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Champagne (color)

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Champagne-colored topaz crystals on quartz

The color champagne is a name given for various very pale tints of yellowish-orange that are close to beige. The color's name is derived from the typical color of the beverage Champagne.

Champagne

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Champagne
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#F7E7CE
sRGBB (r, g, b)(247, 231, 206)
HSV (h, s, v)(37°, 17%, 97%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(92, 23, 62°)
Source[1]/Maerz and Paul
ISCC–NBS descriptorPale yellowish-orange
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color champagne is displayed adjacent.

The first recorded use of champagne as a color name in English was in 1915.[1]

A glass of Champagne

Variations of champagne

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Medium champagne

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Medium champagne
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#F3E5AB
sRGBB (r, g, b)(243, 229, 171)
HSV (h, s, v)(48°, 30%, 95%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(91, 44, 75°)
SourceISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptorPale greenish yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Adjacent is displayed the color medium champagne.

The medium tone of "champagne" displayed at right is the color called champagne in the Dictionary of Color Names (1955) in color sample #89.[2]

Deep champagne

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Deep champagne
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#FAD6A5
sRGBB (r, g, b)(250, 214, 165)
HSV (h, s, v)(35°, 34%, 98%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(88, 47, 56°)
SourceISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptorLight yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The deep tone of "champagne" displayed adjacent is the color called champagne in the Dictionary of Color Names (1955) in color sample #73.[3]

Dark champagne

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Dark champagne
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#C2B280
sRGBB (r, g, b)(194, 178, 128)
HSV (h, s, v)(45°, 34%, 76%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(73, 39, 71°)
SourceISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptorGrayish yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Adjacent is displayed the color dark champagne.

The dark tone of "champagne" displayed adjacent is the color called champagne in the ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955) in color sample #90.

Champagne in human culture

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Animal husbandry

Astronomy

Merchandise

  • Champagne is most often used to describe gemstones or paint finishes (such as for an automobile) in order to imply that one is purchasing a luxury product.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill Page 192; Color Sample of Champagne: Page 45 Plate 11 Color Sample B3 Note: The color called Champagne in the color box above (color #F7E7CE) matches the color shown as Champagne in Maerz and Paul.
  2. ^ "ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955) in color sample #89". Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
  3. ^ "ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955) in color sample #73". Archived from the original on 2017-07-30.