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Russet
Russet
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Hex triplet	#80461B
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(128, 70, 27)
HSV (h, s, v)	(26°, 79%, 50%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(36, 54, 33°)
Source	encycolorpedia.com/80461b
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Strong brown
	B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte);

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Russet is a dark brown color with a reddish-orange tinge. As a tertiary color, russet is an equal mix of orange and purple pigments. The first recorded use of russet as a color name in English was in 1562.^[1]

The source of this color is The ISCC-NBS Method of Designating Colors and a Dictionary of Color Names (1955) used by stamp collectors to identify the colors of stamps.^[2] However, it is widely considered hard to standardize, and the same vary name could be applied to various tones; russet often has no more specific meaning than ruddy or reddish.^[1]

The name of this color derives from russet, a coarse cloth made of wool and dyed with woad and madder to give it a subdued grey or reddish-brown shade. By the statute of 1363, poor English people were required to wear russet.^[3]^[4]

Russet, a color of autumn, is often associated with sorrow or grave seriousness. Anticipating a lifetime of regret, Shakespeare's character Biron says in Love's Labour's Lost, Act V, Scene 1: "Henceforth my wooing mind shall be express'd / In russet yeas and honest kersey noes."

Russet is mentioned in a famous quote taken from a letter Oliver Cromwell wrote to Sir William Spring in September 1643: "I had rather have a plain, russet-coated captain that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, [than that which you call a gentleman and is nothing else]".^[5]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Maerz, Aloys J.; Paul, Morris Rea (1930). A Dictionary of Color. New York: McGraw-Hill. p. 177. ASIN B0014LYBSG.
^ See sample of the color Russet (Color Sample #55) displayed on indicated page: ISCC Color List Page R.
^ Britnell, Richard H. (1986). Growth and decline in Colchester, 1300–1525. Cambridge University Press. pp. 55–77. ISBN 0-521-30572-1.
^ ^a ^b St Clair, Kassia (2016). The Secret Lives of Colour. London: John Murray. pp. 246–247. ISBN 978-1-4736-3081-9. OCLC 936144129.
^ Partington, Angela (1970). Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (2 ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 167. ISBN 0-19-211523-5. OCLC 239676679. Cites Carlyle, Letters and Speeches of Oliver Cromwell.

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[MP-1] Maerz, Aloys J.; Paul, Morris Rea (1930). A Dictionary of Color. New York: McGraw-Hill. p. 177. ASIN B0014LYBSG.

[2] See sample of the color Russet (Color Sample #55) displayed on indicated page: ISCC Color List Page R.

[3] Britnell, Richard H. (1986). Growth and decline in Colchester, 1300–1525. Cambridge University Press. pp. 55–77. ISBN 0-521-30572-1.

[StClair-4] St Clair, Kassia (2016). The Secret Lives of Colour. London: John Murray. pp. 246–247. ISBN 978-1-4736-3081-9. OCLC 936144129.

[5] Partington, Angela (1970). Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (2 ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 167. ISBN 0-19-211523-5. OCLC 239676679. Cites Carlyle, Letters and Speeches of Oliver Cromwell.

