Hot Chocolate (DE863E) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"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 #DE863E

RGB rgb(222, 134, 62)

HSL hsl(27°, 71%, 56%)

CMYK C:0% M:40% Y:72% K:13%

Luminance 0.3336

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.77:1

Aa — #DE863E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.59:1

Aa — #DE863E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DE863E #3F97DE

Analogous

#DE3F47 #DE863E #DED63F

Triadic

#DE863E #3FDE87 #873FDE

Split-comp.

#DE863E #3FDED6 #3F47DE

Tetradic

#DE863E #47DE3F #3F97DE #D63FDE

Monochromatic

#422610 #945624 #D3884A #DDA373 #ECCCB1

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