#DF9D5BCoffee Whip (#DF9D5B) is a light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 64°, lightness 0.75 and chroma 0.114. 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 | #DF9D5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 157, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 67%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 59%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30%, 59%, 13%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(69.9 17.8 43.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.747 0.114 64) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Coffee Whip shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e39852 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward red#e49d58 — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#df9d5b — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#df9e5d — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Coffee Whip 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 2.3:1 and against black 9.11:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white 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.
#ffefe0 · #f9bb7f · #df9d5b · #a76e33 · #7e4c11 · #532e00
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.
#e4d48f · #e2b971 · #df9d5b · #d0865e · #bc7162 · #a46064
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.
#df9d5b · #8c936b · #97632d · #515b00 · #552f00 · #1f2400
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.
#e0ccb9 · #df9d5b · #4792cb · #856344 · #62452a · #3e2b19
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e9f3fc · #df9d5b · #9c8f83 · #52585e · #2d2116 · #000103
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.
#e9f3fc · #c1ccd6 · #95a2ad · #1d2d3a · #000b18 · #df9d5b
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d3d8b2 · #df9d5b · #b9898b · #1f7899 · #2a3757 · #041010
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b7ddc7 · #df9d5b · #8d90d3 · #61808c · #2c3958 · #110e03
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d9faf4 · #df9d5b · #44a398 · #66448a · #2f1249 · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e1f9e8 · #df9d5b · #62a278 · #005c92 · #3e0a36 · #000614
#E6AB72 · #ECB989 · #F3C79F · #F9D5B4 · #FFE3CA
#BA7F43 · #96622B · #734612 · #512D00 · #2F1700
#D5A16F · #CBA581 · #C0A892
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.