Reseda green is a shade of greyish green in the classic range of colours of the German RAL colour standard, where it is colour 6011.[1] The name derives from the colour of the leaves of Reseda odorata, commonly known as mignonette.[2]: 312
| Reseda green | |
|---|---|
 Colour coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #6C7C59 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (108, 124, 89) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (87°, 28%, 49%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (50, 25, 108°) |
| Source | [Unsourced] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Moderate olive green |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Prior to World War I, the French Army experimented with reseda green uniforms to replace the existing indigo uniform colour, but they were rejected.[3]
References
edit- ^ Overview of all RAL Classic colours. RAL gemeinnützige GmbH. Accessed January 2016.
- ^ Nikolas Davies, Erkki Jokiniemi (2008). Dictionary of Architecture and Building Construction. Amsterdam; Boston; London: Elsevier/Architectural Press. ISBN 9780750685023.
- ^ Historique De L'artillerie - De La Renaissance Au Second Empire. Accessed January 06, 2019. http://rosalielebel75.franceserv.com/reforme-uniforme.html.
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