Coffee is a brownish color that is a representation of a roasted coffee bean. Different types of coffee beans have different colors when roasted—the color coffee represents an average.

Coffee
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#6F4E37
sRGBB (r, g, b)(111, 78, 55)
HSV (h, s, v)(25°, 50%, 44%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(36, 30, 39°)
SourceISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptorModerate brown
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The first recorded use of coffee as a color name in English was in 1695.[1]

The normalized color coordinates for coffee are identical to Tuscan brown, which was first recorded as a color name in English in 1913.[2]

Roasted coffee beans
Roasted coffee beans
'Green' coffee beans before roasting

Variations of coffee

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Café au Lait

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Café au Lait
 
      Color coordinates
Hex triplet#A67B5B
sRGBB (r, g, b)(166, 123, 91)
HSV (h, s, v)(26°, 45%, 65%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(55, 41, 41°)
SourceISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptorLight brown
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
 
Coffee with milk (a latte)

The color displayed at right is café au lait, also known as coffee and milk or latte. This is a representation of the color of coffee mixed with milk, which when prepared commercially by a barista in a coffee shop is known as a latte.

The first recorded use of cafe au lait as a color name in English was in 1839.[3]

The normalized color coordinates for café au lait are identical to Tuscan tan and French beige, which were first recorded as color names in English in 1926[4] and 1927,[5] respectively.

Café Noir

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Café Noir
 
      Color coordinates
Hex triplet#4B3621
sRGBB (r, g, b)(75, 54, 33)
HSV (h, s, v)(30°, 56%, 29%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(24, 20, 46°)
SourceISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptorDark yellowish brown
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
 
A cup of black coffee

The color displayed at right is café noir, also known as black coffee. It is a representation of the color of brewed black coffee.

The first recorded use of cafe noir as a color name in English was in 1928.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill p. 193; Color Sample of Coffee: p. 53—Plate 15 Color Sample A11
  2. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill p. 206; Color Sample of Tuscany: p. 37 Plate 7 Color Sample H12
  3. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill p. 191; Color Sample of Cafe au Lait: p. 47 Plate 12 Color Sample A6
  4. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill p. 206; Color Sample of Tuscan tan: p. 49 Plate 13 Color Sample C8
  5. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill p. 195; Color Sample of French beige: p. 49 Plate 13 Color Sample A7
  6. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill p. 191; Color Sample of Cafe Noir: p. 39—Plate 8 Color Sample H12
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