#6F4E37Coffee (#6F4E37) is a dark, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 56°, lightness 0.45 and chroma 0.057. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #6F4E37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(111, 78, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 34%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 50%, 44%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30%, 50%, 56%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(36.2 10.9 19.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.454 0.057 56) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Coffee shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#714b32 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward red#724e35 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#6f4e37 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#6f4e38 — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedTest Coffee in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 7.44:1 and against black 2.82:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#cbb09e · #a78974 · #83634d · #6f4e37 · #3c210d · #1a0600
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#877750 · #7f613b · #6f4e37 · #653829 · #532826 · #3f1a22
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#b1b294 · #95945d · #75755b · #6f4e37 · #553218 · #381901
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#7bb2d3 · #817269 · #6f4e37 · #4a3324 · #2b190b · #0e0401
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf3f8 · #b6aca6 · #6b7174 · #6f4e37 · #463c35 · #000102
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#feefe5 · #dac9be · #6f4e37 · #452e1e · #230c00 · #f18f42
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e4f5ff · #8ab5d0 · #417796 · #6f4e37 · #16435b · #110300
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e4f5ff · #81bac1 · #5b6f9c · #6f4e37 · #00474e · #000008
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e3f7f1 · #86bbad · #736797 · #6f4e37 · #41375c · #000302
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e9f6e9 · #97b998 · #417796 · #6f4e37 · #4f3250 · #00040c
#866753 · #9D826F · #B59D8D · #CDB9AB · #E5D5CB
#5E402B · #4D3320 · #3D2615 · #2D190B · #1E0E03
#6A503E · #655245 · #60544C
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.