Chocolate Chiffon 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 | #6d7e87 |
| Complementary Color | #778892 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20.77° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 52.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Chocolate Chiffon Color. The Newsprint 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 saturated alternative called Rikyū Brown (#826b58) for more energetic effect. Try Quartersawn Oak as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#778892 is the best complementary color to Chocolate Chiffon. 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 #928178 complementary color is Slate 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 Squirrel are #92777b and #928d77. Thus found on the left and right of #928178 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bazaar and Granite Green colors as they work well with Chocolate Chiffon.
The split-complementary Chocolate Chiffon palette consists of #777b92 and #77928e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#778892). Try Waterloo and Juniper colors in combination with #928178, 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 #928178 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 Chiffon. Thus Topaz and Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chocolate Chiffon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Slate Gray, Laurel, and Mamba split by 90° on the color wheel. #928178 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 Chiffon tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#778892) and two others. The Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Slate Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #779281 and #927788.
In a RGB color space, hex #928178 is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Chocolate Chiffon has a hue angle of 20.77°, a saturation of 10.66% and a lightness of 52.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #928178 is made of 0% cyan, 6.66% magenta, 10.19% yellow and 42.75% black ink.
| HEX | #928178 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(146,129,120) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 33%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.66, 10.19, 42.75 |
| HSL | hsl(20.77,10.66%,52.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20.77,17.81%,57.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.2445,4.9154,7.2381) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0945,23.1676,21.0239) |