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"Hot Chocolate"
Earth · Autumn
🧠 Psychology
Warm and optimistic color. Evokes creativity, joy and enthusiasm.
✨ Uses
Food marketing, secondary CTAs, warm design, children.
Tip
Hot Chocolate pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.
Values
HEX #B5501A
RGB rgb(181, 80, 26)
HSL hsl(21°, 75%, 41%)
CMYK C:0% M:56% Y:86% K:29%
Luminance 0.1563
WCAG Accessibility
On white 5.09:1
Aa — #B5501A
Secondary text
✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large
On black 4.13:1
Aa — #B5501A
Secondary text
✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

All harmonies

Complementary
#B5501A #1A80B7
Analogous
#B71A32 #B5501A #B79F1A
Triadic
#B5501A #1AB751 #511AB7
Split-comp.
#B5501A #1AB79F #1A32B7
Tetradic
#B5501A #32B71A #1A80B7 #9F1AB7
Monochromatic
#EEC5AF #DC885B #AD5425 #82401C #43210E
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