Carmine (color)
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Carmine is the general term for a particularly deep red colour. Some Rubies are carmine. The deep red colour shown below as carmine is the colour of the raw unprocessed pigment, but lighter, richer, or brighter colors are produced when the raw pigment is processed, some of which are shown below.
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Carmine
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[edit] Carmine
| Carmine | ||
|---|---|---|
| — Color coordinates — | ||
| Hex triplet | #960018 | |
| RGBa | (r, g, b) | (150, 0, 24) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (350°, 100%, 59%) |
| a: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | ||
At right is displayed the colour carmine. This is the colour of the raw unprocessed carmine pigment.
The first recorded use of carmine as a colour name in English was in 1523. [1]
[edit] Rich Carmine
| Rich Carmine | ||
|---|---|---|
| — Color coordinates — | ||
| Hex triplet | #A9203E | |
| RGBa | (r, g, b) | (169, 32, 62) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (357°, 100%, 66%) |
| a: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | ||
At right is displayed the color rich carmine. This is the color usually called carmine in oil paints. This is the color shown as carmine in A Dictionary of Color (cited below).
The source of this color is the following website of oil paints for sale:[1].
[edit] Medium Carmine
| Medium Carmine | ||
|---|---|---|
| — Color coordinates — | ||
| Hex triplet | #AF4035 | |
| RGBa | (r, g, b) | (175, 64, 53) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (350°, 100%, 64%) |
| a: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | ||
At right is displayed the color medium carmine.
[edit] Carmine Red
| Carmine Red | ||
|---|---|---|
| — Color coordinates — | ||
| Hex triplet | #FF0033 | |
| RGBa | (r, g, b) | (255, 160, 122) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (0°, 100%, 76%) |
| a: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | ||
At right is displayed the color carmine red. This color is popular among artists. This is the color usually called carmine by watercolor artists.
The source of this color is a watercolor color swatch called light carmine displayed at the following website: [2].
[edit] Deep Carmine Pink
| Deep Carmine Pink | ||
|---|---|---|
| — Color coordinates — | ||
| Hex triplet | #EF3038 | |
| RGBa | (r, g, b) | (239, 48, 56) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (10°, 80%, 80%) |
| a: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | ||
At right is displayed the color deep carmine pink. This color is widely used in fashion women's dresses. It was used for men's shirts during the psychedelic 1960s.
The source of this color is picture of a "deep carmine pink" flower at the following website: [3]
[edit] Carmine Pink
| Carmine Pink | ||
|---|---|---|
| — Color coordinates — | ||
| Hex triplet | #E66771 | |
| RGBa | (r, g, b) | (230, 103, 97) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (350°, 70%, 80%) |
| a: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | ||
At right is displayed the color carmine pink.
This color is equivalent to the Prismacolor colored pencil color called Carmine Red (PC 926).
The source of this color is the ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color dictionary used by stamp collectors to identify the colors of stamps--See sample of the color Carmine Pink [called a shade of Carmine Rose] (color sample #27) displayed on indicated page:[4].
[edit] Shades of Carmine Color Comparison Chart
- Carmine Pink (Hex: #FF9999) (RGB: 230, 103, 97)
- Deep Carmine Pink (Hex: #EF3038) (RGB: 239, 48, 36)
- Carmine Red (Hex: #FF0033) (RGB: 255, 0, 51)
- Medium Carmine (Hex: #AF4035) (RGB: 175, 64, 53)
- Rich Carmine (Hex: #A9203E) (RGB: 169, 32, 62)
- CARMINE (Hex: #960018) (RGB: 150, 0, 24)
[edit] Carmine in Human Culture
Crime Scene Investigation
- The name is often applied to descriptions of blood, because it is the color of dried blood.
Sports
- Carmines is occasionally used as a nickname for the Boston Red Sox.
Vexillology
- The national flag of Latvia is colored carmine with a horizontal white stripe.
[edit] References
- ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 192 Color Sample: Page 29 Plate 3 Color Sample K5 (Note: The color sample matches the color shown above as Rich Carmine.)
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