Raspberry is a
color
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that resembles the color of
raspberries
The raspberry is the edible fruit of a multitude of plant species in the genus ''Rubus'' of the rose family, most of which are in the subgenus '' Idaeobatus''. The name also applies to these plants themselves. Raspberries are perennial with ...
.
The first recorded use of ''raspberry'' as a color name in
English
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was in 1892.
Variations
French raspberry
At right is displayed the color French raspberry, which is the deep rich tone of raspberry called ''framboise'' (French name of the raspberry) in th
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France
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.
Raspberry rose
At right is displayed the color raspberry rose.
The color ''raspberry
rose
A rose is either a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus ''Rosa'' (), in the family Rosaceae (), or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred species and tens of thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be ...
'' is a deep tone of raspberry.
The first recorded use of raspberry rose as a color name in
English
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
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was in 1950, in the ''
Descriptive Color Names Dictionary''.
The
normalized color coordinates for raspberry rose are identical to
irresistible, which was first recorded as a color name in English in 1948, in the ''Plochere Color System''.
Raspberry glacé
The color raspberry glacé is displayed at right. It is a medium shade of raspberry that is used in
interior design
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The first recorded use of ''raspberry glacé'' as a color name in English was in 1926.
The source of this color is the ''Plochere Color System'', a color system formulated in 1948 that is widely used by
interior design
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ers.
The
normalized color coordinates for raspberry glacé are identical to
mauve taupe, first recorded as a color name in English in 1925.
Dark raspberry
At right is displayed the dark tone of raspberry that is called "raspberry" on the Xona Game
Color List
''Dark raspberry'' is a color that resembles the color of a
black raspberry
Black raspberry is a common name for three species of the genus ''Rubus'':
*''Rubus leucodermis
''Rubus leucodermis'', also called whitebark raspberry or blackcap raspberry, is a species of ''Rubus'' native to western North America.
Descripti ...
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File:Black Raspberries.jpg, Black raspberries
File:Colorful Black Raspberry Ice Cream Cone (2420648653).jpg, Black raspberry ice cream
Ice cream is a sweetened frozen food typically eaten as a snack or dessert. It may be made from milk or cream and is flavoured with a sweetener, either sugar or an alternative, and a spice, such as cocoa or vanilla, or with fruit such as ...
''Dark raspberry'' is also the color of regular raspberries that have been boiled down into raspberry
jam
Jam is a type of fruit preserve.
Jam or Jammed may also refer to:
Other common meanings
* A firearm malfunction
* Block signals
** Radio jamming
** Radar jamming and deception
** Mobile phone jammer
** Echolocation jamming
Arts and ente ...
or sauce with sugar to use for
cake filling, filling for French
pancakes,
ice cream
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topping, etc.
In culture
Music
* Perhaps the most famous mention of the color raspberry was by
Prince
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, in his popular song, "
Raspberry Beret
"Raspberry Beret" is a song written by American musician Prince and is the lead single from Prince & the Revolution's 1985 album '' Around the World in a Day''.
Background
The sound of the song expanded upon previous Prince arrangements, incorpo ...
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Vexillology
* The color raspberry has been used in
Cossack ethnic flags and uniforms.
The Russian Army of the Napoleonic Wars (2):Cavalry 1799-1814 (Men-At-Arms Series, 189)
by Philip Haythornthwaite and Bryan Fosten, Osprey Publishing, 2010, (page 36)
See also
* RAL 3027 Raspberry red
* List of colors
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