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, while auburn has a slightly more brownish one.
The first recorded use of auburn as a color name in English was in 1430.[1]
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[edit] Auburn
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| Hex triplet | #6D351A | |
| B | (r, g, b) | (109, 53, 26) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (20°, 76%, 43%) |
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On the right is displayed the color auburn. This shade of auburn represents the color of people's hair that is naturally auburn.
[edit] Vivid auburn
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| Hex triplet | #932724 | |
| B | (r, g, b) | (147, 39, 36) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (2°, 76%, 58%) |
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In cosmetology, a brighter shade of auburn called vivid auburn is used for dyeing hair.
[edit] Auburn in human culture
- 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). [2]
- In his book 'Germania' Tacitus, the Romanised Gaulish historian, described the hair color of the Germanic peoples as being 'Rutilo' meaning Auburn in Latin.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ 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
- ^ The Wordsworth Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
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