Coffee (8A5C40) — 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 #8A5C40

RGB rgb(138, 92, 64)

HSL hsl(23°, 37%, 40%)

CMYK C:0% M:33% Y:54% K:46%

Luminance 0.1344

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.7:1

Aa — #8A5C40

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.69:1

Aa — #8A5C40

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8A5C40 #406F8C

Analogous

#8C4049 #8A5C40 #8C8340

Triadic

#8A5C40 #408C5D #5D408C

Split-comp.

#8A5C40 #408C83 #40498C

Tetradic

#8A5C40 #498C40 #406F8C #83408C

Monochromatic

#DAC9BE #B5937D #82604A #614838 #31241C

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