Nearest-color comparison

Chocolate vs Ochre

Chocolate and Ochre are different orange colors with HEX values #D2691E and #CC7722. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 15.7, their contrast ratio is 1.08:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Chocolate and Ochre are very close colors. Ochre is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.08:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Chocolate#D2691E

Ochre#CC7722

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Chocolate and Ochre across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance15.7

Pair contrast1.08:1

Luminance delta0.0225

Hue delta5 deg

Lighter colorOchre

More saturatedChocolate

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

orange color

Chocolate

Chocolate is #D2691E, a warm orange color with vibrant character. Compared with Ochre, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#D2691E RGB210, 105, 30 HSL25, 75, 47 CMYK0, 50, 86, 18 Luminance0.239 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

orange color

Ochre

Ochre is #CC7722, a warm orange color with balanced character. Compared with Chocolate, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#CC7722 RGB204, 119, 34 HSL30, 71, 47 CMYK0, 42, 83, 20 Luminance0.2615 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Chocolate or Ochre

Choose ChocolateChocolate is better when the design needs vibrant orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #D2691E.

Choose OchreOchre is better when the design needs balanced orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #CC7722.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyChocolateOchre

HEX#D2691E#CC7722

RGB210, 105, 30204, 119, 34

HSL25, 75, 4730, 71, 47

CMYK0, 50, 86, 180, 42, 83, 20

FamilyOrangeOrange

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneVibrantBalanced

Luminance0.2390.2615

Black contrast5.78:16.23:1

White contrast3.63:13.37:1

Shared tonesNone

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Chocolateblack text - 5.78:1

Ochreblack text - 6.23:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Cinnamon#D2691E

Ochre#CC7722

#E99B63#E99B63

#E5A666#E5A666

#1E87D2#1E87D2

#2378CD#2378CD

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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    "slug": "chocolate",
    "name": "Chocolate",
    "hex": "#D2691E",
    "rgb": [
      210,
      105,
      30
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    "hsl": [
      25,
      75,
      47
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      50,
      86,
      18
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "vibrant"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.239,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 5.78,
      "white": 3.63
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.78
    },
    "description": "Chocolate is #D2691E, a warm orange color with vibrant character. Compared with Ochre, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/chocolate/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chocolate.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "ochre",
    "name": "Ochre",
    "hex": "#CC7722",
    "rgb": [
      204,
      119,
      34
    ],
    "hsl": [
      30,
      71,
      47
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      42,
      83,
      20
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "balanced"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.2615,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 6.23,
      "white": 3.37
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 6.23
    },
    "description": "Ochre is #CC7722, a warm orange color with balanced character. Compared with Chocolate, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/ochre/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ochre.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 15.7,
  "contrastRatio": 1.08,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 5,
    "saturation": 4,
    "lightness": 0
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0225,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [],
  "lighterColor": "Ochre",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Chocolate"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.08,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Chocolate",
      "background": "#D2691E",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.78
    },
    {
      "color": "Ochre",
      "background": "#CC7722",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 6.23
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Chocolate is better when the design needs vibrant orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #D2691E.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Ochre is better when the design needs balanced orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #CC7722.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

[
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/chocolate-vs-ochre.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chocolate.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ochre.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "summary": "Chocolate and Ochre are different orange colors with HEX values #D2691E and #CC7722. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 15.7, their contrast ratio is 1.08:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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        75,
        47
      ],
      "cmyk": [
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        18
      ],
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      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
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      "luminance": 0.239,
      "contrast": {
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        "white": 3.63
      },
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      },
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        "ratio": 5.78
      },
      "description": "Chocolate is #D2691E, a warm orange color with vibrant character. Compared with Ochre, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/chocolate/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chocolate.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "ochre",
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        34
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        20
      ],
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      "luminance": 0.2615,
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      },
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        "label": "black text",
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      },
      "description": "Ochre is #CC7722, a warm orange color with balanced character. Compared with Chocolate, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/ochre/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ochre.json"
    }
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      "saturation": 4,
      "lightness": 0
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    "sameFamily": true,
    "sameTemperature": true,
    "sharedTones": [],
    "lighterColor": "Ochre",
    "moreSaturatedColor": "Chocolate"
  },
  "accessibility": {
    "pairContrastRatio": 1.08,
    "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
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      },
      {
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        "foreground": "#000000",
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      }
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    "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
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  ],
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  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/chocolate-vs-ochre.json"
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