Coquelicot

Coquelicot
Coquelicot
CIELChuv (L, C, h)
Source	ColorHexa
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid reddish orange
	B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte);

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.

References

^ "Coquelicot / #ff3800 hex color". ColorHexa. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
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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[1] "Coquelicot / #ff3800 hex color". ColorHexa. Retrieved 2021-11-06.

[2] World Syndicate Publishing
, N.Y., 1937

[3] 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

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