Scarlet (color)

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Scarlet
About these coordinates
About these coordinates
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet #FF2400
B (r, g, b) (255, 36, 0)
HSV (h, s, v) ((6) 8°, (240) 100%, (120) 100%)
Source BF2S Color Guide
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Scarlet (from the Persian säqirlāt) is a red color with a hue that is somewhat toward the orange. It is a pure chroma on the color wheel. It is redder than vermilion. Traditionally, scarlet is the color of flame. It may also refer to the color of the blood of a living person. Scarlet is made of red and orange.

The emission spectra for compounds of strontium are considered to be in the scarlet red area of the visible light spectrum. The emission lines occur at 640.8 nm, 650.4 nm, 687.8 nm and 707.0 nm.

The first recorded use of scarlet as a color name in the English language was in 1250. [1]

[edit] Scarlet in Human culture

Academic Regalia

  • Scarlet is the color worn in traditional academic regalia in the United Kingdom for those awarded doctorates.
  • In academic dress in the United States, scarlet is used for hood bindings (that is, borders) and, depending on the university or school, other parts of the dress (velvet chevrons, facings, etc.) to denote a degree in some form or branch of Theology (e.g., Sacred Theology, Canon Law, Divinity, Ministry)

Astronomy

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  • The Scarlet Crusade is a fictional group of religious zealots from the Warcraft universe.

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School Colors

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Theatre

[edit] References

  1. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930--McGraw Hill Page 204; Color Sample of Scarlet: Page 25 Plate 1 Color Sample L12
  2. ^ SACD FAQ. ps3sacd.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.

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