Coffee (color)
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Coffee is a brownish color that is like the color of a medium roasted coffee beans. Different types of coffee beans have different colors when unroasted--the color coffee represents an average. The first time coffee was used as a color name in English was in 1695. [1] The source of the color displayed at right is the ISCC-NBS Color List (see Page C, Coffee, color sample #58). [2]
The first recorded use of Cafe au Lait as a color name in English was in 1839. [3]
The source of the color "Cafe au Lait" displayed below is the ISCC-NBS Color List (see Page C, Coffee, color sample #57). [4]
The first recorded use of Cafe Noir as a color name in English was in 1928. [5]The source of the color "Cafe Noir" displayed below is the ISCC-NBS Color List (see Page C, Coffee, color sample #81). [6]
Meaning of coffee
- The color coffee implies someone or something that is lively and active, the way one feels from consuming the caffeine in coffee.
Tones of coffee color comparison chart
| Name | Color | HEX Code | Red | Green | Blue | Hue | Sat | Lum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Café au Lait (Coffee and Milk) (Latte) | #A67B5B | 166 | 123 | 91 | 26° | 30% | 50% | |
| Coffee (web color Dark Orange) | #6F4E37 | 111 | 78 | 55 | 25° | 34% | 33% | |
| Deep Coffee (Roast Coffee) | #704241 | 112 | 66 | 65 | 1° | 27% | 35% | |
| Café Noir (Black Coffee) | #4B3621 | 75 | 54 | 33 | 30° | 39% | 21% |
Coffee (color) Media
Roasted coffee beans
'Green' coffee beans before roasting
A photo of a cup of coffee.
Related pages
References
- ↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 193; Color Sample of Coffee: Page 53--Plate 15 Color Sample A11
- ↑ "ISCC NBS Color List—See Coffee, color sample #58:". Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
- ↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 191; Color Sample of Cafe au Lait: Page 47--Plate 12 Color Sample A6
- ↑ "ISCC NBS Color List—See Cafe au Lait, color sample #57:". Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
- ↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 191; Color Sample of Cafe Noir: Page 39--Plate 8 Color Sample H12
- ↑ "ISCC NBS Color List—See Cafe Noir, color sample #81:". Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2011-08-08.