Russet (color)

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Russet
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Hex triplet#80461B
RGBB(r, g, b)(128, 70, 27)
HSV(h, s, v)(25°, 78%, 50%)
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B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
Russet is a brown color with a reddish tinge.

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AuburnBistreBrownBuffBurgundyBurnt siennaBurnt umberCopperLiverMahoganyMaroonOchre
            
Pale brownRaw UmberRussetRustSandy brownSeal brownSepiaTanWheatZinnwalditeFallowBole
            
TaupeMedium TaupePale TaupeDark KhakiKhakiLight KhakiSandy TaupeEcruBeige
         
RGB color model is an additive model in which red, green, and blue (often used in additive light models) are combined in various ways to reproduce other colors. The name of the model and the abbreviation ‘RGB’ come from the three primary colors, red, green, and blue and
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Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 625–750 nm.
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Green is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 520–570 nm. It is considered one of the additive primary colors.
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The term blue may refer to any of a number of similar colours. The sensation of blue is made by light having a spectrum dominated by energy in the wavelength range of about 440–490 nm.
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HSL and HSV (also called HSB) are two related representations of points in an RGB color space, which attempt to describe perceptual color relationships more accurately than RGB, while remaining computationally simple.
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Hue is one of the three main attributes of perceived color, in addition to lightness and chroma (or colorfulness). Hue is also one of the three dimensions in some colorspaces along with saturation, and brightness (also known as lightness or value).
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colorfulness, chroma, and saturation are related concepts referring to the intensity of a specific color. More technically, colorfulness is the perceived difference between the color of some stimulus and gray, chroma
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Brightness is an attribute of visual perception in which a source appears to emit a given amount of light. In other words, brightness is the perception elicited by the luminance of a visual target. This is a subjective attribute/property of an object being observed.
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The following is a partial list of colors with associated articles. See also color names and the list of color topics.

Note that most of the color swatches below are taken from computer-domain-specific naming schemes such as X11 or HTML4 (see also web colors).
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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.
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Bistre (or bister) is both a dark grayish brown pigment made from soot, and the general name for a color resembling the pigment. Bistre's appearance is generally of a dark grayish brown, with a yellowish cast.
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Brown, when used as a general term, is a color which is a dark yellow, orange, or red, of low luminance relative to lighter or white colored objects.[1]

Some pale orange and yellow colors of lower saturation are called light browns.
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For other uses of the term, see Buff


Buff is a pale yellow-brown colour that got its name from the colour of buffalo leather.

Usage, symbolism, colloquial expressions

Buff is a common colour in many areas.
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Burgundy is a shade of purple associated with the Burgundy wine of the same name, which in turn is named after the Burgundy region of France. The color Burgundy is similar to other shades of dark red such as maroon. It is often called wine red.
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Burnt sienna is an iron oxide pigment: a warm mid brown color. It is also a Crayola color.

Chemically, burnt sienna is formed by burning raw sienna (Terra di Sienna).
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Burnt umber is both a pigment, and colour. The dark brown pigment is made by heating umber, a clay containing oxides of iron and manganese, and is used for oil and water colour paint.
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Copper is a reddish brown color that resembles the actual metal copper.

Copper


Copper

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Hex triplet #B87333
RGBB (r, g, b) (184, 115, 51)

HSV (h, s, v) (29°, 72%, 72 %)
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Liver is a color which is used to describe dogs and horses. It is a dark brown grayish chocolate color.

In horses, "liver chestnut" is a term used to describe a chocolate-colored chestnut horse.
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Mahogany is a brownish color. It is approximately the color of the wood, mahogany. However, the wood itself is not uniformly the same color, and "mahogany" is not a standard HTML color with a
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Maroon is a color related to dark red. Although conceptually a color mixture, it can be regarded as a dark (and possibly also desaturated) shade of red. Derived from French marron ("chestnut"), it didn't become a color-word in English until ca. 1790.
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Ochre or Ocher (pronounced /'əʊ.kə(r)/, from the Greek ὠχρός, yellow) is a color, usually described as golden-yellow or light yellow brown.
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Brown, when used as a general term, is a color which is a dark yellow, orange, or red, of low luminance relative to lighter or white colored objects.[1]

Some pale orange and yellow colors of lower saturation are called light browns.
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Raw Umber is a color that resembles raw umber.

See also

  • List of colors

   
Auburn Bistre Brown Buff Burgundy Burnt sienna Burnt umber Copper Liver Mahogany Maroon Ochre
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Rust is a red-orange color resembling iron oxide. It is a commonly used color in stage lighting, and appears roughly the same color as photographic safelights when used over a standard tungsten light source. The color is number 777 in Lee Filters swatch book.
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Sandy Brown may refer to:
  • Alex 'Sandy' Brown (born 1939), Scottish footballer
  • Sandy Brown, Footballer who scored in the 1901 FA Cup Final
  • Sandy Brown, Jazz musician (born 1929), a notable Scottish clarinettist
  • Sandy brown, a colour and shade of brown.

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Seal brown is a rich dark brown color, resembling the color of the dyed fur from the fur seal.

Usage

The specifications for the U.S. Army Air Corps Type A-2 jacket (regulation summer flying jacket), adopted in 1931 and the most familiar among all leather flight
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Sepia is a dark brown-grey color, named after the rich brown pigment derived from the ink sac of the common cuttlefish.

Sepia ink was commonly used as writing ink in classical times.
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Tan is a brownish, tawny color. The name is derived from tannum, or crushed oak bark, that is used in the process for tanning leather. The resulting process often produces a hide with a 'tan' hue.
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Wheat is a color that resembles wheat.

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  • List of colors

   
Auburn Bistre Brown Buff Burgundy Burnt sienna Burnt umber Copper Liver Mahogany Maroon Ochre
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Zinnwaldite is a color that resembles the mineral zinnwaldite.

Zinnwaldite in human culture

Telecommunications
  • In the 1960s the American Telephone & Telegraph Company (AT&T) marketed zinnwaldite colored telephones for offices and homes.

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