Nearest-color comparison

Coffee vs Loam

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.

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.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Coffee#6F4E37

Loam#6B4F3A

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Coffee and Loam across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance5.1

Pair contrast1.01:1

Luminance delta0.0008

Hue delta1 deg

Lighter colorCoffee

More saturatedCoffee

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

orange color

Coffee

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.

HEX#6F4E37 RGB111, 78, 55 HSL25, 34, 33 CMYK0, 30, 50, 56 Luminance0.091 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

orange color

Loam

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.

HEX#6B4F3A RGB107, 79, 58 HSL26, 30, 32 CMYK0, 26, 46, 58 Luminance0.0902 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Coffee or Loam

Choose CoffeeCoffee is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #6F4E37.

Choose LoamLoam is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #6B4F3A.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyCoffeeLoam

HEX#6F4E37#6B4F3A

RGB111, 78, 55107, 79, 58

HSL25, 34, 3326, 30, 32

CMYK0, 30, 50, 560, 26, 46, 58

FamilyOrangeOrange

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneEarth ToneEarth Tone

Luminance0.0910.0902

Black contrast2.82:12.8:1

White contrast7.45:17.49:1

Shared tonesEarth Tone

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Coffeewhite text - 7.45:1

Loamwhite text - 7.49:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Coffee#6F4E37

Loam#6B4F3A

#AD7B58#AD7B58

#A67A59#A67A59

#385971#385971

#39556A#39556A

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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    "hex": "#6F4E37",
    "rgb": [
      111,
      78,
      55
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    "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": {
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        "#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

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  "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
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "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."
}

Related API

[
  "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"
]

Full JSON dataset

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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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      },
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    "sameTemperature": true,
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