Coquelicot
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.[1] 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.[2]
| Coquelicot | |
|---|---|
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| Hex triplet | #FF3800 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (255, 56, 0) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, 78, 100, 0) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (13°, 100%, 100%) |
| Source | [Unsourced] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid reddish orange |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) | |
Claude Monet painted Les Coquelicots or Poppies Blooming in 1873.
Coquelicots by Robert Vonnoh, 1890
Les Coquelicots by Claude Monet, 1873.
See also
- List of colors
References
- 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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