Old Coffee is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #8fbdbe |
| Complementary Color | #406e70 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (1.28° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 34.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Old Coffee Color. The Copper Rust color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Chocolate Red (#4d3635) for more calm effect. Try Rembrandt Ruby as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#406e70 is the best complementary color to Old Coffee. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #704241 complementary color is William, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Kabul are #704057 and #705940. Thus found on the left and right of #704241 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cosmic and Tobacco Brown colors as they work well with Old Coffee.
The split-complementary Old Coffee palette consists of #405770 and #407059 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#406e70). Try Fiord and Killarney colors in combination with #704241, 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 #704241 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Old Coffee. Thus East Bay and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Old Coffee contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary William, Chalet Green, and Mulled Wine split by 90° on the color wheel. #704241 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Old Coffee tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#406e70) and two others. The Killarney is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cosmic – 120° from the complementary William. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #407041 and #70406e.
In a RGB color space, hex #704241 is made of 46% red, 27% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Old Coffee has a hue angle of 1.28°, a saturation of 26.55% and a lightness of 34.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #704241 is made of 0% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 18.43% yellow and 56.08% black ink.
| HEX | #704241 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(112,66,65) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 27%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.04, 18.43, 56.08 |
| HSL | hsl(1.28,26.55%,34.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(1.28,41.96%,43.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.3988,19.8006,9.12) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.5844,7.7228,5.9865) |