Coffee (color)
| Coffee | |
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 Color coordinates |
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| Hex triplet | #6F4E37 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (111, 78, 55) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, 30, 51, 57) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (25°, 51%, 44[1]%) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) |
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Coffee is a brownish color that is a representation of the color of an unroasted coffee bean. Different types of coffee beans have different colors when unroasted--the color coffee represents an average.
The first recorded use of coffee as a color name in English was in 1695.[2]
The source of the color displayed at right is the ISCC-NBS Color List (see Page C, coffee, color sample #58).[3]
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Variations of coffee
Café au Lait
| Café au Lait | |
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| Color coordinates |
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| Hex triplet | #A67B5B |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (166, 123, 91) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, 26, 45, 35) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (26°, 45%, 65[4]%) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) |
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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.[5]
The source of the color "cafe au lait" displayed above right is the ISCC-NBS Color List (see Page C, cafe au lait, color sample #57).[6]
Café Noir
| Café Noir | |
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| Color coordinates |
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| Hex triplet | #4B3621 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (75, 54, 33) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, 28, 56, 71) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (30°, 56%, 29[7]%) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) |
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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.[8]
The source of the color "cafe noir" displayed at right is the ISCC-NBS Color List (see Page C, cafe noir, color sample #81).[9]
Coffee in human culture
- African people are sometimes described as being coffee colored.
- People who are mulatto sometimes describe themselves or are described as being colored café au lait.
References
- ↑ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #6F4E37 (Coffee):
- ↑ 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:
- ↑ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #A67B5B (Café au Lait):
- ↑ 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:
- ↑ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #4B3621 (Café Noir):
- ↑ 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:
