Russet (color)
| Russet | |
|---|---|
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #E37D6E |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (227, 125, 110) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (8°, 52%, 89%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (63, 79, 18°) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
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Russet is a reddish-purple brown color. As a tertiary color, russet is an equal mix of orange and purple pigments.[2][3]
The first recorded use of russet as a color name in English was in 1562.[4]
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.[5]
The name of the 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.[6]
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 color 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]".[7]
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References
- ^ RGB approximations of RYB tertiary colors, using cubic interpolation."Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-28. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) The colors displayed here are substantially paler than the true colors a mixture of paints would produce. - ^ Miskella, William J. (2004) [1928]. Practical Color Simplified: A Handbook on Lacquering, Enameling, Coloring and Painting 1928. Whitefish, Montana: Kessinger Publishing. ISBN 9781417980512. pp. 20–21.
- ^ Lemos, John T. (June 1920). "Color Charts for the School Room". The School Arts Magazine. 19 (10). Worcester, Mass.: The Davis Press: 580–584.
- ^ 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.
- ^ See sample of the color Russet (Color Sample #55) displayed on indicated page: ISCC Color List Page R
- ^ R. H. Britnell (1986). Growth and decline in Colchester, 1300–1525. Cambridge University Press. pp. 55–77. ISBN 978-0-521-30572-3.
- ^ Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. 1970. p. 167. Cites Carlyle Letters and Speeches of Oliver Cromwell.
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