Redwood (color)
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| Redwood | |
|---|---|
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #AB4E52 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (171, 78, 82) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (357°, 54%, 67%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (45, 67, 10°) |
| Source | ISCC NBS |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
At right is displayed the color redwood.
The color redwood is a representation of color of the wood of the redwood tree (Sequoia sempervirens).
The first recorded use of redwood as a color name in English was in 1917.[1]
The source of this color is: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Redwood (color sample #15):.
Another name for this color is rose vale.
References
- ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 203; Color Sample of Redwood: Page 35 Plate 6 Color Sample K11