Seal brown
Seal brown is a rich dark brown color, resembling the color of the dyed fur from the fur seal.
| Seal brown | |
|---|---|
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #59260B |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (0°, 60%, 20%) |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (89, 38, 11) |
| Source | Mason Paints[1] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Deep brown |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) | |
Usage
The specifications for the U.S. Army Air Corps Type A-2 jacket (regulation summer flying jacket), adopted in 1931 and the most familiar among all leather flight jackets, stated that it should be made of horsehide tanned to seal brown. However, initially, oxidation during the dyeing process caused the jackets to end up russet (a lighter, reddish brown) in color. Later in the decade, they were able to prevent oxidation during dyeing, and the jackets produced were a proper dark brown.
Seal brown is one of the official colors of Lehigh University, Brown University,[2] the Cleveland Browns football team,[3] and the engineering honor society, Tau Beta Pi.[4]
See also
- List of colors
References
- "Seal Brown Stains Ceramic Porcelain Paints - C-006-153". Mason Paints.
- Mitchell, Martha. (1993). "College Color." Encyclopedia Brunoniana
- King, Steve (2007). "The Kardiac Kids". The Official Website of the Cleveland Browns. The Cleveland Browns. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
- Tau Beta Pi Association. (2009). "History Archived 2008-11-03 at the Wayback Machine." Tau Beta Pi Information Book