Coffee (5E4E45) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Coffee"

Earth · Autumn

🧠 Psychology

Warm and optimistic color. Evokes creativity, joy and enthusiasm.

✨ Uses

Food marketing, secondary CTAs, warm design, children.

Tip

Coffee pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #5E4E45

RGB rgb(94, 78, 69)

HSL hsl(22°, 15%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:17% Y:27% K:63%

Luminance 0.0805

WCAG Accessibility

On white 7.92:1

Aa — #5E4E45

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.65:1

Aa — #5E4E45

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#5E4E45 #45555E

Analogous

#5E4549 #5E4E45 #5E5B45

Triadic

#5E4E45 #455E4E #4E455E

Split-comp.

#5E4E45 #455E5B #45495E

Tetradic

#5E4E45 #495E45 #45555E #5B455E

Monochromatic

#BBB7B4 #8B837E #56514E #3B3735 #131211

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