Cordovan (color)
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Short description: Shade of dark red
| Cordovan | |
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 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #893F45 |
| Source | Pantone Color Planner[1] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Dark red |
Cordovan is a rich shade of burgundy and a dark shade of rose. Cordovan takes its name from the city of Córdoba, Spain, where the production of cordovan leather was first practiced by the Visigoths in the seventh century.[2] The term cordovan has come to describe the color of clothing – leather in particular; in this sense, the use of cordovan overlaps with that of oxblood.
The first recorded use of cordovan as a color name in English was in 1925.[3]
See also
- Shades of red
- List of colors
References
- ↑ Shah, David. "Pantone View Color Planner Summer 2007 Key Color Combinations". Metropolitan Publishing of Amsterdam. http://www.retailinsights.be/uploadedfiles/eiseman%20key%20color%20combos.pdf.
- ↑ Constable, Olivia Remie (1994). Trade and Traders in Muslim Spain. Cambridge University Press.
- ↑ Maerz, A.; Paul, M. A. (1930). A Dictionary of Color. New York: McGraw-Hill. p. 193. (Color Sample of Cordovan on p. 39 Plate 8 Color Sample H8)
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