Nearest-color comparison

Raw Umber vs Coffee

Raw Umber and Coffee are different orange colors with HEX values #826644 and #6F4E37. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 33.3, their contrast ratio is 1.4:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Raw Umber and Coffee are visually related colors. Raw Umber is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.4:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Raw Umber#826644

Coffee#6F4E37

Quick Difference Summary

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

RGB distance33.3

Pair contrast1.4:1

Luminance delta0.0557

Hue delta8 deg

Lighter colorRaw Umber

More saturatedCoffee

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

orange color

Raw Umber

Raw Umber is #826644, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Coffee, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#826644 RGB130, 102, 68 HSL33, 31, 39 CMYK0, 22, 48, 49 Luminance0.1467 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

orange color

Coffee

Coffee is #6F4E37, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Raw Umber, it is darker 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

When to Use Raw Umber or Coffee

Choose Raw UmberRaw Umber is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #826644.

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

PropertyRaw UmberCoffee

HEX#826644#6F4E37

RGB130, 102, 68111, 78, 55

HSL33, 31, 3925, 34, 33

CMYK0, 22, 48, 490, 30, 50, 56

FamilyOrangeOrange

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneEarth ToneEarth Tone

Luminance0.14670.091

Black contrast3.93:12.82:1

White contrast5.34:17.45:1

Shared tonesEarth Tone

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Raw Umberwhite text - 5.34:1

Coffeewhite text - 7.45:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Raw Umber#826644

Coffee#6F4E37

#B3956F#B3956F

#AD7B58#AD7B58

#456082#456082

#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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  {
    "slug": "raw-umber",
    "name": "Raw Umber",
    "hex": "#826644",
    "rgb": [
      130,
      102,
      68
    ],
    "hsl": [
      33,
      31,
      39
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      22,
      48,
      49
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "earth-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.1467,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 3.93,
      "white": 5.34
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 5.34
    },
    "description": "Raw Umber is #826644, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Coffee, it is lighter 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/raw-umber/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-umber.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 Raw Umber, it is darker 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"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 33.3,
  "contrastRatio": 1.4,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 8,
    "saturation": 3,
    "lightness": 6
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0557,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "earth-tone"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Raw Umber",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Coffee"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.4,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Raw Umber",
      "background": "#826644",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 5.34
    },
    {
      "color": "Coffee",
      "background": "#6F4E37",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 7.45
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Raw Umber is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #826644.",
  "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

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

Full JSON dataset

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  "type": "nearest",
  "name": "Raw Umber vs Coffee",
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  "summary": "Raw Umber and Coffee are different orange colors with HEX values #826644 and #6F4E37. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 33.3, their contrast ratio is 1.4:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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        33,
        31,
        39
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        22,
        48,
        49
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "earth-tone"
      ],
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      "contrast": {
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        "white": 5.34
      },
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        "AAA": []
      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#FFFFFF",
        "label": "white text",
        "ratio": 5.34
      },
      "description": "Raw Umber is #826644, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Coffee, it is lighter 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/raw-umber/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-umber.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "coffee",
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        78,
        55
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        25,
        34,
        33
      ],
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        30,
        50,
        56
      ],
      "family": "orange",
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      "tone": [
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      ],
      "luminance": 0.091,
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      },
      "wcag": {
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        ],
        "AAA": [
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      },
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        "label": "white text",
        "ratio": 7.45
      },
      "description": "Coffee is #6F4E37, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Raw Umber, it is darker 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"
    }
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    "contrastRatio": 1.4,
    "hslDelta": {
      "hue": 8,
      "saturation": 3,
      "lightness": 6
    },
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    "sameTemperature": true,
    "sharedTones": [
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    ],
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    "moreSaturatedColor": "Coffee"
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    "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
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        "background": "#826644",
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      },
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      }
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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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    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coffee.json"
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