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Burgundy (color)

Purplish-red


Summary

Purplish-red

FieldValue
titleBurgundy
hex800020
sourceMaerz and Paul
isccnamePurplish red (pR)

Burgundy is a purplish, dark-red color. [[File:DK_Passport_Cover.jpg|thumb|180px|[[European Union]] passports are usually burgundy in color]]

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

Terms describing interchangeable shades, with overlapping RGB ranges, include claret, mulberry, deep crimson, and maroon.

The color burgundy is also 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, and 50% black.

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

Variations

Vivid burgundy

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

Old burgundy

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.

References

References

  1. 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.
  2. "Definition of BURGUNDY".
  3. (26 August 2020). "How To Make Maroon, Burgundy, And Other Deep Red Colored Icing and Frosting".
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  5. "Guide to Burgundy | PicMonkey Guide to Color".
  6. "Guide to Burgundy".
  7. "Colors - Resene".
  8. 1989, ''Oxford English Dictionary'', 2nd ed., s.v. ''Burgundy''.
  9. "Color Vivid burgundy - Hex Code #9F1D35 - RGB 159, 29, 53".
  10. "Archived copy".
  11. Foster, John C.. "Retsof online version of ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Colo(u)r Names - Oa through Oz".
  12. 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
  13. Foster, John C.. "Retsof online version of ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Colo(u)r Names - Ra through Rz".
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