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Wine (color)

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Judging color is the first step in tasting a wine.
Wine
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#722F37
sRGBB (r, g, b)(114, 47, 55)
HSV (h, s, v)(353°, 59%, 45%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(29, 45, 7°)
SourceISCC NBS
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color wine is a dark shade of red. It is a representation of the average color of red wine.

The first recorded use of wine as a color name in English was in 1705.[1] The term "Bordeaux" is also sometimes used to describe this color.[2]

The source of this color is: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Wine (color sample #16).

Variations of wine

Champagne

Champagne
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#F7E7CE
sRGBB (r, g, b)(247, 231, 206)
HSV (h, s, v)(37°, 17%, 97%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(92, 23, 62°)
Source[2]/Maerz and Paul
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color champagne is displayed at right.

The first recorded use of champagne as a color name in English was in 1915.[3]

Claret

Claret
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#7F1734
sRGBB (r, g, b)(127, 23, 52)
HSV (h, s, v)(343°, 82%, 50%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(28, 66, 2°)
SourceXona.com Color List
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)


At right is displayed the color claret.

Another name for this color is bordeaux.[4]

This color is a representation of the average color of bordeaux wine.

The first recorded use of claret as a color name in English was in 1547.[5]

Burgundy

Burgundy
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#800020
sRGBB (r, g, b)(128, 0, 32)
HSV (h, s, v)(345°, 100%, 50%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(26, 79, 7°)
Source[3]/Maerz and Paul[6]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)


Burgundy is a red color associated with the Burgundy wine of the same name, which in turn is named after the Burgundy region of France.

The first recorded use of "burgundy" as a color name in English was in 1881.[7]

Wine dregs

Wine Dregs
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#673147
sRGBB (r, g, b)(103, 49, 71)
HSV (h, s, v)(336°, 52%, 40%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(28, 32, 348°)
SourceMaerz and Paul[8]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the color wine dregs, a deep tone of the color wine.

The first recorded use of wine dregs as a color name in English was in 1924.[9]

Wine in human culture

Fashion

  • The color wine is often used in fashion for various articles of clothing.

Sports

References

  1. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 207
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 192; Color Sample of Champagne: Page 45 Plate 11 Color Sample B3 Note: The color called Champagne in the color box above (color #F7E7CE) matches the color shown as Champagne in Maerz and Paul.
  4. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 150--Discussion of the color bordeaux; the first use of bordeaux as a synonym for claret was sometime in the 1800s (exact year uncertain) Page 191
  5. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 193; Color Sample of Claret Page 29 Plate 3 Color Sample K4
  6. ^ The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called burgundy in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color burgundy is displayed on page 135, Plate 56, Color Sample E8.
  7. ^ 1989, Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., s.v. Burgundy.
  8. ^ The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called wine dregs in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color wine dregs is displayed on page 37, Plate 7, Color Sample L7.
  9. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 207; Color Sample of Wine Dregs Page 37 Plate 7 Color Sample L7

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