Maroon_(color) Maroon_(color)

Maroon (color) - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Burgundy, Goya
#800000

Maroon is a color mixture composed of brown and purple. 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. 1791.

Color Coordinates

Hex triplet = #800000
RGB    (r, g, b)    =  (128, 0, 0)
CMYK   (c, m, y, k) =  (0, 128, 128, 127)
HSV    (h, s, v)    =  (0, 100, 50)

See also


Example Usage of (color)

winebride: @MMJ512 the crib wall, seen, will be Blue Pearl. Other walls will be Pony Tail, a tannish color
lamourlamorgue: http://twitpic.com/ro6zq - @kjdellow one is also printed with color. :/
sfgoon: is horrified! My niece asked me if there were Pilgrims when I was born! Time for some hair color!
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