| Fallow | ||
|---|---|---|
 |
||
| Hex triplet | #C19A6B | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (193, 154, 107) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (45°, 17%, 23%) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
||
Fallow is a pale brown color that is the color of sandy soil in fallow fields.
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.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ 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.
|
|
|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn | Beige | Bistre | Bole | Bronze | Brown | Buff | Raw umber | Burnt sienna | Burnt umber |
| Chocolate | Copper | Cordovan | Desert sand | Ecru | Fallow | Khaki | Liver | Mahogany | Ochre |
| Wheat | Russet | Rust | Sandy brown | Seal brown | Sepia | Sienna | Tan | Taupe | |
| The samples shown above are representative only. | |||||||||
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
