Chocolate 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 | #698792 |
| Complementary Color | #6c8b96 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (16.1° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Chocolate Delight Color. The Cobble Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Spanish Chestnut (#7f5f52) for more energetic effect. Try Choco Loco as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6c8b96 is the best complementary color to Chocolate 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 #96786d complementary color is Juniper, 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 Almond Frost are #966c76 and #968c6c. Thus found on the left and right of #96786d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bazaar and Arrowtown colors as they work well with Chocolate Delight.
The split-complementary Chocolate Delight palette consists of #6c7696 and #6c968c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6c8b96). Try Lynch and Juniper colors in combination with #96786d, 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 #96786d 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 Delight. Thus Kimberly and Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chocolate Delight contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Juniper, Highland, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #96786d 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 Delight tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#6c8b96) and two others. The Laurel 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 #6c9678 and #966c8a.
In a RGB color space, hex #96786d is made of 40% red, 32% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Chocolate Delight has a hue angle of 16.1°, a saturation of 16.33% and a lightness of 50.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #96786d is made of 0% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 16.07% yellow and 41.18% black ink.
| HEX | #96786d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(150,120,109) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 32%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.76, 16.07, 41.18 |
| HSL | hsl(16.1,16.33%,50.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(16.1,27.33%,58.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.9726,9.9526,10.4626) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0545,21.0211,17.3631) |