Coffee (color)

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.  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
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.  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
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.  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 H12The source of the color "Cafe Noir" displayed below is the ISCC-NBS Color List (see Page C, Coffee, color sample #81). 

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
NameColorHEX CodeRedGreenBlueHueSatLumCafé au Lait (Coffee and Milk) (Latte) #A67B5B1661239126°30%50%Coffee (web color Dark Orange)#6F4E37111785525°34%33%Deep Coffee (Roast Coffee)#70424111266651°27%35%Café Noir (Black Coffee)#4B362175543330°39%21%

Related pages
List of colors

References

 Other websites 
 YouTube—"Coffee Roasting Basics--Color Changes":