Chocolate Curl 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 | #6e92a1 |
| Complementary Color | #5e8291 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (17.65° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Chocolate Curl Color. The Tribal Pottery 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 saturated alternative called Tawny Birch (#ae856c) for more energetic effect. Try Rich Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5e8291 is the best complementary color to Chocolate Curl. 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 #916d5e complementary color is Hoki, 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 Beaver are #915e68 and #91865e. Thus found on the left and right of #916d5e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rose and Clay Creek colors as they work well with Chocolate Curl.
The split-complementary Chocolate Curl palette consists of #5e6891 and #5e9186 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5e8291). Try Waikawa Gray and Patina colors in combination with #916d5e, 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 #916d5e 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 Chocolate Curl. Thus Kimberly and Spring Leaves giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chocolate Curl contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hoki, Highland, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #916d5e 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. Chocolate Curl tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5e8291) and two others. The Spring Leaves is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Hoki. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5e916c and #915e82.
In a RGB color space, hex #916d5e is made of 42% red, 31% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Chocolate Curl has a hue angle of 17.65°, a saturation of 21.34% and a lightness of 46.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #916d5e is made of 0% cyan, 14.11% magenta, 20% yellow and 43.14% black ink.
| HEX | #916d5e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(145,109,94) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 31%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.11, 20, 43.14 |
| HSL | hsl(17.65,21.34%,46.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(17.65,35.17%,56.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.21,12.1251,13.9274) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1661,17.7652,13.0085) |