Citrine is a

colour Color (American English) or colour (British English) is the visual perceptual property deriving from the spectrum of light interacting with the photoreceptor cells of the eyes. Color categories and physical specifications of color are associ ...

, the most common reference for which is certain coloured varieties of

quartz Quartz is a hard, crystalline mineral composed of silica (silicon dioxide). The atoms are linked in a continuous framework of SiO4 silicon-oxygen tetrahedra, with each oxygen being shared between two tetrahedra, giving an overall chemical form ...

which are a medium deep shade of

golden yellow Gold, also called golden, is a color tone resembling the gold chemical element. The web color ''gold'' is sometimes referred to as ''golden'' to distinguish it from the color ''metallic gold''. The use of ''gold'' as a color term in traditio ...

. Citrine has been summarized at various times as

yellow Yellow is the color between green and orange on the spectrum of light. It is evoked by light with a dominant wavelength of roughly 575585 nm. It is a primary color in subtractive color systems, used in painting or color printing. In the R ...

green Green is the color between cyan and yellow on the visible spectrum. It is evoked by light which has a dominant wavelength of roughly 495570 Nanometre, nm. In subtractive color systems, used in painting and color printing, it is created by ...

ish-yellow,

brown Brown is a color. It can be considered a composite color, but it is mainly a darker shade of orange. In the CMYK color model used in printing or painting, brown is usually made by combining the colors orange and black. In the RGB color model used ...

ish yellow or

orange Orange most often refers to: *Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis'' ** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower *Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum * ...

. The original reference point for the citrine colour was the

citron The citron (''Citrus medica''), historically cedrate, is a large fragrant citrus fruit with a thick rind. It is said to resemble a 'huge, rough lemon'. It is one of the original citrus fruits from which all other citrus types developed throu ...

fruit. The first recorded use of ''citrine'' as a colour in English was in 1386. It was borrowed from a medieval Latin and classical Latin word with the same meaning. In late medieval and early modern English the citrine colour-name was applied in a wider variety of contexts than it is today and could be "reddish or brownish yellow; or orange; or amber (distinguished from yellow)"."Citrine" in th
''Middle English Dictionary''
(late medieval English). In today's English citrine as a colour is mostly confined to the contexts of (1) gemstones, including quartz, and (2) some animal and plant names. E.g., the citrine wagtail (''Motacilla citreola''), an Asian bird species with golden-yellow plumage, or the

citrine warbler The citrine warbler (''Myiothlypis luteoviridis'') is a species of bird in the family Parulidae. The term Citrine (colour), ''citrine'' refers to its yellowish colouration. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its na ...

citrine canary-flycatcher The citrine canary-flycatcher (''Culicicapa helianthea'') is a species of bird in the family Stenostiridae. The term ''citrine'' refers to its yellowish colouration. It is found in Sulawesi and the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropi ...

citrine forktail The citrine forktail (''Ischnura hastata'') is a damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae. Description This species is 20–27 mm in length, and its hindwing is 11–15 mm long; it is thus considerably smaller than most European members ...

, etc. File:Citrine Wagtail (Motacilla citreola)- Breeding Male of calcarata race at Bharatpur I IMG 5752.jpg, Citrine wagtail File:3 etrog.JPG, The citron fruit is historically the source-word for the citrine colour name, beginning in Latin File:Basileuterus luteoviridis.jpg,

Citrine warbler The citrine warbler (''Myiothlypis luteoviridis'') is a species of bird in the family Parulidae. The term Citrine (colour), ''citrine'' refers to its yellowish colouration. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its na ...

File:Citrineforktail.JPG,

Citrine forktail The citrine forktail (''Ischnura hastata'') is a damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae. Description This species is 20–27 mm in length, and its hindwing is 11–15 mm long; it is thus considerably smaller than most European members ...

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Jewelry and Gemstone Glossary of Terms: Citrine
{{DEFAULTSORT:Citrine (Colour) Shades of yellow Shades of green Bird colours

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