Cosmic Latte refers to the official name given to the average color of the universe, which, in a 2009 study of the light emitted by 200,000 galaxies, was determined to be more beige than what had traditionally been thought of as blue. The artist represents this tannish-white color with LED light bulbs of various sizes. The groupings model the atomic molecules of powdered pigments that Finch used to emulate the specific Cosmic Latte hue: titanium white, Mars yellow, chrome yellow, and a bit of cadmium red.