Ivory (color)
Ivory is an off-white color that resembles ivory, the material from which the teeth and tusks of animals (such as, notably, the elephant and the walrus) is made. It has a very slight tint of yellow.
Carved ivory in Sa'dabad Palace, Iran
| Ivory | |
|---|---|
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FFFFF0 |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (60°, 6%, 100%) |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (255, 255, 240) |
| Source | X11 |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Pale yellow green |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) | |
The first recorded use of ivory as a color name in English was in 1385.[1]
The color "ivory" was included as one of the X11 colors when they were formulated in 1987.
Ivory in nature
Ivory gull
- The ivory-colored cymbidium is a species of orchid.
Ivory-colored Cymbidium orchid
- Ivory is used adjectivally in the names of several birds to describe their appearance, including the ivory gull, ivory-backed woodswallow, ivory-billed aracari, ivory-billed woodcreeper, ivory-billed woodpecker and ivory-breasted pitta.
References
- Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 197; Color Sample of Ivory: Page 43 Plate 10 Color Sample B12
See also
- List of colors
- X11 color names
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