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latte

latte

1 3.1
A pale warm brown colour like coffee mixed with milk
  • noun
  • /ˈlɑːteɪ/
translation icon : color café con leche
  • There's a gorgeous latte-colored silk tie in there.
  • latte-colored
  • latte-colored skin
  • latte at the café

Let's talk about this latte makeup trend AK the brown Smokey eye.

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Examples

  • For her wedding, she selected a latte-colored dress that complemented the earthy tones of the venue.

  • It made the wood look dull with the latte colored layer.

  • The bones of her gentle, latte-colored hands looked like trembling branches.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • I don't have Creme Brulee, but I do have latte, which looks to be like a very, very similar shade, maybe even a touch darker.

  • This one is Skinny Latte, which is a shimmery kind of pinky taupe shade.

  • The interior designer chose a latte shade for the living room walls to create a cozy atmosphere.

  • The artist used a latte hue in the painting to evoke warmth and comfort.

Synonyms

coffee
vslatte
9 1.0

A medium to dark brown color like roasted beans used for a hot drink

is a paler milk tinted brown used for paints and interiors
mocha
vslatte
1 3.0

A dark brown color with a slight red or coffee tone

is lighter and milkier in tone for fabrics and interiors
coffee rose
vslatte
5.8

A warm pinkish-brown color used for clothes and rooms

is paler and milk tinted rather than pinkish or warm

Compounds

2 2.8

A coffee drink with strong espresso and hot frothed milk

4.5

Decorative patterns in the milk foam on a latte made by pouring steamed milk into coffee

How Pale

beige
17 1.0
latte
1 3.1
brown
939 1.0
deep brown
2 1.0

Surface Forms

latte singular
lattes plural

Etymology

The colour latte is named after the drink because it looks like 'coffee with milk', a warm pale brown. That's why calling a paint or lipstick latte tells you it has a soft, milky brown tone.