Coffee (8A5E37) — 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 #8A5E37

RGB rgb(138, 94, 55)

HSL hsl(28°, 43%, 38%)

CMYK C:0% M:32% Y:60% K:46%

Luminance 0.1371

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.62:1

Aa — #8A5E37

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.74:1

Aa — #8A5E37

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8A5E37 #37648B

Analogous

#8B373A #8A5E37 #8B8837

Triadic

#8A5E37 #378B5E #5E378B

Split-comp.

#8A5E37 #378B88 #373A8B

Tetradic

#8A5E37 #3A8B37 #37648B #88378B

Monochromatic

#D9C6B4 #B79271 #815F41 #5F4630 #2C2016

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