Auburn hair
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 | |
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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 | |
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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
External links
- [2] Etymonline.com