Cocoa Nib 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 | #436081 |
| Complementary Color | #7e9bbc |
| Color Shade: | orange (31.94° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 61.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cocoa Nib Color. The Honey Graham 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 soft alternative called Sylvaneth Bark (#ac8262) for more calm effect. Try Choco Biscuit as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7e9bbc is the best complementary color to Cocoa Nib. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bc9f7e complementary color is Ship Cove, 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 Mongoose are #bc807e and #babc7e. Thus found on the left and right of #bc9f7e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Rose and Gimblet colors as they work well with Cocoa Nib.
The split-complementary Cocoa Nib palette consists of #807ebc and #7ebabc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7e9bbc). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Neptune colors in combination with #bc9f7e, 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 #bc9f7e 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 Nib. Thus Purple Mountain's Majesty and Acapulco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cocoa Nib contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, De York, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #bc9f7e 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 Nib tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7e9bbc) and two others. The Acapulco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Turkish Rose – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7ebc9f and #bc7e9b.
In a RGB color space, hex #bc9f7e is made of 40% red, 34% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Cocoa Nib has a hue angle of 31.94°, a saturation of 31.63% and a lightness of 61.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bc9f7e is made of 0% cyan, 11.38% magenta, 24.32% yellow and 26.27% black ink.
| HEX | #bc9f7e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(188,159,126) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 34%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.38, 24.32, 26.27 |
| HSL | hsl(31.94,31.63%,61.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(31.94,32.98%,73.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.2725,5.8302,21.2126) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9031,36.994,24.9342) |