Magnolia (color)

Magnolia is a color named after the flowering plant of the genus Magnolia.

The first recorded use of magnolia as a color name in English was in 1925.^[1]

In 1987, magnolia was chosen as one of the X11 colors, which by the early 1990s had become known as the X11 web colors.

Magnolia in human culture

Internet

• Magnolia as a named color historically enjoyed sporadic support in web browsers. In Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 it may sometimes be rendered a pale magenta. In Mozilla Firefox 2.0 it may sometimes appear grayish pink.

Real Estate

• In the UK, Magnolia paint is a neutral to warm white (as the petals in the picture of the plant), noted as being the 'standard' color of household paint, other than white. However, the color called "Magnolia" in UK paint is closer to peach rather than the rose-lavender white of the web color. It is used in property selling as a neutral, inoffensive color thought to maximize the saleability of a property. As such, it is available in bulk quantities at discounted rates and is often associated with new-build homes and rented accommodation.

References

1. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 198; Color Sample of Magnolia: Page 29 Plate 3 Color Sample I8 Note: The color shown as “magnolia” in A Dictionary of Color is a pinkish-peach color rather than the rose-lavender color of the web color “magnolia”.