Cocoa 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 | #78a0bd |
| Complementary Color | #426a87 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (25.22° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 39.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cocoa Color. The Spice color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sidesaddle (#a17858) for more calm effect. Try Wild Chocolate as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#426a87 is the best complementary color to Cocoa. 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 #875f42 complementary color is Bismark, 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 Spicy Mix are #874247 and #878142. Thus found on the left and right of #875f42 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tosca and Sycamore colors as they work well with Cocoa.
The split-complementary Cocoa palette consists of #424787 and #428781 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#426a87). Try East Bay and Viridian colors in combination with #875f42, 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 #875f42 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 Cocoa. Thus Victoria and Goblin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cocoa contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bismark, Fern Green, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #875f42 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. Cocoa tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#426a87) and two others. The Goblin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Bismark. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #42875f and #874269.
In a RGB color space, hex #875f42 is made of 46% red, 32% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Cocoa has a hue angle of 25.22°, a saturation of 34.33% and a lightness of 39.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #875f42 is made of 0% cyan, 15.69% magenta, 27.06% yellow and 47.06% black ink.
| HEX | #875f42 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(135,95,66) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 32%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 15.69, 27.06, 47.06 |
| HSL | hsl(25.22,34.33%,39.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(25.22,51.11%,52.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.8413,12.6682,23.0161) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0673,13.7287,7.01) |