Orange Chocolate is calm, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #0c388a |
| Complementary Color | #75a0f2 |
| Color Shade: | orange (39.05° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70.59% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Orange Chocolate Color. The Beekeeper color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Egyptian Gold (#efa84c) for more calm effect. Try Fun Yellow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#75a0f2 is the best complementary color to Orange Chocolate. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f3c775 complementary color is Cornflower Blue, 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 Golden Sand are #f28875 and #dff275. Thus found on the left and right of #f3c775 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Froly and Manz colors as they work well with Orange Chocolate.
The split-complementary Orange Chocolate palette consists of #8875f2 and #75dff2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#75a0f2). Try Portage and Spray colors in combination with #f3c775, 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 #f3c775 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 Orange Chocolate. Thus Heliotrope and Spray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Orange Chocolate contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Screamin' Green, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #f3c775 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. Orange Chocolate tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#75a0f2) and two others. The Spray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Froly – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #75f2c7 and #f275a1.
In a RGB color space, hex #f3c775 is made of 43% red, 36% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Orange Chocolate has a hue angle of 39.05°, a saturation of 84% and a lightness of 70.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f3c775 is made of 0% cyan, 17.25% magenta, 49.41% yellow and 4.71% black ink.
| HEX | #f3c775 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(243,199,117) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 36%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 17.25, 49.41, 4.71 |
| HSL | hsl(39.05,84%,70.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(39.05,51.85%,95.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.4786,5.858,46.5986) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.5965,61.1859,25.4459) |