Burgundy (sometimes wine red or simply wine) is a shade of purplish red associated with the Burgundy wine of the same name, which in turn is named after the Burgundy region of France. The color burgundy is similar to other shades of dark red such as maroon. When referring to the color, "burgundy" is usually not capitalized.[1]
The first recorded use of "burgundy" as a color name in English was in 1881. [2]
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Burgundy is a popular color in women's fashion, furniture and linens. It is sometimes used as a wedding motif. The passports of the European Union all have burgundy covers. The burgundy color was the most popular lipstick color amongst women in the 1990s and early 2000s. It is also a popular lipstick color with the people in the gothic subculture. In motoring, burgundy (or yellow) coats on dogs accompanying a pedestrian usually warns drivers that the pedestrian is deaf.
In cosmetology, a brighter shade of burgundy called vivid burgundy is used for coloring hair.
| Shades of red | |||||||||
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| Amaranth | Auburn | Burgundy | Cardinal | Carmine | Cerise | Chestnut | Crimson | Dark red | Electric crimson |
| Fire brick | Flame | Folly | Fuchsia | Lust | Magenta | Raspberry | Red | Red-violet | Redwood |
| Rose | Rosewood | Ruby | Rust | Scarlet | Terra cotta | Tuscan red | Vermilion | Wine | |
| The samples shown above are only indicative. | |||||||||
| Shades of brown | |||||||||
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| Auburn | Beaver | Beige | Bistre | Bole | Bronze | Brown | Buff | Burgundy | Burnt sienna |
| Burnt umber | Camel | Chamoisee | Chestnut | Chocolate | Citrine | Coffee | Copper | Cordovan | Desert sand |
| Earth yellow | Ecru | Fallow | Fawn | Field drab | Fulvous | Isabelline | Khaki | Lion | Liver |
| Mahogany | Maroon | Ochre | Raw umber | Redwood | Rufous | Russet | Rust | Sand | Sandy brown |
| Seal brown | Sepia | Sienna | Sinopia | Tan | Taupe | Tawny | Umber | Wenge | Wheat |
| The samples shown above are only indicative. | |||||||||