Soft Cocoa is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #67848e |
| Complementary Color | #708e98 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (15.38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 51.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Soft Cocoa Color. The Hot Cocoa 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 soft alternative called Bold Brandy (#796660) for more calm effect. Try Ranch House as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#708e98 is the best complementary color to Soft Cocoa. Mid cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #987b71 complementary color is Juniper, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Almond Frost are #98707a and #988e70. Thus found on the left and right of #987b71 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bazaar and Pale Oyster colors as they work well with Soft Cocoa.
The split-complementary Soft Cocoa palette consists of #707a98 and #70988e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#708e98). Try Lynch and Juniper colors in combination with #987b71, 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 #987b71 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Soft Cocoa. Thus Kimberly and Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Soft Cocoa contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Juniper, Highland, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #987b71 square combo is a palette of warm red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Soft Cocoa tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#708e98) and two others. The Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Juniper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #70987a and #98708d.
In a RGB color space, hex #987b71 is made of 39% red, 32% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Soft Cocoa has a hue angle of 15.38°, a saturation of 15.92% and a lightness of 51.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #987b71 is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 15.3% yellow and 40.39% black ink.
| HEX | #987b71 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(152,123,113) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 32%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.37, 15.3, 40.39 |
| HSL | hsl(15.38,15.92%,51.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(15.38,25.66%,59.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.0626,9.6402,9.7006) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0125,22.0336,18.6628) |