Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Coffee

Coffee is an earth tone orange color with HEX #6F4E37. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 111, 78, 55, HSL 25, 34%, 33%, warm temperature, and is useful for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces.

#6F4E37 orange warm earth-tone
HEX #6F4E37
RGB rgb(111, 78, 55)
HSL hsl(25 34% 33%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 30, 50, 56)
Luminance 0.091
Contrast Black 2.82:1White 7.45:1

CSS Utilities

--color-coffee: #6F4E37;
.bg-coffee { background-color: #6F4E37; }
.text-coffee { color: #6F4E37; }
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Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.091
Black text2.82:1AA Fail
White text7.45:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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  "hex": "#6F4E37",
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    78,
    55
  ],
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    34,
    33
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  "cmyk": [
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    50,
    56
  ],
  "luminance": 0.091,
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#385971",
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    "#71383C",
    "#716C38"
  ],
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    "#38714F",
    "#4F3871"
  ],
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    "#385971",
    "#6C3871"
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  ],
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    "#6F4E37",
    "#332419"
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}
Variants
{
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  "dark": "#332419",
  "saturated": "#834C25",
  "desaturated": "#5E524A",
  "pastel": "#A89180",
  "neon": "#D15700"
}
Pairings
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    "#AD7B58"
  ],
  "neutral": [
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    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#AD7B58",
    "#5E524A"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
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  ],
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  ],
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    ],
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      "/harmonies/coffee",
      "/wcag/coffee",
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    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
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  "name": "Coffee",
  "hex": "#6F4E37",
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      "balance"
    ],
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      "editorial design",
      "packaging"
    ],
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      "high-energy accent-only palettes"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
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  "origin": {
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    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "orange",
  "temperature": "warm",
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  ],
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    "restraint",
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    "balance"
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    78,
    55
  ],
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    34,
    33
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      "#FFFFFF"
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      "#AD7B58"
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      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
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      "#AD7B58",
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}
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Color meaning and use

About Coffee Color

Coffee sits in the orange family with warm temperature and earth tone visual character. Coffee is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include restraint, clarity, and balance, which makes it relevant for interfaces and architecture. In design work, Coffee is most useful for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, especially when paired with white text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Earth Tone colorsFind colors with earth tone visual character.Coffee accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #6F4E37.Coffee CSS utilitiesUse Coffee in CSS variables and utility classes.#6F4E37 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Coffee paletteOpen the generated palette based on Coffee.Coffee harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Coffee against black and white text.

Black text2.82:1AA Fail
White text7.45:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text options#FFFFFF
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Loam#6B4F3A
Umber#635147
Walnut#5C4033
Garnet#733635
Wine Red#722F37

Color Harmonies

#385971#385971
#71383C#71383C
#716C38#716C38
#38714F#38714F
#4F3871#4F3871
Open full Coffee harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#AD7B58#AD7B58
#332419#332419
#834C25#834C25
#5E524A#5E524A
#A89180#A89180
#D15700#D15700

Pairings

White#FFFFFF
#385971#385971
#71383C#71383C
#716C38#716C38
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5