Fallow (color)

Fallow
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #C19A6B
sRGBB  (r, g, b) (193, 154, 107)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k) (0, 14, 33, 8)
HSV       (h, s, v) (33°, 45%, 76%)
Source ISCC-NBS
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Fallow is a pale brown color that is the color of sandy soil in fallow fields.

Fallow deer
Fallow deer

Fallow is one of the oldest color names in English. The first recorded use of fallow as a color name in English was in the year 1000.[1] Also rooted in this older color, is Indian tradition in South Africa where it has been dubbed Ravi Brown. The colors represented are approximations of the color.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 195; Color Sample of Fallow: Page 47 Plate 12 Color Sample B5
  • ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955) - Color dictionary used by stamp collectors to identify the colors of stamps—See sample of the color Fallow (color sample #76) displayed on indicated page.
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