What's in the Box

173 keys total. That's the headline here—this isn't a barebones 104-key set that leaves your 75% or 96-key board with mismatched bottom rows. You get full support for:

• 61/68/84/87/96/98/100/104/108 layouts
• Cherry MX stems and clones (Gateron, Kailh, Outemu, Akko CS, etc.)
• Split spacebars, novelties, and enough 1.75u/2u shifts to cover most non-standard bottom rows

Weight sits at 400g. SA's height and wall thickness add up—this feels substantial in hand compared to flatter profiles.

The Colorway: Rich Coffee

Alphas: Warm caramel brown, the color of light roast beans under incandescent light. Not orange, not tan—proper caramel.

Modifiers: Deep espresso brown, nearly black in low light, softening to dark chocolate under brighter conditions.

The contrast is deliberate and functional. The alphas read as vintage office equipment; the modifiers ground the set in something darker and more modern. No legends on the alphas would have pushed this further into retro territory, but the clean white double-shot legends keep it legible for daily driver use.

Pairing notes: works with silver, black, or e-white cases. Avoid loud colors—this set wants to be the warm neutral in your build.

How SA Actually Types

SA profile is tall—taller than OEM, significantly taller than Cherry. The spherical tops cup your fingertips, and the aggressive row sculpting (R1 through R4) forces a more deliberate hand position.

What that means in practice:

• Finger travel distance increases. You're reaching up, not across.
• The sculpted rows create natural home rows—your fingers know where they are without looking.
• ABS double-shot keeps the surface smooth, not gritty. The legends are physically impossible to wear off; they're a second piece of plastic fused through the top.

The tradeoff: SA rewards proper touch typing posture. Hunt-and-peck users often find the height fatiguing. If you type correctly, the ergonomics are genuine—wrists flat, fingers doing the work.

ABS will shine over time. That's the material. Some users chase that worn-in look; others rotate sets before it happens. At $79.99 for 173 keys, the cost-per-key makes replacement palatable.

Double-Shot vs. The Alternatives

Rich Coffee uses double-shot ABS. The legends are crisp, slightly raised at the edges where the two plastics meet, and will outlast the keycap surface itself.

Compatibility Reality Check

This is a keycap set. No keyboard included.

Fits any Cherry MX-compatible switch. If your PCB has north-facing LEDs, SA's height clears them—no interference issues common with Cherry profile on north-facing boards. South-facing LEDs work identically.

The 173-key count matters most for:

• 96%/1800 layouts (often need short right shift)
• 75% with exploded arrow clusters
• Alice-style splits (though you'll need to verify B-key coverage)

Questions Worth Asking

Is SA profile too tall for gaming?

Depends on your style. The height slows rapid key transitions—noticeable in FPS movement keys or MOBA spam-casting. For slower, deliberate inputs (strategy, RPGs), the sculpted rows can actually improve accuracy. Most users don't game exclusively on SA; it's a typing-first profile.

Does the Rich Coffee colorway match real coffee tones or is it more orange?

Closer to caramel than rust. Under warm lighting it shifts toward milk chocolate; cool lighting pulls out the espresso in the modifiers. It's a brown set that avoids the "burnt orange" trap common in coffee-themed keycaps.

Why ABS instead of PBT for this price?

Double-shot ABS allows sharper legend edges and more saturated color matching. PBT double-shot exists but costs significantly more and limits color options. The tradeoff is shine over time versus immediate visual impact. For a warm, vintage colorway like Rich Coffee, ABS's slight gloss actually suits the aesthetic.