#DECCAFTatami (#DECCAF) is a very light, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 80°, lightness 0.85 and chroma 0.044. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #DECCAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 204, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 42%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 21%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 21%, 13%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(82.8 1.7 16.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.853 0.044 80) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Tatami shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e5c7a3 — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: leans toward red#e5cdab — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward red#deccaf — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#decdb2 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Tatami 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 1.57:1 and against black 13.36:1, 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.
#fff0d7 · #deccaf · #b0a086 · #897b64 · #635744 · #413625
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.
#ebe0b4 · #deccaf · #dcb28c · #cc9c84 · #b9887e · #a47678
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.
#deccaf · #a6b49c · #a58c63 · #627c4d · #68522d · #334029
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.
#deccaf · #b3aa9c · #5d79a4 · #574931 · #382c18 · #1b1306
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#deccaf · #aeb2b9 · #817c73 · #484b4f · #231d15 · #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.
#f8f1e6 · #deccaf · #aaa193 · #392e1c · #170d00 · #f3b94d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#deccaf · #aab2c1 · #677da0 · #324b73 · #0b1d3c · #100600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#deccaf · #aab2c1 · #568399 · #4a4371 · #002231 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#deccaf · #a2b6b7 · #4f878a · #5d3d64 · #2b1331 · #000203
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#deccaf · #a5b7af · #578877 · #324b73 · #330f23 · #000007
#E3D3B9 · #E7D9C3 · #ECE0CD · #F0E7D8 · #F5EEE2
#B6A68C · #90826B · #6B5F4B · #493E2D · #292012
#DBCDB6 · #D7CDBD · #D4CEC3
Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.