Fallow (color)
Fallow is a pale brown color that is the color of withered foliage or sandy soil in fallow fields.[1]
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| Fallow | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Light yellowish brown |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) | |
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.[2] The color was historically often used to describe the coats of some animals, such as fallow deer.[1]
See also
- List of colors
References
- St. Clair, Kassia (2016). The Secret Lives of Colour. London: John Murray. p. 244–245. ISBN 9781473630819. OCLC 936144129.
- 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
External links
- 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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