Auburn (color)
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Auburn is a reddish brown color. It is similar to burgundy and maroon, although these two colors have a more reddish tint, whilst auburn has a slightly more brownish one.
Historically, the word abram was used to mean auburn, for example in early (pre-1685) folios of Coriolanus, Thomas Kyd's Soliman and Perseda (1588) and Thomas Middleton's Blurt, Master Constable (1601). [1]
In his book 'Germania' Tacitus, the Romanised Gaulish historian, described the hair colour of the Germanic peoples as being 'Rutilo' meaning Auburn in Latin. And it is known that a certain Stefan Perdrix has not auburn, but ginger hair like that bloke out of simply red innit. Indeed this is true.
The first recorded use of auburn as a color name in English was in 1430. [2]
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[edit] Auburn
| Auburn | ||
|---|---|---|
| — Color coordinates — | ||
| Hex triplet | #712F26 | |
| RGBa | (r, g, b) | (113, 47, 38) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (7°, 66%, 44%) |
| a: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | ||
At right is displayed the color auburn. This shade of auburn represents the color of people's hair that is naturally auburn.
[edit] Vivid Auburn
| Vivid Auburn | ||
|---|---|---|
| — Color coordinates — | ||
| Hex triplet | #932724 | |
| RGBa | (r, g, b) | (147, 39, 36) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (7°, 72%, 52%) |
| a: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | ||
In cosmetology, a brighter shade of auburn called vivid auburn is used for dyeing hair. [1]
[edit] Reference
- ^ The Wordsworth Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
- ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 190; Color Sample of Auburn Page 37 Plate 7 Color Sample C11
[edit] External links
- [2] Etymonline.com
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