Brown family · Post 86
Chocolate
Retired2008–2011 · Color No. 331
Introducing Chocolate, made by The Fiesta Tableware Company from 2008 to 2011. It's a rich and decadent shade of brown, reminiscent of velvety smooth chocolate. Chocolate adds a warm and inviting touch to any tablescape. Mix and match Chocolate with colors like Ivory and Sunflower for a cozy and rustic table setting, or pair it with Plum and Slate for a more refined and sophisticated combination.
If you own Chocolate, set the table with these
5 combinations, every one built only from colors Fiesta has actually produced. Each says which rule it follows, and which pieces you can still buy today.
The pairing in its own description
Named in the descriptionThese colors are named alongside Chocolate in this guide's description of it.
Buy these to go with it
Chocolate was retired in 2011, but these are all in production now -- the set you can actually finish buying.
Opposite on the wheel
Sky sits roughly opposite Chocolate in hue, which is the highest-contrast pairing the palette offers. The neutrals keep it from shouting.
- Sky
- Sapphire
- Green (Light)
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Your color Chocolate
Three-way split
Jade and Lilac sit about a third of the way around the color wheel from Chocolate in each direction. Evenly spaced hues stay lively without any one taking over.
Next-door hues
These sit within about 55° of Chocolate on the color wheel. Neighbouring hues blend instead of competing, which suits a table you want to feel warm rather than graphic.
- Ivory
- Peony
- Turf Green
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Your color Chocolate
Production
Closest colors in the palette
Ranked by CIEDE2000 (ΔE) against Chocolate. Under about ΔE 5 two colors are hard to tell apart side by side — useful when you are identifying an unmarked piece.
On the table alongside Chocolate
18 colors were in production at the same time. The 10 nearest in the timeline: