≈ Chocolate Fantasies
#5E340A is closest to Chocolate Fantasies in our library. Chocolate Fantasies (#5E340A) is a dark, muted brown with a warm feel. It has a hue angle of 30° and a lightness of 37%. Its muted saturation keeps it calm and sophisticated, easy to live with in large areas.
About this color
What Chocolate Fantasies looks like, feels like and where it works.
Description
Chocolate Fantasies (#5E340A) is a dark, muted brown with a warm feel. It has a hue angle of 30° and a lightness of 37%. Its muted saturation keeps it calm and sophisticated, easy to live with in large areas.
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 10.65:1 (AAA); black text has 1.97:1 (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.
Variations of Chocolate Fantasies
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Color harmonies of Chocolate Fantasies
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Color blindness simulator
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