Coffee Bean
Coffee Bean is a muted orange shade with RGB(54, 45, 38) and hex code #362D26, reading as dark at a glance.
HEX
#362D26
RGB
54, 45, 38
HSL
26°, 17%, 18%
CMYK
0%, 17%, 30%, 79%
LAB
19, 3, 6
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Description
- •Coffee Bean (#362D26) is a warm-toned orange color defined by RGB values of 54, 45, 38 and HSL values of 26 degrees hue, 17% saturation, and 18% lightness. At 18% lightness it appears dark, and its muted character makes it well suited for backgrounds, text, or supporting UI elements. It pairs naturally with its complementary shade #262F36 for high-contrast schemes, or with the analogous tones #363526 and #362627 for a more harmonious palette.
Psychology
As a orange shade, Coffee Bean tends to carry the general associations of that hue family: creativity, enthusiasm, and approachability. Orange sits between red and yellow on the wheel and is often associated with warmth, enthusiasm, and affordability in branding.
Hue family
orange
Saturation level
muted
Lightness level
dark
Temperature
warm
Because Coffee Bean is muted and dark, it tends to feel calm and unobtrusive in a design context.
Meaning
Within the orange family, colors like Coffee Bean are commonly associated with creativity, enthusiasm, and approachability, though exact interpretation depends on cultural context and surrounding design elements.
Hue family
orange
Common associations
creativity, enthusiasm, and approachability
Temperature
warm
History
- 1Coffee Bean is a named point in a modern digital color palette rather than a documented historical pigment, but the orange family it belongs to has a long design history. Orange sits between red and yellow on the wheel and is often associated with warmth, enthusiasm, and affordability in branding.
Color info
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Visual perception
- At HSL(26, 17%, 18%), Coffee Bean has a relative luminance of about 0.03 on a 0-1 scale, which generally poses low risk for common color vision deficiencies, though pairing with sufficient lightness contrast is still recommended.
Technology specific
- Coffee Bean (#362D26) renders consistently on standard sRGB displays; on wider-gamut or uncalibrated screens, expect minor shifts in perceived saturation. For print reproduction, convert from RGB to CMYK and proof physically, since muted colors like this can shift noticeably between screen and print.
Guidance
Use Coffee Bean with white text for readability (contrast ratio approximately 13.5:1). It is versatile enough to use for larger surfaces such as backgrounds or cards.
Examples
web design
page backgrounds
branding
neutral brand background
UI design
card and panel backgrounds
body text or subtle fill
Purpose
Coffee Bean works well for backgrounds, body text, or supporting UI surfaces where subtlety matters, given its muted and dark profile.
Benefits
visual contrast
pairs with white text for a WCAG contrast ratio of about 13.5:1
palette flexibility
combines with #262F36 (complementary) and #26362D/#2D2636 (triadic) for varied schemes
brand consistency
reads as calm and neutral across most screens