Camel (color)
Camel is a color that resembles the color of the hair of a camel.
| Camel | |
|---|---|
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #C19A6B |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (33°, 45%, 76[1]%) |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (193, 154, 107) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Light yellowish brown |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) | |
Camel calf feeding on her mother's milk
The first recorded use of camel as a color name in English was in 1916.[2]
Fashion
Camel is the color of a specific type of overcoat known as a polo coat or camel-hair coat. In a 1951 Collier's magazine fashion article, it is said camel colored polo coats are proper to wear in the summer, in the country and in the U.S. South, but navy blue overcoats are proper to wear in the city and in autumn, winter and spring.
See also
- List of colors
References
- web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #C19A6B (Camel):
- Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 191; Color Sample of Camel: Page 49 Plate 15 Color Sample A6
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