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Auburn is a reddish brown color. It is similar to burgundy and maroon, although these two colors have a more reddish tint, whilst 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). [1]

In his book 'Germania' Tacitus, the Romanised Gaulish historian, described the hair colour of the Germanic peoples as being 'Rutilo' meaning Auburn in Latin.

The first recorded use of auburn as a color name in English was in 1430. [2]

Auburn

Auburn
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#712F26
sRGBB (r, g, b)(113, 47, 38)
HSV (h, s, v)(7°, 66%, 44%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(29, 49, 17°)
Source[Unsourced]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At 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
 
About these coordinates     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[Unsourced]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

In cosmetology, a brighter shade of auburn called vivid auburn is used for dyeing hair. [1]

Reference

  1. ^ The Wordsworth Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
  2. ^ 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
  • [2] Etymonline.com