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+{{Short description|Reddish-brown color}}
-{{Infobox color|textcolor=white
+{{Infobox color
-| title= Russet
+|title=Russet
-| hex=80461B
+|hex=80461B
-| r= 128|g= 70|b= 27
+|source= [https://encycolorpedia.com/80461b encycolorpedia.com/80461b]
-| c=  0|m= 45|y= 79|k=  50
+|isccname=Strong brown}}
-| h= 26|s= 79|v= 50<ref>[http://web.forret.com/tools/color.asp?RGB=%2380461B web.Forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to color #80461B (Russet):]</ref>
- |source=[http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-r.htm ISCC-NBS]
-}}
-{| class="infobox" style="width:22em"
-|+ Russet as a tertiary color
-| class=hlist |
-*{{legend-inline|#FFA040|orange}}
-*{{legend-inline|#E37D6E|'''russet'''<ref>RGB approximations of RYB tertiary colors, using cubic interpolation.[http://www.paintassistant.com/rybrgb.html] The colors displayed here are substantially paler than the true colors a mixture of paints would produce.</ref>}}
-*{{legend-inline|#AA5886|purple}}
-|}
-'''Russet''' is a dark brown color with a reddish-orange tinge. As a [[tertiary color]], russet is an equal mix of orange and purple pigments.<ref>Miskella, William J. (2004) [1928]. ''Practical Color Simplified: A Handbook on Lacquering, Enameling, Coloring and Painting 1928''. Whitefish, Montana: Kessinger Publishing. {{ISBN|9781417980512}}. [https://books.google.com/books?id=RrhNsVLaJr8C&pg=PA20#v=twopage&q=&f=false pp. 20–21].</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Lemos |first=John T. |date=June 1920 |title=Color Charts for the School Room |journal=The School Arts Magazine |volume=19 |issue=10 |location=Worcester, Mass. |publisher=The Davis Press |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c4wVAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA580#v=twopage&q=&f=false |pages=580–584}}</ref>
-The first recorded use of ''russet'' as a color name in [[English language|English]] was in 1562.<ref>Maerz and Paul (1930). ''A Dictionary of Color''. New York: McGraw-Hill. page 203; Color Sample of Russet: Page 37 Plate 14 Color Sample I12.</ref>
+'''Russet''' is a dark brown color with a reddish-orange tinge. As a [[tertiary color]], russet is an equal mix of orange and purple pigments. The first recorded use of russet as a color name in [[English language|English]] was in 1562.<ref name="MP">{{cite book|last1=Maerz|first1=Aloys J.|last2=Paul|first2=Morris Rea|year=1930|title=A Dictionary of Color|location=New York|publisher=McGraw-Hill|page=177|asin=B0014LYBSG}}</ref>
-The source of this color is ''The ISCC-NBS Method of Designating Colors and a Dictionary of Color Names'' (1955) used by stamp collectors to identify the colors of stamps.<ref>See sample of the color Russet (Color Sample #55) displayed on indicated page: [http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-r.htm ISCC Color List Page R]</ref>
+The source of this color is ''The ISCC-NBS Method of Designating Colors and a Dictionary of Color Names'' (1955) used by stamp collectors to identify the colors of stamps.<ref>See sample of the color Russet (Color Sample #55) displayed on indicated page: [https://web.archive.org/web/20121226050124/http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-r.htm ISCC Color List Page R].</ref> However, it is widely considered hard to standardize, and the same vary name could be applied to various tones; ''russet'' often has no more specific meaning than ''ruddy'' or ''reddish''.<ref name="MP"/>
-The name of the color derives from [[russet]], a coarse cloth made of wool and dyed with [[woad]] and [[Rose madder|madder]] to give it a subdued grey or reddish-brown shade.  By the statute of 1363, poor English people were required to wear russet.<ref>{{cite book |title=Growth and decline in Colchester, 1300–1525 |author=R. H. Britnell |pages=55–77 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=1986 |isbn=978-0-521-30572-3}}</ref>
+The name of this color derives from [[russet (cloth)|russet]], a coarse cloth made of wool and dyed with [[woad]] and [[Rose madder|madder]] to give it a subdued grey or reddish-brown shade. By the statute of 1363, poor English people were required to wear russet.<ref>{{cite book|title=Growth and decline in Colchester, 1300–1525|last=Britnell|first=Richard H.|author-link=Richard Britnell|pages=55–77|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1986|isbn=0-521-30572-1|url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/growthdeclineinc0000brit/page/55}}</ref><ref name="StClair">{{Cite book|title=The Secret Lives of Colour|last=St Clair|first=Kassia|publisher=John Murray|year=2016|isbn=978-1-4736-3081-9|location=London|pages=246–247|oclc=936144129}}</ref>
 Russet, a color of [[autumn]], is often associated with sorrow or grave seriousness. Anticipating a lifetime of regret, [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'s character Biron says in ''[[Love's Labour's Lost]]'', Act V, Scene 1: "Henceforth my wooing mind shall be express'd / In russet yeas and honest kersey noes."
-The color is mentioned in a famous quote taken from a letter [[Oliver Cromwell]] wrote to [[Sir William Spring, 1st Baronet|Sir William Spring]] in September 1643: "I had rather have a plain, russet-coated captain that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, [than that which you call a gentleman and is nothing else]".<ref>{{cite book|title=Oxford Dictionary of Quotations|edition=2nd |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=1970 |page=167}} Cites Carlyle ''Letters and Speeches of Oliver Cromwell''.</ref>
+Russet is mentioned in a famous quote taken from a letter [[Oliver Cromwell]] wrote to [[Sir William Spring, 1st Baronet|Sir William Spring]] in September 1643: "I had rather have a plain, russet-coated captain that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, [than that which you call a gentleman and is nothing else]".<ref>{{cite book|last=Partington|first=Angela|title=Oxford Dictionary of Quotations|edition=2|location=New York|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1970|page=167|isbn=0-19-211523-5|oclc=239676679}} Cites Carlyle, ''Letters and Speeches of Oliver Cromwell''.</ref><ref name="StClair" />
 ==See also==
 *[[List of colors]]
+*[[Russeting]]
 *[[Russet apple]]
 *[[Russet potato]]
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+[[Category:Tertiary colors]]
 [[Category:Shades of brown]]