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[[Image:Eike Batista.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Eike Batista]] is an auburn [[German Brazilian]].]] |
[[Image:Eike Batista.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Eike Batista]] is an auburn [[German Brazilian]].]] |
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Auburn hair occurs almost uniquely in the phenotypes originally from [[Northern Europe|Northern]] and [[Western Europe]],{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}} for example, [[Scandinavia]], [[Ireland]], [[England]], [[Scotland]], [[Germany]], the [[Benelux]] countries, [[France]], [[Poland]], and [[Russia]]. This hair color is very rare in [[Central Europe]], around the [[Mediterranean Sea]], and further south and southeast. Auburn hair color, especially in [[Southern Europe]] (in particular [[Spain]] and [[Portugal]]) and [[North Africa]], is caused by the migration and invasion of [[Proto-Indo-Europeans|Indo-European people]] whose origins are [[Northern Europe]]an. Auburn hair can also be found among whites of north [[Lebanon]], west [[Syria]], [[Palestinian territories]], [[Jordan]], [[Northern Iran]], [[Iran|Central Iran]], and sometimes [[Central Asia]]. Because of [[emigration from Europe|migration from Europe]] from the 16th to the 20th centuries, it can also be found in other parts of the world such as [[North America]], [[South America]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[South Africa]], [[Siberia]], etc. |
Auburn hair occurs almost uniquely in the phenotypes originally from [[Northern Europe|Northern]] and [[Western Europe]],{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}} for example, [[Scandinavia]], [[Ireland]], [[England]], [[Scotland]], [[Germany]], the [[Benelux]] countries, [[France]], [[Poland]], and [[Russia]]. This hair color is very rare in [[Central Europe]], around the [[Mediterranean Sea]], and further south and southeast. Auburn hair color, especially in [[Southern Europe]] (in particular [[Spain]] and [[Portugal]]) and [[North Africa]], is caused by the migration and invasion of [[Proto-Indo-Europeans|Indo-European people]] whose origins are [[Northern Europe]]an.{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}} Auburn hair can also be found among whites of north [[Lebanon]], west [[Syria]], [[Palestinian territories]], [[Jordan]], [[Northern Iran]], [[Iran|Central Iran]], and sometimes [[Central Asia]]. Because of [[emigration from Europe|migration from Europe]] from the 16th to the 20th centuries, it can also be found in other parts of the world such as [[North America]], [[South America]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[South Africa]], [[Siberia]], etc. |
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The Roman writer [[Tacitus]] wrote that the hair of the [[Germanic peoples]] was usually either ''rutilus'', which is Latin for "auburn", or else "[[blond|golden blond]]" or "red". However, long ago, the Germanic name "Schwartz" referred to people who had black hair, and the Germanic name "Weiss" referred to people who had white or light blonde hair. Both hair colors were carried by their descendants. The German words for the color "auburn" include the simple "rotbraun" (red-brown) and "rostrot" (rust red) to the more elaborate "kastanienbraun" (chestnut brown). Auburn hair is mostly associated with a fair complexion and light [[eye color]]s ([[eye color#Blue|blue]], [[eye color#Gray|gray]], [[eye color#Green|green]], and [[eye color#Hazel|hazel]]). However, there are many auburn-haired people with [[eye color#Brown|brown eyes]]. |
The Roman writer [[Tacitus]] wrote that the hair of the [[Germanic peoples]] was usually either ''rutilus'', which is Latin for "auburn", or else "[[blond|golden blond]]" or "red". However, long ago, the Germanic name "Schwartz" referred to people who had black hair, and the Germanic name "Weiss" referred to people who had white or light blonde hair. Both hair colors were carried by their descendants. The German words for the color "auburn" include the simple "rotbraun" (red-brown) and "rostrot" (rust red) to the more elaborate "kastanienbraun" (chestnut brown). Auburn hair is mostly associated with a fair complexion and light [[eye color]]s ([[eye color#Blue|blue]], [[eye color#Gray|gray]], [[eye color#Green|green]], and [[eye color#Hazel|hazel]]). However, there are many auburn-haired people with [[eye color#Brown|brown eyes]]. |
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Auburn may be described as a hair color that is somewhere between brown hair and red hair. The word "auburn" comes from the Old French word alborne, which meant blond, coming from Latin word alburnus ("off-white"). The first recorded use of auburn in English was in 1430.[1][2]
In describing hair color, "auburn" is frequently misused as a synonym for "red".
