café au lait (person)

[piotr1980]

Hello,

Is there any expression in English for the people we called ''café au lait'' referring to the color of their skin? ( between white & black )

Many thanks
Piotr

 

[Suehil]

'Coffee-coloured' - probably because the English very rarely take their coffee black.

 

[polaire]

''Café au lait'' is used sometimes to describe someone with light brown skin. I haven't heard it recently. I think today it would be more likely to encounter a description like that in a text.

 

[LouisQuatorze]

lol like that song about creole lady marmalade

 

[zazap]

Wouldn't people often use the word "mulatto" in that case? I've never heard "coffee-colored" when referring to skin.

 

[archijacq]

"café-au-lait spots" is a widely used English medical expression, and this term can be used to refer to skin color

 

[kugra]

"Half cast" is the expression I hear the most, although I'm not sure if some people may find that offensive.

Maybe "mixed race" also.