Fallow (color)
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| Fallow | ||
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| Hex triplet | #C19A6B | |
| B | (r, g, b) | (193, 154, 107) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (45°, 17%, 23%) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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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]
[edit] 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
[edit] See also
[edit] 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.
