Coffee (color)
Coffee | ||
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(36, 30, 39°) | ||
Source | ISCC-NBS | |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Moderate brown | |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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.
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]
Variations of coffee
Café au Lait
Café au Lait | ||
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(55, 41, 41°) | ||
Source | ISCC-NBS | |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Light brown | |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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
Café Noir
Café Noir | ||
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(24, 20, 46°) | ||
Source | ISCC-NBS | |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Dark yellowish brown | |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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
- List of colors
References
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ 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