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. 
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).