Chocolate Velvet is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #808bac |
| Complementary Color | #535d7e |
| Color Shade: | orange (45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 41.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Chocolate Velvet Color. The Hannover Hills color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Autumn Laurel (#9d8d66) for more energetic effect. Try In A Pickle as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#535d7e is the best complementary color to Chocolate Velvet. Cool blue shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7f7453 complementary color is Blue Bayoux, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Shadow are #7e5d53 and #737e53. Thus found on the left and right of #7f7453 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Roman Coffee and Go Ben colors as they work well with Chocolate Velvet.
The split-complementary Chocolate Velvet palette consists of #5e537e and #53737e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#535d7e). Try Smoky and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #7f7453, 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 #7f7453 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Chocolate Velvet. Thus Rum and Cutty Sark giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chocolate Velvet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Bayoux, Spring Leaves, and Falcon split by 90° on the color wheel. #7f7453 square combo is a palette of orange, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Chocolate Velvet tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#535d7e) and two others. The Cutty Sark is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ferra – 120° from the complementary Blue Bayoux. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #537e73 and #7e535d.
In a RGB color space, hex #7f7453 is made of 39% red, 36% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Chocolate Velvet has a hue angle of 45°, a saturation of 20.95% and a lightness of 41.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7f7453 is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 17.25% yellow and 50.2% black ink.
| HEX | #7f7453 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(127,116,83) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 36%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.31, 17.25, 50.2 |
| HSL | hsl(45,20.95%,41.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45,34.65%,49.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.041,-1.0927,19.8079) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.5591,17.6273,10.7133) |