Flax | |
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Dressed flax | |
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Hex triplet | #EEDC82 |
sRGBB (r, g, b) | (238, 220, 130) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (50°, 45%, 93%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (87, 63, 75°) |
Source | Maerz and Paul[1] |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Light greenish yellow |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Flax or Flaxen is a pale yellowish-gray, the color of straw or unspun dressed flax. The first recorded use of flax as a color name in English was in 1915,[2] but "flaxen" had been used to describe hair color in David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens in 1849: Mr. Omer's granddaughter, Minnie, is described as "a pretty little girl with long, flaxen, curling hair."[3]
References
[edit]- ^ The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called flax in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color flax is displayed on page 47, Plate 12, Color Sample B2.
- ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 195; Color Sample of Flax: Page 47 Plate 12 Color Sample B2
- ^ "David Copperfield," by Charles Dickens London:1849 Bradbury and Evans
See also
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