Apricot (color)

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Apricot
 
Gtk-dialog-info.svg    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #FBCEB1
sRGB B (r, g, b)(251, 206, 177)
HSV (h, s, v)(24°, 29%, 98%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(86, 40, 41°)
SourceMaerz and Paul [1]
ISCC–NBS descriptor Pale orange yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Apricot is a light yellowish-orangish color that is similar to the color of apricots. However, it is paler than actual apricots.

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Etymology

An apricot and its cross section Apricot and cross section.jpg
An apricot and its cross section

The etymology of the color apricot (and the fruit): the word comes from the Arabic Al-birquq (itself from Greek berikokon, ultimately from Latin praecoquum). Apricot has been in use as a color name since 1851. [2]

Variations of apricot

Light apricot

Apricot (Crayola)
 
Gtk-dialog-info.svg    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #FDD5B1
sRGB B (r, g, b)(253, 213, 177)
HSV (h, s, v)(28°, 30%, 99%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(88, 41, 48°)
Source Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor Pale orange yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Displayed at right is the light tone of apricot called apricot since 1958 in Crayola crayons.

Mellow apricot

Mellow apricot
 
Gtk-dialog-info.svg    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #F8B878
sRGB B (r, g, b)(248, 184, 120)
HSV (h, s, v)(30°, 52%, 97%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(79, 69, 46°)
Source BS 5252 [3]
ISCC–NBS descriptor Moderate orange yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Displayed at right is the color mellow apricot.

This is one of the colors on the British Standards 5252 color list. This color is #06E50 on the 5252 color list. The 5252 color list is for colors used in color coordination and in building construction. The British Standard color lists were first formulated in 1930 and reached their present form in 1955.

Apricot in human culture

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References

  1. The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called apricot in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color apricot is displayed on page 43, Plate 10, Color Sample 7F.
  2. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York: 1930—McGraw-Hill. See page 189 for year of first recorded use of color name reference and page 43, Plate 10 Color Sample 7F for color sample of Apricot.
  3. "British Standard BS5252 Colour Chart".
  4. Andrews, Vincent (2010), The Leatherboy Handbook, The Nazca Plains Corp., ISBN   978-1-61098-046-3
  5. Hankycode on gaycitiusa.com Archived 2007-12-06 at the Wayback Machine access date 2012-03-30
  6. Hankycode on leathernjonline.com access date 2010-03-30