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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> |
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> |
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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. |
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|page=246–247|oclc=936144129}}</ref> |
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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." |
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." |
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Revision as of 07:48, 13 February 2022
| Russet | |
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 Color coordinates | |
| 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 | https://encycolorpedia.com/80461b |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Strong brown |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
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]
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."
The russet potato is in fact 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]
See also
References
- ^ 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. p. 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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