Coffee (AE8665) — 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 #AE8665

RGB rgb(174, 134, 101)

HSL hsl(27°, 31%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:23% Y:42% K:32%

Luminance 0.2748

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.28:1

Aa — #AE8665

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.4:1

Aa — #AE8665

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AE8665 #658DAE

Analogous

#AE6569 #AE8665 #AEAA65

Triadic

#AE8665 #65AE86 #8665AE

Split-comp.

#AE8665 #65AEAA #6569AE

Tetradic

#AE8665 #69AE65 #658DAE #AA65AE

Monochromatic

#2B231C #695544 #A28771 #B6A190 #D5C8BE

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