Bistre
| Bistre | |
|---|---|
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #3D2B1F |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (61, 43, 31) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (24°, 49%, 24%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (19, 14, 39°) |
| Source | [Unsourced] |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Bistre (or bister) is either: 1) A shade of gray, 2) A shade of brown made from soot, and 3) The name for a color resembling the pigment. Bistre's appearance is generally of a dark grayish brown, with a yellowish cast.
Beechwood was burned to produce the soot, which was boiled and diluted with water. Many Old Masters used bistre as the ink for their drawings. [1]
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chambers, Ephraim, ed. (1728). Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (1st ed.). James and John Knapton, et al. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) [1]
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