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#5B3201 is closest to Chocolate Fantasies in our library. Chocolate Fantasies (#5B3201) is a dark, moderately saturated brown with a warm feel. It has a hue angle of 33° and a lightness of 36%. Its moderate saturation keeps it lively without shouting.

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What Chocolate Fantasies looks like, feels like and where it works.

Description

Chocolate Fantasies (#5B3201) is a dark, moderately saturated brown with a warm feel. It has a hue angle of 33° and a lightness of 36%. Its moderate saturation keeps it lively without shouting.

Psychology

Brown is earthy, dependable and warm. It feels natural and unpretentious, and pairs easily with cream, green and terracotta. As a dark shade, Chocolate Fantasies feels weighty and serious.

Meaning

Brown stands for soil, wood, coffee and leather: comfort, craft and reliability.

Why use this color

Chocolate Fantasies is an easy supporting color. It carries white text well, so it works as a button, header or badge background. Pair it with its tints and shades for a complete scale.

Applications
  • Coffee, food and craft goods
  • Interiors and furniture
  • Outdoor and heritage brands
  • Warm neutrals for text and borders
History

Earth pigments such as umber and sienna, named after Umbria and Siena, are among the oldest in use. Brown is also one of the oldest color words in English.

Accessibility

White text on Chocolate Fantasies has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 (AAA); black text has 1.90:1 (fails). WCAG AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text and interface parts. Red and green are the pair most often confused in color blindness, so never use this color alone to mean success or error: add an icon or label.

ShadesMixed with black: darker and richer.
TintsMixed with white: lighter and softer.
TonesMixed with gray: quieter and less saturated.
HuesThe same lightness and strength, turned around the wheel.
TemperaturesPushed cooler on the left, warmer on the right.
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#5B3201
Typical visionAs most people see it
#3F3600
ProtanopiaReduced sensitivity to red
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DeuteranopiaReduced sensitivity to green
#652829
TritanopiaReduced sensitivity to blue
#3C3C3C
AchromatopsiaNo color, only light and dark

These are approximations to help you check that meaning never depends on color alone. Real vision varies from person to person.

White textQuote n. 31: there is no such thing as a bad color.
11.04:1
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Normal textAAAAA
Large textAAAAA
Black textQuote n. 31: there is no such thing as a bad color.
1.90:1
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Normal textFailFail
Large textFailFail
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