Citron (color)

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Citron
 
Gtk-dialog-info.svg    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #DDD06A
sRGB B (r, g, b)(221, 208, 106)
HSV (h, s, v)(53°, 52%, 87%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(83, 67, 78°)
Source Xona.com
ISCC–NBS descriptor Strong greenish yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
Citron fruits Citron.jpg
Citron fruits

Citron is a dark lemon color similar to that of the fruit citron. As a tertiary color on the RYB color wheel, it is an equal mix of orange and green pigments. [1] [2]

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References

  1. William J. Miskella, 1928, Practical Color Simplified: A Handbook on Lacquering, Enameling, Coloring And Painting, pp
  2. John Lemos, 1920, "Color Charts for the School Room", in School Arts, vol. 19, pp 580–584

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