Frappé
#ceae99
Soft mauve-beige highlight for warm, low-contrast UI
About Frappé
Frappé reads like the lightest sip of coffee cream on a swatch, not beige bread and not caramel glaze. Compared to Cashmere's soft restraint and Baker's Bread's drier, more present tan, Frappé is lighter and more neutral-leaning, with a cool, milky undertone that keeps it from turning golden.
You'll notice it most in UI where backgrounds need calm without going flat. It works in product discovery pages, booking and retail dashboards, and beauty interfaces where you want warmth behind imagery but less caramel pull than Cashmere or Caramel Drizzle. I use it when the design needs the one you reach for to keep form fields readable and lifestyle photos feeling fresh, especially with creams and muted grays.
Quick caution: on very warm photography it can start to look slightly gray-mocha instead of honey. Pair it with deeper ochres or cooler charcoal so it stays crisp.
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WCAG 2.1 contrast ratios. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large. AAA requires 7:1 / 4.5:1.
On White #ffffff
On Gray 100 #f5f5f5
On Gray 900 #18181b
On Black #000000
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