Cocoa Cupcake is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #6987a6 |
| Complementary Color | #597796 |
| Color Shade: | orange (30.49° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cocoa Cupcake Color. The Pirate Plunder color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Peristyle Brass (#ae905e) for more energetic effect. Try Artisan Tile as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#597796 is the best complementary color to Cocoa Cupcake. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #967859 complementary color is Waikawa Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Leather are #965959 and #959659. Thus found on the left and right of #967859 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Barley Corn colors as they work well with Cocoa Cupcake.
The split-complementary Cocoa Cupcake palette consists of #595996 and #599596 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#597796). Try Scampi and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #967859, 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 #967859 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cocoa Cupcake. Thus Deluge and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cocoa Cupcake contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waikawa Gray, Fruit Salad, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #967859 square combo is a palette of orange, warm green, blue cyan and mid 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 Cupcake tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#597796) and two others. The Aqua Forest 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 #599678 and #965977.
In a RGB color space, hex #967859 is made of 42% red, 33% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Cocoa Cupcake has a hue angle of 30.49°, a saturation of 25.52% and a lightness of 46.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #967859 is made of 0% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 23.92% yellow and 41.18% black ink.
| HEX | #967859 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(150,120,89) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 33%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.76, 23.92, 41.18 |
| HSL | hsl(30.49,25.52%,46.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30.49,40.67%,58.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.5513,7.2579,21.4502) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0973,20.6382,12.3228) |