#D2691EChocolate (#D2691E) is a mid-tone, saturated orange with an OKLCH hue of 50°, lightness 0.63 and chroma 0.155. 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 | #D2691E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(210, 105, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 75%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 86%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 86%, 18%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(56 37.1 56.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.634 0.155 50) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Chocolate shifts subtly: leans toward pink; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#d46416 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#d6691a — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#d2691e — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d36a20 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 3.63:1 and against black 5.78:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
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.
#ffdac6 · #ffa068 · #d2691e · #ae5000 · #7a3600 · #4a1d00
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.
#d5a74c · #d5892c · #d2691e · #be533b · #a54149 · #8a3451
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.
#b2ab72 · #d2691e · #a75214 · #5b5200 · #592500 · #231e00
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.
#00c1ff · #d2691e · #816352 · #703c1c · #4c2102 · #270b00
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e4f5fe · #b7a195 · #d2691e · #667278 · #3e291d · #000205
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.
#e8f4fb · #bfcdd5 · #92a2ab · #182d37 · #000b14 · #d2691e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d6dbb5 · #bc9099 · #d2691e · #1a6983 · #33405e · #050d26
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c4ddbe · #80a4d7 · #d2691e · #3e6768 · #343f4b · #120d03
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d4fded · #3ebf9a · #d2691e · #715bc2 · #31186a · #000402
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e2fadd · #7ab96d · #d2691e · #007aa3 · #490a56 · #00050c
#DD8046 · #E89666 · #F3AC84 · #FCC2A1 · #FFDAC6
#B15304 · #8E4000 · #6C2F00 · #4C1E00 · #2E0E00
#C47241 · #B67A58 · #A7816C
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.