Cocoa Pecan 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 | #6984a2 |
| Complementary Color | #5c7896 |
| Color Shade: | orange (31.58° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cocoa Pecan Color. The Graham Crust color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sedona Brown (#886244) for more energetic effect. Try Gathering Place as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5c7896 is the best complementary color to Cocoa Pecan. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #967b5d 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 Domino are #965e5c and #94965c. Thus found on the left and right of #967b5d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Avocado colors as they work well with Cocoa Pecan.
The split-complementary Cocoa Pecan palette consists of #5e5c96 and #5c9496 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5c7896). Try Scampi and Patina colors in combination with #967b5d, 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 #967b5d 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 Pecan. Thus Trendy Pink and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cocoa Pecan contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waikawa Gray, Spring Leaves, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #967b5d square combo is a palette of orange, mid 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 Pecan tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5c7896) 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 #5c967a and #965c77.
In a RGB color space, hex #967b5d is made of 41% red, 34% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Cocoa Pecan has a hue angle of 31.58°, a saturation of 23.46% and a lightness of 47.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #967b5d is made of 0% cyan, 10.58% magenta, 22.35% yellow and 41.18% black ink.
| HEX | #967b5d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(150,123,93) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 34%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.58, 22.35, 41.18 |
| HSL | hsl(31.58,23.46%,47.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(31.58,38%,58.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.428,6.0359,20.3355) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6364,21.4403,13.3539) |