Persimmon (color)

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Persimmon
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#EC5800
B	(r, g, b)	(236, 88, 0)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(10°, 85%, 94%)
Source		Internet
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Persimmon is a color that closely resembles the tint of a very ripe persimmon fruit (Persimmons can only be eaten if they are very ripe because otherwise the flavor is too astringent.) Persimmon can also be described as a medium orange-red. It is very similar to the tints of coral red and vermilion.

The first recorded use of persimmon as a color name in English was in 1919. ^[1]

[edit] Etymology

The word persimmon is derived from putchamin, pasiminan, or pessamin, from Cree, an Algonquian language of the eastern United States, meaning "a dry fruit". ^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 200; Color Sample of Persimmon: Page 35 Plate 6 Color Sample E12
2. ^ Mish, Frederic C., Editor in Chief Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary Springfield, Massachuetts, U.S.A.:1984--Merriam-Webster Page 877

[edit] See also

• List of colors

v • d • e Shades of red
Alizarin	Amaranth	Burgundy	Cardinal	Carmine	Cerise	Chestnut	Coral red	Crimson	Dark pink
Falu red	Fire engine red	Fuchsia	Magenta	Maroon	Mauve taupe	Orange-red	Persian red	Pink	Persimmon
Red	Red-violet	Rose	Rose madder	Ruby	Rust	Puce	Sangria	Scarlet	Terra cotta
Venetian red	Vermilion

v • d • e Shades of orange
Amber	Apricot	Carrot orange	Coral	Brown	Burnt orange	Dark salmon	ECE Amber / SAE Yellow	Gamboge	International orange
Mahogany	Orange	Orange (web)	Orange-red	Orange peel	Peach	Peach-orange	Peach-yellow	Persimmon	Pink-orange
Pumpkin	Rust	Safety orange	Salmon	Tangerine	Tenné (Tawny)	Vermilion