Coffee (color) facts for kids
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Coffee is a brownish color that is like the color of a ripe but unroasted 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. The source of the color displayed at right is the ISCC-NBS Color List (see Page C, Coffee, color sample #58).
The first recorded use of Cafe au Lait as a color name in English was in 1839. The source of the color "Cafe au Lait" displayed below is the ISCC-NBS Color List (see Page C, Coffee, color sample #57).
The first recorded use of Cafe Noir as a color name in English was in 1928. The source of the color "Cafe Noir" displayed below is the ISCC-NBS Color List (see Page C, Coffee, color sample #81).
Tones of coffee color comparison chart
| Name | Color | HEX Code | Red | Green | Blue | Hue | Sat | Lum |
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| Café au Lait (Coffee and Milk) (Latte) | #A67B5B | 166 | 123 | 91 | 26° | 30% | 50% | |
| Coffee | #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% |
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Images for kids
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Coffee beans before roasting
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Roasted coffee beans
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A cup of black coffee
