Nearest-color comparison
Coffee #6F4E37 vs Loam #6B4F3A: RGB distance 5.1 and contrast 1.01:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Coffee and Loam are very close, with an RGB distance of 5.1. Coffee is lighter by 0.0008, and Coffee is more saturated by 4 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.01:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Coffee and Loam across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
orange color
Coffee is #6F4E37, a warm orange with hue 25°, saturation 34% and luminance 0.091. Beside Loam, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 7.45:1.
orange color
Loam is #6B4F3A, a warm orange with hue 26°, saturation 30% and luminance 0.0902. Beside Coffee, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 7.49:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and linksdifferencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributesaccessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each coloruseCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them togetherrelatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints[
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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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"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.",
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