Coffee (8A5E40) — 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 #8A5E40

RGB rgb(138, 94, 64)

HSL hsl(24°, 37%, 40%)

CMYK C:0% M:32% Y:54% K:46%

Luminance 0.1381

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.59:1

Aa — #8A5E40

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.76:1

Aa — #8A5E40

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8A5E40 #406E8C

Analogous

#8C4048 #8A5E40 #8C8440

Triadic

#8A5E40 #408C5E #5E408C

Split-comp.

#8A5E40 #408C84 #40488C

Tetradic

#8A5E40 #488C40 #406E8C #84408C

Monochromatic

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

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