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[[File:SkinTones_365SkinTones 365.gif|frame|The various flavors of humanity.]]
 
 
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* In a [[The All-Concealing "I"|blink-and-you'll-miss-it viewpoint character description]] characteristic of [[Neil Gaiman]], Shadow of ''[[American Gods]]'' is described as having a cream-and-coffee complexion. Whether that means he's [[But Not Too Black|Not Too Black]] on his mother's side, [[But Not Too White|Not Too White]] on his father's side, or even the less-likely-in-context "dark cream in some places, light coffee in others" has been [[Internet Backdraft|hotly contested]] amongst fans.
* Slightly confusingly for people used to this trope, [[Enid Blyton]] generally used this kind of language to describe tanned ''white'' people.
* Appears in ''Homeward Bound'' by [[Harry Turtledove]]--as—as part of an [[Incredibly Lame Pun]], as it's used to describe a black military officer called Coffey.
 
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