Color Inspiraton from Coffee and Tea

By COLOURlover // 24 August, 2007

There is a very clever mug that has been popping up on all my favorite sites lately (Neatorama, swissmiss, Gizmodo ). The MyCuppa "mugs to help you mix your favourite brew to just-how-you-like-it by matching the colour guide on the inside. Available in Tea or Coffee styles."

20 Coffee & Tea Color Inspired Palettes

Written by COLOURlover

www.COLOURlovers.comDarius started COLOURlovers after an uninspired class on color theory left him searching for an online community to explore color. He never found it. So he built it.

He’s also the co-founder of the disaster relief non-profit Hands On Disaster Response (www.HODR.org) and has spent more than 11 months living in disaster zones around the world.

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garbonsai

Posted 24 Aug, 2007

Here's one I did for my Dad's coffee-related website:

Wombat

Posted 24 Aug, 2007

Aww nothing inspired by Earl Grey. :(

Oh well, still a nice article XD

bijouloveshues

Posted 24 Aug, 2007

Wombat, here's a Lady Grey (similar to Earl but slightly more citrus-y) palette I made awhile ago - kind of close!

retsof

Posted 24 Aug, 2007

It's tough to find those tea palettes without bringing up all of the teal.

retsof

Posted 25 Aug, 2007

I put my comments and home nuked tea recipe in the overpriced coffee palette.

dennisthemenace

Posted 25 Aug, 2007

These are just some of the colours I can achieve on fabric (permanent) by dyeing with tea and tea alone

lizcrimson

Posted 25 Aug, 2007

i love all the palettes, but i think the cups are a bit over the top. they're interesting and all, but i think people should be able to tell how much milk they like without having to match a chart! maybe its just me, but it seems that more and more ability to think for oneself is being removed. do you know what i mean?

MidNite

Posted 25 Aug, 2007

I did this one based on a coffee house.

groutboy

Posted 25 Aug, 2007

black=awesome.

ta4ka

Posted 26 Aug, 2007

Wow that's very cool

lemonmary

Posted 26 Aug, 2007

Imagine a nice cup of cappuccino decorated with fresh cherry blossoms... :)

Or maybe just an Espresso... ;)

sophie

Posted 27 Aug, 2007

Those mugs are fabulous! They might even be a way to explain to my other half that I don't want my earl grey the same colour as my english breakfast

jasmine007

Posted 26 Dec, 2007

wonderful cups i really liked it i wish i would have it

jasmine
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The Designer

Posted 30 Jul, 2008

Reminds me of my first cup of Earl Gray in London

skdisplays

Posted 29 Jan, 2010

Great mugs.Its fabulous.

Sylke

Posted 24 Mar, 2010

lizcrimson wrote:

i love all the palettes, but i think the cups are a bit over the top. they're interesting and all, but i think people should be able to tell how much milk they like without having to match a chart! maybe its just me, but it seems that more and more ability to think for oneself is being removed. do you know what i mean?

I thought there were perfect for offices when somebody else makes coffee or tea for you and you have to tell them how you like it. This would make that task so much easier. Especially if you are like me and like lots and lots of milk... People never get it right, it's always too bitter. :)