In the former case, it's become regarded as something of a cliché (if not quite a Dead Horse Trope), to the point of "how to write" guides advising aspiring writers to avoid it (especially as some might find it objectifying to be described as food).
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This trope most often occurs in literature, where the audience can't see the character's skin color, but it is occasionally used in visual media like movies or theater when one character describes a second character. All too often, anyone who isn't a paler pinkish-yellow than a medium-rare pork chop ( especially if they were born into Islam or one of the "Eastern" religions, or do not speak English as their first and preferably only language) will not qualify as "white", instead being referred to as "olive" or "beige" or just plain "brown." There are many Americans who are Ambiguously Brown enough that they won't be assigned to a clear-cut race. This concept is more common in the United States than in most other English-speaking countries, both because of the USA's greater diversity and (somewhat paradoxically) its rigid color line. Occasionally other color metaphors will be used some will be based on food and some will not. note That said, it's also used for mixed relationships involving a brown-skinned Latin American and a White person, so the reader should be attentive. Cafe au lait is another favorite, which resembles the look of coffee and milk cafe con leche is often used for the same tone when the individual in question is of hispanophone origin (whether Latin American or a Spaniard). "White" skin is most often compared to "cream" or "milk," with "peaches and cream" a fairly common term to refer to a fair complexion with pinkish undertones, alongside non-food descriptors such as "ivory" and "alabaster." You may also encounter mixed-race characters who have "some cream in their coffee". You may find comparisons of "honey" or "caramel" for the range of golden-browns with the use of "chocolate" or "mocha" for darker shades. The colors of "black" skin vary more - even more widely than the colors of "white" skin. When describing the skin of a black person, just calling someone "black" is Beige Prose, it won't stick in the mind, and also incredibly inaccurate. Sometimes those two concepts will be mixed together. This is especially likely if the character in question is of mixed race or if they are meant to be attractive.
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Black characters in fiction are often described as having a skin color that looks like some kind of coffee beverage.