Reseda green

Reseda green is a shade of greyish green in the classic range of colours of the German RAL colour standard, where it is colour 6011.[1] The name derives from the colour of the leaves of Reseda odorata, commonly known as mignonette.[2]:312

Reseda green
 
    Colour coordinates
Hex triplet#6C7C59
sRGBB  (r, g, b)(108, 124, 89)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k)(13, 0, 28, 51)
HSV       (h, s, v)(87°, 28%, 49%)
Source[Unsourced]
ISCC–NBS descriptorModerate olive green
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Prior to World War I, the French Army experimented with reseda green uniforms to replace the existing indigo uniform colour, but they were rejected.[3]

References

  1. Overview of all RAL Classic colours. RAL gemeinnützige GmbH. Accessed January 2016.
  2. Nikolas Davies, Erkki Jokiniemi (2008). Dictionary of Architecture and Building Construction. Amsterdam; Boston; London: Elsevier/Architectural Press. ISBN 9780750685023.
  3. Historique De L'artillerie - De La Renaissance Au Second Empire. Accessed January 06, 2019. http://rosalielebel75.franceserv.com/reforme-uniforme.html.
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