Coffee is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #90b1c8 |
| Complementary Color | #37586f |
| Color Shade: | warm red (24.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 32.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Coffee Color. The Cambridge Leather color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Abbot (#4d3c2d) for more calm effect. Try Moroccan Spice as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#37586f is the best complementary color to Coffee. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6f4e37 complementary color is San Juan, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Shingle Fawn are #6f373b and #6f6a37. Thus found on the left and right of #6f4e37 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Buccaneer and Yellow Metal colors as they work well with Coffee.
The split-complementary Coffee palette consists of #373b6f and #376f6a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#37586f). Try Rhino and Oracle colors in combination with #6f4e37, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #6f4e37 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Coffee. Thus Bossanova and Amazon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Coffee contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Juan, Killarney, and Bossanova split by 90° on the color wheel. #6f4e37 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Coffee tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#37586f) and two others. The Amazon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cosmic – 120° from the complementary San Juan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #376f4e and #6f3758.
In a RGB color space, hex #6f4e37 is made of 45% red, 32% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Coffee has a hue angle of 24.64°, a saturation of 33.73% and a lightness of 32.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6f4e37 is made of 0% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 21.96% yellow and 56.47% black ink.
| HEX | #6f4e37 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(111,78,55) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 32%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.94, 21.96, 56.47 |
| HSL | hsl(24.64,33.73%,32.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(24.64,50.45%,43.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.184,10.8716,19.0943) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.9695,9.1041,4.8462) |