#903500 · Chocolate

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#903500 is a dark, highly saturated brown color, closest to Chocolate and near Chocolate and Cedar. In OKLCH it has 45% lightness and 0.13 chroma at hue 43°. Brown suggests earthiness, comfort and reliability; it grounds brighter colors, which makes #903500 a natural choice for coffee shops, furniture, crafts and rustic brands. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#903500
RGBrgb(144, 53, 0)
HSLhsl(22, 100%, 28%)
CMYK0, 63, 100, 44
CSS var--chocolate
Contrast7.79:1 white · 2.7:1 black

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How to use #903500

White text passes WCAG AA on #903500 (7.79:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #903500 with its analogous neighbors #8F0013 and #8F7C00; for contrast use its complement #005A8F as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--chocolate: #903500;

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