Persimmon (color)
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| Hex triplet | #EC5800 | |
| B | (r, g, b) | (236, 88, 0) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (10°, 85%, 94%) |
| Source | Internet | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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Persimmon is a color that closely resembles the tint of a very ripe persimmon fruit (Persimmons can only be eaten if they are very ripe because otherwise the flavor is too astringent.) Persimmon can also be described as a medium orange-red. It is very similar to the tints of coral red and vermilion.
The first recorded use of persimmon as a color name in English was in 1919. [1]
[edit] Etymology
The word persimmon is derived from putchamin, pasiminan, or pessamin, from Cree, an Algonquian language of the eastern United States, meaning "a dry fruit". [2]
[edit] References
- ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 200; Color Sample of Persimmon: Page 35 Plate 6 Color Sample E12
- ^ Mish, Frederic C., Editor in Chief Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary Springfield, Massachuetts, U.S.A.:1984--Merriam-Webster Page 877
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