Coffee is a medium dark medium bright shade of Orange. It belongs to the color family Orange, and it has medium lightness and medium saturation. Coffee is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Coffee is #A6814C.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Coffee has 65%% Red, 51% Green, and 30% Blue.
Coffee has 35° Hue, 54% Saturation, and 65% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Coffee has 35° Hue, 38% Saturation, and 47% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Coffee has 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 54% yellow, and 35% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#A6814C |
|
RGB |
(166, 129, 76) |
(65%, 51%, 30%) |
HSV |
(35°, 54, 65) |
(10%, 54%, 65%) |
HSL |
(35°, 38, 47) |
(10%, 38%, 47%) |
CMYK |
(0, 22, 54, 35) |
(0%, 22%, 54%, 35%) |
The natural luminance of Coffee is 24%, which is low.
Coffee has a higher contrast with black than white.
Coffee and black have a 5.9:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Coffee and white have a 3.6:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
24% |
AA (5.9) |
insufficient (3.6) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Coffee paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 15% Yellow, 21% Red, 35% Black, 30% White, as shown below.
Yellow
15%
Red
21%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
35%
White
30%
To mix Coffee paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 10% Magenta, 25% Yellow, 35% Black, 30% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
10%
Yellow
25%
Black
35%
White
30%
Colors similar to Coffee are: Driftwood, Limed Oak, Mocha, Muesli, and French Beige. Driftwood is lighter than Coffee. Limed Oak is paler and lighter than Coffee. Mocha is more red and paler and darker than Coffee. Muesli is paler and lighter than Coffee. French Beige is more red and paler than Coffee.