Wine (color)

The color wine or vinous, vinaceous, is a dark shade of red. It is a representation of the typical color of red wine.

This article is about the color. For other uses, see Wine (disambiguation).
Wine
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet#722F37
HSV       (h, s, v)(353°, 59%, 45[1]%)
sRGBB  (r, g, b)(114, 47, 55)
SourceISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptorDeep reddish brown
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

The first recorded use of wine as a color name in English was in 1705.[2] The term "bordeaux" is also sometimes used to describe this color.[3]

Red wine

Variations of wine

Claret
Claret
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet#7F1734
HSV       (h, s, v)(343°, 82%, 50[4]%)
sRGBB  (r, g, b)(127, 23, 52)
SourceXona.com Color List
ISCC–NBS descriptorDeep red
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

At right is displayed the color claret.

Another name for this color is bordeaux.[5]

This color is a representation of the average color of bordeaux wine.

Bordeaux wine

The first recorded use of claret as a color name in English was in 1547.[6]

Burgundy
Main article: Burgundy (color)
Burgundy
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet#800020
HSV       (h, s, v)(345°, 100%, 50%)
sRGBB  (r, g, b)(128, 0, 32)
Source/Maerz and Paul[7]
ISCC–NBS descriptorDeep red
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Burgundy is a red color associated with the Burgundy wine of the same name, which in turn is named after the Burgundy region of France.

The first recorded use of "burgundy" as a color name in English was in 1881.[8]

Wine dregs
Wine Dregs
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet#673147
HSV       (h, s, v)(336°, 52%, 40[9]%)
sRGBB  (r, g, b)(103, 49, 71)
SourceMaerz and Paul[10]
ISCC–NBS descriptorDark purplish red
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Wine dregs, or dregs of wine, is a deep tone of the color wine. It refers to the color of the lees of wine which settle at the bottom of a wine vessel. The first recorded use of wine dregs as a color name in English was in 1924.[11] This color and old gold are the official colors of the Phi Delta Chi and Delta Psi fraternities.

Wine in human culture

Fashion

  • The color wine is often used in fashion for various articles of clothing.

Sports

See also
  • List of colors

References
  1. web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #722F37 (Wine):
  2. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 207
  4. web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #7F1734 (Claret):
  5. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 150--Discussion of the color bordeaux; the first use of bordeaux as a synonym for claret was sometime in the 1800s (exact year uncertain) Page 191
  6. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 193; Color Sample of Claret Page 29 Plate 3 Color Sample K4
  7. The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called burgundy in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color burgundy is displayed on page 135, Plate 56, Color Sample E8.
  8. 1989, Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., s.v. Burgundy.
  9. web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #673147 (Wine Dregs):
  10. The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called wine dregs in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color wine dregs is displayed on page 37, Plate 7, Color Sample L7.
  11. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 207; Color Sample of Wine Dregs Page 37 Plate 7 Color Sample L7
  12. "Cavaliers Logo Suite Evolves to Modernize Look". NBA.com/Cavaliers. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. May 31, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
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