The chemical pigments that cause the coloration of auburn hair are frequently pheomelanin with high levels of brown eumelanin. Auburn hair is reasonably common among people of northern and western European descent, but it is rare elsewhere. This color is sometimes seen among the indigenous people of Formosa, but not the later Han Chinese immigrants.
The color auburn
The color auburn is a reddish brown color. It is similar to burgundy, chestnut, and maroon, although these three colors have a more reddish tint, while auburn has a slightly more brownish one.
Historically, the word abram was used to mean auburn, for example in early (pre-1685) folios of Coriolanus, Thomas Kyd's Soliman and Perseda (1588) and Thomas Middleton's Blurt, Master Constable (1601).[3]
In his book Germania, Tacitus, the Romanised Gaulish historian, described the hair color of the Germanic peoples as being 'rutilus', meaning auburn in Latin.
The first recorded use of auburn as a color name in English was in 1430.[4]
Auburn
| Auburn | |
|---|---|
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #6D351A |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (109, 53, 26) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (20°, 76%, 43%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (29, 46, 27°) |
| Source | Internet |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
On the right is displayed the color auburn. This shade of auburn represents the color of people's hair that is naturally auburn.
Vivid Auburn
| Vivid Auburn | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #932724 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (147, 39, 36) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (2°, 76%, 58%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (34, 82, 13°) |
| Source | Internet |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
In cosmetology, a brighter, highly-saturated tint called vivid auburn is used for dyeing hair.
Auburn in human culture
Auburn hair occurs almost uniquely in the phenotypes originally from Northern and Western Europe,[citation needed] for example, Scandinavia, Ireland, England, Scotland, Germany, the Benelux countries, France, Poland, and Russia. This hair color is very rare in Central Europe, around the Mediterranean Sea, and further south and southeast. Auburn hair color, especially in Southern Europe (in particular Spain and Portugal) and North Africa, is caused by the migration and invasion of Indo-European people whose origins are Northern European.[citation needed] Auburn hair can also be found among whites of north Lebanon, west Syria, Palestinian territories, Jordan, Northern Iran, Central Iran, and sometimes Central Asia. Because of migration from Europe from the 16th to the 20th centuries, it can also be found in other parts of the world such as North America, South America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Siberia, etc.
The Roman writer Tacitus wrote that the hair of the Germanic peoples was usually either rutilus, which is Latin for "auburn", or else "golden blond" or "red". However, long ago, the Germanic name "Schwartz" referred to people who had black hair, and the Germanic name "Weiss" referred to people who had white or light blonde hair. Both hair colors were carried by their descendants. The German words for the color "auburn" include the simple "rotbraun" (red-brown) and "rostrot" (rust red) to the more elaborate "kastanienbraun" (chestnut brown). Auburn hair is mostly associated with a fair complexion and light eye colors (blue, gray, green, and hazel). However, there are many auburn-haired people with brown eyes.
Though the word "auburn" was in use in the English language by 1430, the corrupt spelling/pronunciation abram was frequently used.[3]
In the 21st Century United States of America, the color that was chosen by the American Council on Education (ACE) to represent such fields of learning as forestry, environmental studies, and natural resource management is called, "russet,"[5] but in actual practice, colleges, universities, and suppliers of academic regalia use a very similar tint of "auburn" color.[6][7]
See also
References
- ^ "Auburn" in the Online Etymology Dictionary
- ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 190; Color Sample of Auburn Page 37 Plate 7 Color Sample C11
- ^ a b The Wordsworth Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
- ^ Maerz and Paul, A Dictionary of Color, New York: McGraw-Hill, 1930, Page 190; Color Sample of Auburn, Page 37, Plate 7, Color Sample C11
- ^ An Academic Costume Code and An Academic Ceremony Guide, American Council on Education
- ^ Academic Degree Colors, Herff Jones
- ^ http://www.academicapparel.com/caps/regalia_colors.html