Coffee is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #8f9aaa |
| Complementary Color | #545f70 |
| Color Shade: | orange (35.56° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Coffee Color. The Archaeological Site color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Adaptive Shade (#867e70) for more calm effect. Try Cargo as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#545f70 is the best complementary color to Coffee. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #706555 complementary color is Shuttle Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Coffee are #705754 and #6d7054. Thus found on the left and right of #706555 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Russett and Kokoda colors as they work well with Coffee.
The split-complementary Coffee palette consists of #575470 and #546d70 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#545f70). Try Smoky and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #706555, 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 #706555 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Coffee. Thus Salt Box and Como giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Coffee contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shuttle Gray, Finlandia, and Old Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #706555 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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 blue cyan complementary color (#545f70) and two others. The Como is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Zambezi – 120° from the complementary Shuttle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #547065 and #70545f.
In a RGB color space, hex #706555 is made of 38% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Coffee has a hue angle of 35.56°, a saturation of 13.71% and a lightness of 38.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #706555 is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 56.08% black ink.
| HEX | #706555 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(112,101,85) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 34%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.31, 10.59, 56.08 |
| HSL | hsl(35.56,13.71%,38.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35.56,24.11%,43.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.3717,1.5408,10.6546) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.9755,13.408,10.4984) |