Coffee #A6814C
Coffee is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange with hex code #A6814C and RGB rgb(166, 129, 76).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.86:1).
About this color
#A6814C is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.084 and its hue 75°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. It is the named color Coffee. Black text reads best on it, at 5.86:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.084) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Coffee |
| Black text | 5.86:1 |
| White text | 3.58:1 |
Colors that go with Coffee
Matches found by rotating Coffee around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Coffee
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Coffee, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Coffee, with their ΔE distance.
- Tan Brown #AB7E4C ΔE 0.011
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.013
- Light Brown #AD8150 ΔE 0.013
- Dark Tan #AF884A ΔE 0.026
- Leather #AC7434 ΔE 0.034
- Dark Sand #A88F59 ΔE 0.037
- Mocha #9D7651 ΔE 0.037
- Clay Brown #B2713D ΔE 0.042
More about Coffee
How to make Coffee
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 4 parts yellow
- 3 parts purple
- 1 part blue
Recipe result: #A68246, a difference of ΔE 0.007 from Coffee. That is very close: most people will not see the difference.
Codes for Coffee in every format
| HEX | #A6814C |
| RGB | rgb(166, 129, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 37%, 47%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.7% 0.084 75.2) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #A6814C | 3.58:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #A6814C | 5.86:1 | AA | Lc 40.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A6814C text on white | 3.58:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A6814C text on black | 5.86:1 | AA | Lc -38.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Shades and tints of Coffee
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F8F5F1
oklch(97.1% 0.006 75.4)
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Step 100
100
#EFE9E1
oklch(93.7% 0.013 75.4)
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Step 200
200
#E2D7C9
oklch(88.4% 0.022 74.1)
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Step 300
300
#D1BDA4
oklch(80.9% 0.041 73.3)
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Step 400
400
#B99B73
oklch(70.7% 0.065 74.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#A6814C
oklch(62.7% 0.084 75.2)
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Step 600
600
#926B30
oklch(55.6% 0.091 75.2)
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Step 700
700
#7D5922
oklch(49.1% 0.085 74.7)
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Step 800
800
#65491E
oklch(42.7% 0.07 75.5)
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Step 900
900
#533D1E
oklch(37.7% 0.055 74.2)
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Step 950
950
#302412
oklch(26.9% 0.035 76.5)
Coffee with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #8F8248 | 0.038 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #988B4D | 0.034 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #B37774 | 0.071 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #878787 | 0.084 |
Use Coffee in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.