{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"coffee-vs-loam","type":"nearest","name":"Coffee vs Loam","verdict":"Coffee and Loam are very close colors. Coffee is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.01:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Coffee and Loam are different orange colors with HEX values #6F4E37 and #6B4F3A. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 5.1, their contrast ratio is 1.01:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":5.1,"contrastRatio":1.01,"colors":[{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","rgb":[111,78,55],"hsl":[25,34,33],"cmyk":[0,30,50,56],"family":"orange","temperature":"warm","tone":["earth-tone"],"luminance":0.091,"contrast":{"black":2.82,"white":7.45},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF"]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":7.45},"description":"Coffee is #6F4E37, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Loam, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/coffee/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coffee.json"},{"slug":"loam","name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","rgb":[107,79,58],"hsl":[26,30,32],"cmyk":[0,26,46,58],"family":"orange","temperature":"warm","tone":["earth-tone"],"luminance":0.0902,"contrast":{"black":2.8,"white":7.49},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF"]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":7.49},"description":"Loam is #6B4F3A, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Coffee, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/loam/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/loam.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":5.1,"contrastRatio":1.01,"hslDelta":{"hue":1,"saturation":4,"lightness":1},"luminanceDelta":0.0008,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["earth-tone"],"lighterColor":"Coffee","moreSaturatedColor":"Coffee"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1.01,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Coffee","background":"#6F4E37","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":7.45},{"color":"Loam","background":"#6B4F3A","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":7.49}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Coffee is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #6F4E37.","chooseSecondWhen":"Loam is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #6B4F3A.","useTogetherWhen":"Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."},"relatedApi":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/coffee-vs-loam.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coffee.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/loam.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/coffee-vs-loam/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/coffee-vs-loam.json"}