Bole (color)
Bole is a shade of brown. There is an English word bole meaning the trunk of a tree, but according to the American Heritage Dictionary, this word [1] is simply a homograph/homophone that does not share the etymological origin of the color word bole [2], which derives from Latin bōlus (lump of earth) and refers to a kind of soft fine clay whose reddish-brown varieties are used as pigments, hence its use as a word for a reddish-brown color. Another name for the color bole is terra rosa. The color name terra rosa has been used as a synonym for bole since 1753. [1]The color "terra rosa" is classified a warm red color. In art, it classified as being similar to Venetian red, but more pink or salmon.
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[edit] Bole
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— Color coordinates — |
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| Hex triplet | #79443B | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (121, 68, 59) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (30°, 24%, 34%) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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Bole is one of the oldest color names in English. The first recorded use of bole as a color name in English was in the year 1386. [2]
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[edit] External links
- [3] ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color dictionary used by stamp collectors to identify the colors of stamps--See sample of the color Bole (color sample #43) displayed on indicated page.
[edit] See also
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| Auburn | Beaver | Beige | Bistre | Bole | Bronze | Brown | Buff | Burgundy | Burnt sienna |
| Burnt umber | Camel | Chamoisee | Chestnut | Chocolate | Citrine | Coffee | Copper | Cordovan | Desert sand |
| Earth yellow | Ecru | Fallow | Fawn | Field drab | Fulvous | Isabelline | Khaki | Lion | Liver |
| Mahogany | Maroon | Ochre | Raw umber | Redwood | Rufous | Russet | Rust | Sand | Sandy brown |
| Seal brown | Sepia | Sienna | Sinopia | Tan | Taupe | Tawny | Umber | Wenge | Wheat |
| The samples shown above are only indicative. | |||||||||
