Puce
| Puce | ||
|---|---|---|
| (64, 43, 356°) | ||
| Source | 99colors.net | |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Dark pink | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | ||
Puce is a brownish purple color. The term comes from the French couleur puce, literally meaning "flea color".[1]
Puce became popular in the late 18th century in France. It appeared in clothing at the court of
Puce was also a popular fashion color in 19th-century Paris. In one of his novels, Émile Zola describes a woman "dressed in a dark gown of an equivocal color, somewhere between puce and goose shit."[5] In Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, Mademoiselle Baptistine wears "a gown of puce-colored silk, of the fashion of 1806, which she had purchased at that date in Paris, and which had lasted ever since."[6]
Variations of puce
Puce (ISCC-NBS)
| Puce (ISCC-NBS) | ||
|---|---|---|
| (29, 45, 7°) | ||
| Source | ISCC-NBS | |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Dark red | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | ||
The color to the right is the color called puce in the ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955). Since this color has a hue code of 353, it is a slightly purplish red.
Puce (Maerz and Paul)
| Puce (M&P) | ||
|---|---|---|
| (48, 51, 4°) | ||
| Source | Maerz and Paul | |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Moderate red | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | ||
The color box to the right shows the color called puce in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul, A Dictionary of Color;[7] the color puce is displayed on page 37, Plate 7, Color Sample H4.
Puce (Pourpre color list)
| Puce (Pourpre color list) | ||
|---|---|---|
| (17, 38, 18°) | ||
| Source | Pourpre.com | |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Deep brown | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | ||
At right is the color called puce in the Pourpre.com color list, a color list widely popular in France. This is the original puce, from which all other tones of puce ultimately derive.[citation needed]
Puce (Pantone)
| Puce (Pantone) | ||
|---|---|---|
| (27, 12, 6°) | ||
| Source | Pantone TPX[8] | |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Dark grayish reddish brown | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | ||
The color at right is called puce in the Pantone color list.
The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #19-1518 TPX—Puce.[9]
See also
- List of colors
References
- doi:10.1093/OED/3451789277. (Subscription or participating institution membershiprequired.)
- ISBN 978-1-5247-0494-0.
- ^ Kelleher, Katy (2017-10-24). "The Sexy-Gross Story of Puce". The Awl. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ^ Under The Moonlight (2020-07-14). "Puce Was Once The Height Of 18th Century French Fashion For A Second". Under The Moonlight. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ^ Zola, Émile (1880). Nana. Paris: G. Charpentier. p. 45.
Vêtue d'une robe sombre de couleur indécise, entre le puce et le caca d'oie.
- ^ Hugo, Victor (1887). Les Misérables. Translated by Hapgood, Isabel F. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell. p. 67.
- ^ Maerz and Paul (1930). A Dictionary of Color. New York: McGraw-Hill.
- ^ Type the word "Puce" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the color appears.
- ^ Pantone TPX Pantone Color Finder--Type the word "Puce" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the color appears: