4f5d |
| Color Shade: | warm red (16.6° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 27.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cioccolato Color. The Sencha Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Cellar Door (#75553f) for more calm effect. Try Mud as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2d4f5d is the best complementary color to Cioccolato. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5d3b2e complementary color is San Juan, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Quincy are #5d2d38 and #5d522d. Thus found on the left and right of #5d3b2e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Buccaneer and Costa Del Sol colors as they work well with Cioccolato.
The split-complementary Cioccolato palette consists of #2d385d and #2d5d52 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2d4f5d). Try Rhino and Spectra colors in combination with #5d3b2e, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #5d3b2e offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cioccolato. Thus Jacarta and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cioccolato contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Juan, Woodland, and Bossanova split by 90° on the color wheel. #5d3b2e square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cioccolato tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#2d4f5d) and two others. The Killarney is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Finn – 120° from the complementary San Juan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2d5d3a and #5d2d4f.
In a RGB color space, hex #5d3b2e is made of 47% red, 30% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Cioccolato has a hue angle of 16.6°, a saturation of 33.81% and a lightness of 27.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5d3b2e is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 18.43% yellow and 63.53% black ink.
| HEX | #5d3b2e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(93,59,46) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 30%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.33, 18.43, 63.53 |
| HSL | hsl(16.6,33.81%,27.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(16.6,50.54%,36.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.5178,13.3271,14.2136) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.5713,5.6523,3.3294) |