Bistre

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Bistre
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#3D2B1F
RGB^a	(r, g, b)	(61, 43, 31)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(24°, 49%, 24%)
a: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Bistre (or bister) is both a dark grayish brown pigment made from soot, and the general name for a color resembling the pigment. Bistre's appearance is generally of a dark grayish brown, with a yellowish cast.

Beechwood was commonly burned to produce the soot, which was boiled and diluted with water. Many of the "Old Masters" used bistre as the ink for their drawings. Instead of this, some used the strokes of a pen, some Indian ink, others a black stone, etc. ^[1]

					Shades of brown
Auburn	Bistre	Brown	Buff	Burgundy	Burnt sienna	Burnt umber	Copper	Liver	Mahogany	Maroon	Ochre

Pale brown	Raw Umber	Russet	Rust	Sandy brown	Seal brown	Sepia	Tan	Wheat	Zinnwaldite	Fallow	Bole

Taupe	Medium Taupe	Pale Taupe	Dark Khaki	Khaki	Light Khaki	Sandy Taupe	Ecru	Beige

					Shades of gray
Gray	Arsenic	Bistre	Black	Charcoal	Davy's gray	Eigengrau	Feldgrau	Liver	Payne's gray	Sable	Seal brown	Silver

Slate gray	Super black	Taupe	Purple Taupe	Medium Taupe	Taupe gray	Pale Taupe