Mocha

Comfort and calm, like coffee with milk.

About mocha

Mocha tends to suggest comfort and calm, like coffee with milk. It feels soft and warm.

What color is mocha?
Mocha is a soft mid brown, like coffee with milk. Its hex code is #967259.
Is mocha warm or cool?
Warm: it sits on the warm side of the color wheel, with the reds, oranges and yellows. It is a mid-tone color, value 5 of 10, and its opposite is denim. More in warm and cool colors.
Where the name comes from
From Mocha in Yemen, the port that once shipped much of the world's coffee.
Value and codes
Value 5 of 10, in the orange family. RGB 150, 114, 89. OKLCH 58.1% 0.058 56.1.

Where to use mocha

In a room

Walls, sofas or bedding. A warm neutral that is deeper than beige.

In an outfit

Knits, coats and bags, as a softer choice than black.

In art

A warm middle for shadows on skin and cloth.

In design

On white its contrast is 4.3 to 1: fine for large headings, too light for small text. Dark text on it reads well, at 3.7 to 1.

What mocha pairs with

The opposite of mocha: Denim #526C85

Opposite mocha on the color wheel sits denim. Side by side, each makes the other look stronger; mixed, they turn each other gray.

  • Side by side

  • Mocha around denim

  • Denim around mocha

Often confused with mocha

How to mix mocha in paint

  • 15 parts
    titanium white
  • 1 part
    burnt sienna
  • 1 part
    burnt umber

Golden Heavy Body Acrylics. This is a calculated mix and comes very close, so adjust by eye as you go. Practice in our Paint Mixer game.

Mocha tints, tones and shades

Tints

Tones

Shades

Tap a color to copy its code. A tint adds white, a tone adds gray of the same lightness, and a shade adds black. More in tints, tones and shades.

Mocha in paintings

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Mocha inspiration

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