Colors EncyclopediaNamed color
Mocha
Mocha color #967969: RGB 150, 121, 105 and HSL 21°, 18%, 50%. Explore its warm orange profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.
Use this color
Create with Mocha
Open a professional color tool with #967969 already applied. Each configuration stays canonical to the tool and can be adjusted or shared.
Generate palette & CSS variablesCreate 50–950 tokens and export CSS, SCSS, JSON, or Tailwind.Open configured tool →Open in Gradient StudioStart with Mocha and its complementary color.Open configured tool →Mix this colorBlend it with a complementary color and copy color-mix() CSS.Open configured tool →Check contrastOpen the strongest black or white background pairing.Open configured tool →Accessible combinationsReview AA and AAA text options, alternatives, warnings, and UI guidance.Open configured tool →Create glass surfaceUse this color as the tint for a translucent UI panel.Open configured tool →
CSS Utilities
--color-mocha: #967969;
.bg-mocha { background-color: #967969; }
.text-mocha { color: #967969; }Color meaning and use
About Mocha Color
Mocha uses HEX #967969, RGB 150, 121, 105, and HSL 21°, 18%, 50%. The dataset classifies it in the orange family with warm temperature and muted and earth tone visual character.
No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.2118; black contrast is 5.24:1 and white contrast is 4.01:1, making black the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.
WCAG Accessibility
Contrast checks for Mocha against black and white text.
Black text5.24:1AA Pass
White text4.01:1AA Fail
Downloadable color reference infographic
Mocha Color Reference Infographic
Save a high-resolution infographic of Mocha, including its color values, coordinated palette, and black and white text contrast.
Color Harmonies
Variants
Pairings
Machine-readable data
Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)
Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.
Luminance0.2118
Black text5.24:1AA Pass
White text4.01:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX valuergbRed, green, blue channelshslHue, saturation, lightnesscmykApproximate print conversionwcagAA and AAA contrast optionsharmoniesMathematical harmony setsvariantsGenerated tone variantsnearestColorsKnowledge graph neighborsStructured sections
Color systems
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150,
121,
105
],
"hsl": [
21,
18,
50
],
"cmyk": [
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19,
30,
41
],
"luminance": 0.2118,
"contrast": {
"black": 5.24,
"white": 4.01
}
}WCAG
{
"AA": [
"#000000"
],
"AAA": []
}Harmonies
{
"complementary": "#698696",
"analogous": [
"#96696F",
"#969069"
],
"triadic": [
"#699679",
"#796996"
],
"tetradic": [
"#6F9669",
"#698696",
"#906996"
],
"splitComplementary": [
"#699690",
"#696F96"
],
"monochromatic": [
"#BCA99F",
"#967969",
"#604D43"
]
}Variants
{
"light": "#BCA99F",
"dark": "#604D43",
"saturated": "#B3704D",
"desaturated": "#808080",
"pastel": "#C1BFBD",
"neon": "#FF7429"
}Pairings
{
"best": [
"#000000",
"#698696",
"#96696F",
"#969069"
],
"avoid": [
"#808080",
"#BCA99F"
],
"neutral": [
"#1A1A1A",
"#F5F5F5",
"#E8E8E4"
],
"highContrast": [
"#000000"
],
"lowContrast": [
"#BCA99F",
"#808080"
]
}Knowledge graph
{
"nearestColors": [
"warm-gray",
"stone",
"titanium",
"oak",
"zinc"
],
"generatedPalettes": [
"mocha"
],
"generatedComparisons": [
"mocha-vs-stone",
"mocha-vs-warm-gray",
"rose-gold-vs-mocha"
],
"relatedFamilies": [
"/colors/by-family/orange",
"/colors/by-temperature/warm",
"/colors/by-tone/muted",
"/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
],
"relatedTools": [
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"/wcag/mocha",
"/css/colors/mocha",
"/hex/967969",
"/tools/css-gradient-generator",
"/tools/color-palette-generator",
"/tools/css-color-mixer",
"/tools/contrast-checker"
],
"semanticRelations": {
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"/colors/by-temperature/warm",
"/colors/by-tone/muted",
"/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
],
"narrower": [
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],
"related": [
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"/colors/titanium",
"/colors/oak",
"/colors/zinc",
"/compare/mocha-vs-stone",
"/compare/mocha-vs-warm-gray",
"/compare/rose-gold-vs-mocha",
"/harmonies/mocha",
"/wcag/mocha",
"/css/colors/mocha",
"/hex/967969",
"/tools/css-gradient-generator",
"/tools/color-palette-generator",
"/tools/css-color-mixer",
"/tools/contrast-checker"
]
}
}Full JSON dataset
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"slug": "mocha",
"name": "Mocha",
"hex": "#967969",
"uses": [
"backgrounds",
"typography",
"product surfaces"
],
"psychology": {
"associations": [
"restraint",
"clarity",
"balance"
],
"contexts": [
"interfaces",
"architecture",
"editorial design",
"packaging"
],
"avoidIn": [
"high-energy accent-only palettes"
]
},
"aliases": [],
"sourceType": "curated",
"confidence": "medium",
"reviewStatus": "manual",
"sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
"origin": {
"type": "common",
"notes": "Curated common color reference used in design and editorial color systems."
},
"family": "orange",
"temperature": "warm",
"tone": [
"muted",
"earth-tone"
],
"editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
"tags": [
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"muted",
"earth-tone",
"backgrounds",
"typography",
"product-surfaces",
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"clarity",
"balance"
],
"popularity": 84,
"rgb": [
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121,
105
],
"hsl": [
21,
18,
50
],
"cmyk": [
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30,
41
],
"luminance": 0.2118,
"contrast": {
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"white": 4.01
},
"harmonies": {
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"analogous": [
"#96696F",
"#969069"
],
"triadic": [
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"#796996"
],
"tetradic": [
"#6F9669",
"#698696",
"#906996"
],
"splitComplementary": [
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"#696F96"
],
"monochromatic": [
"#BCA99F",
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"#604D43"
]
},
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"dark": "#604D43",
"saturated": "#B3704D",
"desaturated": "#808080",
"pastel": "#C1BFBD",
"neon": "#FF7429"
},
"wcag": {
"AA": [
"#000000"
],
"AAA": []
},
"css": {
"variable": "--color-mocha: #967969;",
"utility": ".bg-mocha { background-color: #967969; }",
"textUtility": ".text-mocha { color: #967969; }"
},
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"oak",
"zinc"
],
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],
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]
},
"pairings": {
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],
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"#808080",
"#BCA99F"
],
"neutral": [
"#1A1A1A",
"#F5F5F5",
"#E8E8E4"
],
"highContrast": [
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],
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"#BCA99F",
"#808080"
]
}
}