Nearest-color comparison

Garnet vs Coffee

Garnet and Coffee are different red and orange colors with HEX values #733635 and #6F4E37. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 24.4, their contrast ratio is 1.22:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Garnet and Coffee are very close colors. Coffee is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.22:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Garnet#733635

Coffee#6F4E37

Quick Difference Summary

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

RGB distance24.4

Pair contrast1.22:1

Luminance delta0.0256

Hue delta24 deg

Lighter colorCoffee

More saturatedGarnet

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

red color

Garnet

Garnet is #733635, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Coffee, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#733635 RGB115, 54, 53 HSL1, 37, 33 CMYK0, 53, 54, 55 Luminance0.0654 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

orange color

Coffee

Coffee is #6F4E37, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Garnet, it is lighter and less 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

When to Use Garnet or Coffee

Choose GarnetGarnet is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #733635.

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

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyGarnetCoffee

HEX#733635#6F4E37

RGB115, 54, 53111, 78, 55

HSL1, 37, 3325, 34, 33

CMYK0, 53, 54, 550, 30, 50, 56

FamilyRedOrange

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneBalancedEarth Tone

Luminance0.06540.091

Black contrast2.31:12.82:1

White contrast9.1:17.45:1

Shared tonesNone

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Garnetwhite text - 9.1:1

Coffeewhite text - 7.45:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Garnet#733635

Coffee#6F4E37

#B05554#B05554

#AD7B58#AD7B58

#357273#357273

#385971#385971

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": "#733635",
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      54,
      53
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    "hsl": [
      1,
      37,
      33
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    "cmyk": [
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    ],
    "family": "red",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
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    ],
    "luminance": 0.0654,
    "contrast": {
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      "white": 9.1
    },
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        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 9.1
    },
    "description": "Garnet is #733635, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Coffee, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/garnet/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/garnet.json"
  },
  {
    "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 Garnet, it is lighter and less 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"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 24.4,
  "contrastRatio": 1.22,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 24,
    "saturation": 3,
    "lightness": 0
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0256,
  "sameFamily": false,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [],
  "lighterColor": "Coffee",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Garnet"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.22,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Garnet",
      "background": "#733635",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 9.1
    },
    {
      "color": "Coffee",
      "background": "#6F4E37",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 7.45
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseFirstWhen": "Garnet is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #733635.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Coffee is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #6F4E37.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/garnet-vs-coffee.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/garnet.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coffee.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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