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Burgundy is a dark red-purplish color.
The color burgundy takes its name from the
Burgundy is a dark red-purplish color.
The color burgundy takes its name from the Burgundy
Burgundy (; french: link=no, Bourgogne ) is a historical territory and former administrative region and province of east-central France. The province was once home to the Dukes of Burgundy from the early 11th until the late 15th century. The c ...
wine
Wine is an alcoholic drink typically made from fermented grapes. Yeast consumes the sugar in the grapes and converts it to ethanol and carbon dioxide, releasing heat in the process. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts are m ...
in France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
. When referring to the color, "burgundy" is not usually capitalized.
The color burgundy is similar to Bordeaux (#4C1C24), Merlot (#73343A), Berry (#A01641), and Redberry (#701f28). Burgundy is made of 50% red, 0% green, and 13% blue. The CMYK
The CMYK color model (also known as process color, or four color) is a subtractive color model, based on the CMY color model, used in color printing, and is also used to describe the printing process itself. The abbreviation ''CMYK'' refers ...
percentages are 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 75% yellow, 50% black.
The first recorded use of "burgundy" as a color name in English
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was in 1881.
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Variations
Vivid burgundy
Incosmetology
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, a brighter tone of burgundy called vivid burgundy is used for coloring hair
Hair is a protein filament that grows from follicles found in the dermis. Hair is one of the defining characteristics of mammals.
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.
Old burgundy
The color ''old burgundy'' is a dark tone of burgundy. The first recorded use of ''old burgundy'' as a color name inEnglish
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
was in 1926.
See also
*Auburn (color)
Auburn hair is a human hair color, a variety of red hair, most commonly described as reddish-brown in color or dark ginger. Auburn hair ranges in shades from medium to dark. It can be found with a wide array of skin tones and eye colors. The che ...
* RAL 3005 Wine red
The following is a list of RAL Classic colours from the RAL colour standard. The visual samples are approximate and informative only.
RAL Classic Yellow and beige
Orange
Red
Violet
Blue
Green
Grey
Brown
White and b ...
* Wine (color)
The color wine or bordeaux, vinous, vinaceous, is a dark shade of red. It is a representation of the typical color of red wine.
The first recorded use of ''wine'' as a color name in English was in 1705. The term "bordeaux" is also sometimes u ...
* Wine color
The color of wine is one of the most easily recognizable characteristics of wines. Color is also an element in wine tasting since heavy wines generally have a deeper color. The accessory traditionally used to judge the wine color was the tastevin, ...
, various colors of wine
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