Ivory (color)
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For other uses, see Ivory (disambiguation).
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— Color coordinates — |
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| Hex triplet | #FFFFF0 | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (255, 255, 240) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (60°, 6%, 100%) |
| Source | X11 | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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Ivory is an off-white color that resembles ivory, the material out of which the teeth and tusks of animals (such as, notably, the elephant and the walrus) is made. It has a very slight tint of yellow.
The first recorded use of ivory as a color name in English was in 1385. [1]
The color "ivory" was included as one of the X11 colors when they were formulated in 1987.
[edit] Ivory in nature
- The Ivory-colored cymbidium is a species of orchid.
- Ivory is used adjectivally in the names of several birds to describe their appearance, including the Ivory Gull, Ivory-backed Woodswallow, Ivory-billed Aracari, Ivory-billed Woodcreeper, Ivory-billed Woodpecker and Ivory-breasted Pitta.
[edit] References
- ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 197; Color Sample of Ivory: Page 43 Plate 10 Color Sample B12
[edit] See also
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| Anti-flash white | Antique white | Beige | Blond | Cornsilk | Cosmic latte | Cream | Eggshell | Floral white | Ghost white |
| Honeydew | Isabelline | Ivory | Lavender blush | Lemon chiffon | Linen | Magnolia | Mint cream | Munsell | Navajo white |
| Old lace | Papaya whip | Pearl | Seashell | Snow | Splashed white | Vanilla | White | White smoke | |
| The samples shown above are only indicative. | |||||||||
