Coffee (AE8465) — 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 #AE8465

RGB rgb(174, 132, 101)

HSL hsl(25°, 31%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:24% Y:42% K:32%

Luminance 0.2691

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.34:1

Aa — #AE8465

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.29:1

Aa — #AE8465

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AE8465 #6590AE

Analogous

#AE656B #AE8465 #AEA865

Triadic

#AE8465 #65AE84 #8465AE

Split-comp.

#AE8465 #65AEA8 #656BAE

Tetradic

#AE8465 #6BAE65 #6590AE #A865AE

Monochromatic

#2B221C #695444 #A28671 #B6A090 #D5C8BE

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