Coquelicot
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Short description: Shade of red based on the hue of the wild corn poppy
| Coquelicot | |
|---|---|
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FF3800 |
| Source | ColorHexa[1] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid reddish orange |
Coquelicot ( /ˈkoʊklɪkoʊ/ KOHK-li-koh) is a shade of red. The term was originally a French vernacular name for the wild corn poppy, Papaver rhoeas, which is distinguished by its bright red color, and orange tint.[2] It eventually passed into English usage as the name of a color based upon that of the flower. The first recorded use of this usage was in the year 1795.[3]
Claude Monet painted Les Coquelicots or Poppies Blooming in 1873.
See also
- List of colors
References
- ↑ "Coquelicot / #ff3800 hex color". https://www.colorhexa.com/ff3800.
- ↑ Webster's Unabridged Universal Dictionary, World Syndicate Publishing, N.Y., 1937
- ↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill Page 193; Color Sample of Coquelicot: Page 27 Plate 2 Color Sample C10
- Cecil, David (1978). A Portrait of Jane Austen. Constable.
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