#7A280ADrip Coffee (#7A280A) is a dark, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 38°, lightness 0.4 and chroma 0.121. 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 | #7A280A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(122, 40, 10) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 85%, 26%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 92%, 48%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67%, 92%, 52%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(28.6 34.4 36.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.397 0.121 38) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Drip Coffee is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#7b2506 — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchanged#7c2708 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#7a280a — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#7a280b — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedTest Drip 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 9.83:1 and against black 2.14:1, 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.
#e6a894 · #c47e69 · #a1563e · #7a280a · #501200 · #230200
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.
#8a5e22 · #84440d · #7a280a · #65161b · #4e0620 · #360020
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.
#cdbc8c · #d28871 · #9b7b06 · #706139 · #7a280a · #541300
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.
#52d4f5 · #a6796b · #785f56 · #7a280a · #461d10 · #200904
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e6f5f9 · #b4a19b · #586265 · #7a280a · #3d2b25 · #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.
#e7f5f9 · #bdcdd2 · #90a2a8 · #132c33 · #000a0f · #7a280a
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ddf7ff · #55b4ce · #006b81 · #7a280a · #003642 · #210200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b9dfcc · #7ecac3 · #5c7488 · #4f5874 · #7a280a · #1f050e
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dffae9 · #6eb88f · #5156a2 · #7a280a · #262662 · #000401
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ebf7dd · #94b26f · #006b81 · #7a280a · #3e1d56 · #000407
#934932 · #AB6954 · #C48977 · #DCAA9A · #F3CCBF
#691F03 · #581500 · #470E00 · #360700 · #260300
#71321D · #67392B · #5C3F36
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.