Desert sand (color)
Desert Sand | ||
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(83, 34, 44°) | ||
Source | Crayola | |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Pale orange yellow | |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Desert sand is a very light and very weakly saturated reddish yellow colour which corresponds specifically to the coloration of sand. It may also be regarded as a deep tone of beige.
Desert sand was used by General Motors, along with "
In 1998, desert sand was made into a Crayola crayon colour.[1][2]
The color shown matches the palest of the three colors in the 3-color Desert Camouflage Uniform of United States Armed Forces, which in 1990 began to replace the 6-color Desert Battle Dress Uniform.
Six Color Variations of Desert Sand
Sandy brown
Sandy Brown | ||
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(74, 81, 40°) | ||
Source | X11 | |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Moderate orange | |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
As its name suggests, sandy brown is a shade of brown which is similar to the color of some sands.
Earth yellow
Earth Yellow | ||
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(73, 68, 51°) | ||
Source | Internet | |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Moderate orange yellow | |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Earth yellow is one of the twelve official camouflage colors of the United States Army.[3][4]
Sand
Sand | ||
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(73, 39, 71°) | ||
Source | ISCC-NBS | |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Grayish yellow | |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Sand is a color that resembles the color of beach sand. In fact, another name for this color is beach,[5] an alternate color name in use for this color since 1923.[6]
The first recorded use of sand as a color name in English was in 1627.[7]
The normalized color coordinates for sand are identical to ecru, which was first recorded as a color name in English in 1836.[8]
The San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball currently use Sand as one of their team colors.
Desert
Desert | ||
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(66, 47, 52°) | ||
Source | ISCC-NBS | |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Light yellowish brown | |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Desert is a color that resembles the color of the flat areas of a desert.
The first recorded use of desert as a color name in English was in 1920.[9]
The normalized color coordinates for desert are identical to fallow, wood brown and camel, which were first recorded as color names in English in 1000,[10] 1886,[11][a] and 1916,[13] respectively.
Sand dune (Drab)
Sand Dune | ||
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(50, 58, 58°) | ||
Source | ISCC-NBS | |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Moderate olive brown | |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Sand dune is a
The first recorded use of sand dune as a color name in English was in 1925.[14]
The normalized color coordinates for sand dune are identical to the color names drab, mode beige and bistre brown, which were first recorded as color names in English, respectively, in 1686,[15] 1928,[16] and 1930.[17]
Field drab
Field Drab | ||
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(37, 38, 60°) | ||
Source | ISCC-NBS | |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Moderate olive brown | |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Field drab is one of the twelve official camouflage colors of the United States Army.[3][4]
Desert sand in human culture
- Earth yellow is a popular color for women’s handbags.[citation needed]
- The tones of desert sand are called desert colors because they suggest the colors of the landscape of and of the design of the maroon to complement them) in Southwest Design.[18]
- The colors desert sand, earth yellow, sand, and field drab are all on the list of the twelve standard camouflage colors used by the United States Department of the Army.[3][4]
Notes
- ^ After recording "wood brown" in his 1886 book, Robert Ridgway further refined the details of its color coordinates in his 1912 publication.[12]
References
Bibliography
- Maerz, Aloys John; Paul, Morris Rea (1930). A Dictionary of Color. New York: OCLC 1150631.
- OCLC 768502.
- OCLC 630954.
Citations
- ^ Crayola crayon chronology:
- ^ Current Crayola crayon colors:
- ^ a b c Color, marking, and camouflage pattern painting for armament command equipment, United States Department of the Army, 1988
- ^ a b c The 12 official MERDC camouflage colors (color samples shown):
- ^ Maerz & Paul, p. 48
- ^ Maerz & Paul, p. 190
- ^ Maerz & Paul, p. 48; Color Sample of Sand: p. 49 Plate 13 Color Sample B2
- ^ Gove, Philip B., ed. (1961). "ecru". Merriam-Webster Unabridged. Springfield, MA: G. & C. Merriam. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
First Known Use: 1836
- ^ Maerz & Paul, p. 203; Color Sample of Desert: p. 47 Plate 12 Color Sample I7
- ^ Maerz & Paul, p. 195; Color Sample of Fallow: p. 47 Plate 12 Color Sample B5
- ^ Ridgway (1886), pp. 36, 54, 117; Color Sample of Wood Brown: Plate III fig. 19
- ^ Ridgway (1912), p. 40; Color Sample of Wood Brown: Plate XL
- ^ Maerz & Paul, p. 191; Color Sample of Camel: p. 49 Plate 15 Color Sample A6
- ^ Maerz & Paul, p. 204; Color Sample of Sand Dune: p. 47 Plate 14 Color Sample B5
- ^ Maerz & Paul, p. 194
- ^ Maerz & Paul, p. 199
- ^ Maerz & Paul, p. 53 Plate 15 Color Sample C9
- ^ Google Images for "Southwest Design":
See also
- List of colors