Burgundy (color)

Burgundy is a dark red-purplish color.[4][5]

European Union passports are usually burgundy in colour
For other uses, see Burgundy (disambiguation).
"Wine red" redirects here. For the RAL color, see Wine red (RAL).
Burgundy
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#800020
sRGBB (r, g, b)(128, 0, 32)
HSV (h, s, v)(345°, 100%, 50%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(26, 79, 7°)
Source[1][2][3]
ISCC–NBS descriptorPurplish red (pR)
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color burgundy takes its name from the Burgundy wine in France. When referring to the color, "burgundy" is not usually capitalized.[6]

The color burgundy is similar to Bordeaux (Web color code #4C1C24), Merlot (#73343A), Berry (#A01641), and Redberry (#701f28). Burgundy is made of 50% red, 0% green, and 13% blue. The CMYK percentages are 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 75% yellow, 50% black.[7][8][9]

The first recorded use of "burgundy" as a color name in English was in 1881.[10]

Variations

Vivid burgundy
Vivid Burgundy
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#9F1D35
sRGBB (r, g, b)(159, 29, 53)
HSV (h, s, v)(349°, 82%, 62%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(35, 91, 7°)
Source[11]
ISCC–NBS descriptorVivid red
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

In cosmetology, a brighter tone of burgundy called vivid burgundy is used for coloring hair.[12]

Old burgundy
Old Burgundy
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#43302E
sRGBB (r, g, b)(67, 48, 46)
HSV (h, s, v)(6°, 31%, 26%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(22, 11, 18°)
Source[13]
ISCC–NBS descriptorDark reddish brown
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color old burgundy is a dark tone of burgundy. The first recorded use of old burgundy as a color name in English was in 1926.[14][15]

See also

References
  1. "Color Burgundy - Hex Code #800020 - RGB 128, 0, 32". 99colors.net. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  2. Maerz and Paul
  3. The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called burgundy in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color burgundy is displayed on page 135, Plate 56, Color Sample E8.
  4. "Definition of BURGUNDY". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  5. "How To Make Maroon, Burgundy, And Other Deep Red Colored Icing and Frosting". Lila Loa. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  6. "Burgundy". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  7. "Guide to Burgundy | PicMonkey Guide to Color". Archived from the original on 2021-05-06.
  8. "Guide to Burgundy".
  9. "Colors - Resene".
  10. 1989, Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., s.v. Burgundy.
  11. "Color Vivid burgundy - Hex Code #9F1D35 - RGB 159, 29, 53". 99colors.net. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2012-06-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. Foster, John C. "Retsof online version of ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Colo(u)r Names - Oa through Oz". Tx4.us. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  14. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 200; Color Sample of Old Burgundy: Page 43135 Plate 56 Color Sample H9
  15. Foster, John C. "Retsof online version of ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Colo(u)r Names - Ra through Rz". Tx4.us. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
Look up burgundy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.