brownwarmCC0 survey name

Chocolate Brown #411900

Chocolate Brown is a dark, vivid warm color (#411900; HSL 23° 100% 13%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “chocolate brown”.

Use cases: Earthy palettes · Warm neutrals

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Families: Browns

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#411900
RGBrgb(65, 25, 0)
HSLhsl(23, 100%, 13%)
HSVhsv(23, 100%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(26.96% 0.072 49.3)
OKLaboklab(26.96% 0.0469 0.0546)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 61.5%, 100%, 74.5%)
XYZxyz(2.5279, 1.8194, 0.2181)
CIE-LABlab(14.5, 17.7, 21.9)
CIE-LCHlch(14.5, 28.2, 51.0°)
Luminance0.018 (WCAG relative)
/* Chocolate Brown */ --chocolate-brown: #411900; color: #411900; background-color: #411900;

Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0). CSS keyword: chocolatebrown.

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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Shades (toward black)

#3b1700 #361600 #301400 #2b1300 #261100 #210e00 #1c0b00 #150700 #0c0400 #000000

Tints (toward white)

#542d1a #674130 #7a5746 #8d6d5e #a08477 #b39b91 #c6b3ab #d9ccc6 #ece5e2 #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#3f1b05 #3c1c0a #3a1d0f #371e13 #352016 #322119 #2f221c #2c231f #282422 #252525

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#411900
#002841
#411900 #002841

Analogous

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#410007
#411900
#413900
#410007 #411900 #413900

Triadic

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#411900
#004119
#190041
#411900 #004119 #190041

Tetradic

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#411900
#074100
#002841
#390041
#411900 #074100 #002841 #390041

Square

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#411900
#074100
#002841
#390041
#411900 #074100 #002841 #390041

Split Complementary

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#411900
#004139
#000741
#411900 #004139 #000741

Monochromatic

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#1F0C00
#1F0C00
#411900
#7E3100
#BB4800
#1f0c00 #1f0c00 #411900 #7e3100 #bb4800

Accessibility & contrast

15.40
#411900 on #FFFFFF
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓
1.36
#411900 on #000000
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗

Best text on chocolate brown

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#FFFFFF text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#251F00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2E2800
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#480F14

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Dark Brown #341C026.24
Mahogany #4A01009.41
Deep Brown #4102009.54
Dried Blood #4B01019.55
Reddy Brown #6E100511.37
Espresso #4B382A11.80

Colors that go with chocolate brown

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Vanilla #F3E5AB
12.2:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈25°) — neighbors on the color wheel
12.3:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈32°) — neighbors on the color wheel
Mint #AAF0C1
11.7:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈117°) — balanced three-way contrast
Ice #D6FFFA
14.3:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈150°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Lightskyblue #87CEFA
9.0:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈180°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.