Cocoa Delight 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 | #728da5 |
| Complementary Color | #5a748d |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.24° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cocoa Delight Color. The Monk's Cloth color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Mexican Chocolate (#6f5a48) for more calm effect. Try Leather Tan as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5a748d is the best complementary color to Cocoa Delight. 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 #8d725a complementary color is Waikawa Gray, 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 Domino are #8d5a5b and #8d8b5a. Thus found on the left and right of #8d725a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Clay Creek colors as they work well with Cocoa Delight.
The split-complementary Cocoa Delight palette consists of #5a5b8d and #5a8d8b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a748d). Try Waikawa Gray and Patina colors in combination with #8d725a, 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 #8d725a 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 Delight. Thus Rum and Spring Leaves giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cocoa Delight contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waikawa Gray, Spring Leaves, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #8d725a 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 Delight tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5a748d) and two others. The Spring Leaves is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Waikawa Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5a8d72 and #8d5a74.
In a RGB color space, hex #8d725a is made of 41% red, 33% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Cocoa Delight has a hue angle of 28.24°, a saturation of 22.08% and a lightness of 45.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8d725a is made of 0% cyan, 10.58% magenta, 20% yellow and 44.71% black ink.
| HEX | #8d725a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(141,114,90) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 33%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.58, 20, 44.71 |
| HSL | hsl(28.24,22.08%,45.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.24,36.17%,55.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.0202,6.9985,17.3089) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.8473,18.4355,12.2379) |