#993300Chocoholic (#993300) is a dark, saturated red with an OKLCH hue of 40°, lightness 0.47 and chroma 0.145. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #993300 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 51, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 100%, 30%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 100%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67%, 100%, 40%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(36.3 40.8 48.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.466 0.145 40) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Chocoholic shifts subtly: leans toward pink; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#9a2f00 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#9c3200 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#993300 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#993301 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchangedTest Chocoholic in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 7.43:1 and against black 2.83:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#f3a286 · #d07757 · #ad4d28 · #993300 · #4f1500 · #220300
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#a5701f · #a15300 · #993300 · #831f22 · #6a0f2d · #500330
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#c5b277 · #b29000 · #857542 · #993300 · #6e2100 · #461100
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#07d3ff · #c28b78 · #907166 · #993300 · #5e2b19 · #35170d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e4f5fb · #c2aba3 · #69767a · #993300 · #523b33 · #000305
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e7f5f9 · #becdd3 · #90a2a8 · #142c33 · #00090f · #993300
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#def7ff · #47c1e4 · #00809c · #993300 · #00495b · #220300
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#cfdab6 · #81b3dc · #65938b · #993300 · #3d4c3d · #140c03
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dafbe8 · #66c797 · #6566c6 · #993300 · #373580 · #000401
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e8f8da · #97bf6f · #00809c · #993300 · #552971 · #000408
#AE5332 · #C37255 · #D69077 · #EAAE9A · #FCCDBD
#812900 · #691F00 · #521600 · #3D0D00 · #290500
#8D3F22 · #814834 · #745043
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.