Mocha and Espresso color palette
Mocha and Espresso is a 5-color palette drawing on neutrals, browns and oranges. In OKLCH its lightness runs from 19% (#1C110D, very dark) to 96% (#F8F1E4, very light), and its most saturated color, #704C3B, is muted. 3 of its 3 chromatic colors sit on the warm side of the hue wheel. 5 of its 10 color pairs reach the WCAG AA ratio of 4.5:1 for body text. It is tagged coffee, warm, brown, muted, earth tone and neutral.
- Rich Navy #1C110D
- Jet #3B2218
- Dim Gray #704C3B
- Ash Gray #D1B99D
- Seashell #F8F1E4
Color codes
| Color | HEX | RGB | HSL | OKLCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Navy | #1C110D | rgb(28, 17, 13) | hsl(16, 37%, 8%) | oklch(19.1% 0.02 40.8) |
| Jet | #3B2218 | rgb(59, 34, 24) | hsl(17, 42%, 16%) | oklch(28.2% 0.043 42.5) |
| Dim Gray | #704C3B | rgb(112, 76, 59) | hsl(19, 31%, 34%) | oklch(45.2% 0.056 46.1) |
| Ash Gray | #D1B99D | rgb(209, 185, 157) | hsl(32, 36%, 72%) | oklch(79.9% 0.047 71.4) |
| Seashell | #F8F1E4 | rgb(248, 241, 228) | hsl(39, 59%, 93%) | oklch(96% 0.019 83.1) |
Accessibility
The best text and background pairs in Mocha and Espresso, by WCAG 2 contrast ratio, with the APCA lightness contrast (Lc) of the text on its background.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Level | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|
| #F8F1E4 on #1C110D | 16.46:1 | AAA | Lc -98.4 |
| #F8F1E4 on #3B2218 | 13.09:1 | AAA | Lc -95.5 |
| #1C110D on #D1B99D | 9.81:1 | AAA | Lc 67.1 |
Color vision
No pair of colors comes within ΔE 0.06 of another under protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia or achromatopsia.
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Use it in code
Install these colors as Tailwind CSS v4 theme colors with shadcn: npx shadcn@latest add https://getcolors.so/r/palette/1c110d-3b2218-704c3b-d1b99d-f8f1e4.json.
Make it your own
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