Dutch Cocoa is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #738f95 |
| Complementary Color | #6a868c |
| Color Shade: | mid red (10.59° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dutch Cocoa Color. The Bedford Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Pink Moroccan (#a98981) for more energetic effect. Try Earthbound as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6a868c is the best complementary color to Dutch Cocoa. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8c706a complementary color is Juniper, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Opium are #8c6a75 and #8c816a. Thus found on the left and right of #8c706a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Opium and Makara colors as they work well with Dutch Cocoa.
The split-complementary Dutch Cocoa palette consists of #6a758c and #6a8c81 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6a868c). Try Slate Gray and Viridian Green colors in combination with #8c706a, 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 #8c706a offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dutch Cocoa. Thus Rum and Viridian Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dutch Cocoa contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Juniper, Camouflage Green, and Rum split by 90° on the color wheel. #8c706a square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dutch Cocoa tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#6a868c) and two others. The Viridian Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Juniper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6a8c70 and #8c6a86.
In a RGB color space, hex #8c706a is made of 39% red, 31% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Dutch Cocoa has a hue angle of 10.59°, a saturation of 13.82% and a lightness of 48.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8c706a is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 13.33% yellow and 45.1% black ink.
| HEX | #8c706a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(140,112,106) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 31%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.98, 13.33, 45.1 |
| HSL | hsl(10.59,13.82%,48.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(10.59,24.29%,54.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.7431,10.056,7.51) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.2109,18.2044,16.1369) |