Coquelicot Explained

Coquelicot
Hex:	FF3800
Source:	ColorHexa^[1]
Isccname:	Vivid reddish orange

Coquelicot is a shade of red. The term is originally the French name for the wild corn poppy, Papaver rhoeas, which is distinguished by its bright red color and orange tint.^[2] It eventually passed into English usage as the name of a color based upon that of the flower. The first recorded use of this usage was in the year 1795.^[3]

Claude Monet painted Les Coquelicots or Poppies Blooming in 1873.

See also

• List of colors

References

• Book: Cecil, David . A Portrait of Jane Austen . . 1978 . Cecil1978.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Coquelicot / #ff3800 hex color . ColorHexa . 2021-11-06.
2. Webster's Unabridged Universal Dictionary, World Syndicate Publishing, N.Y., 1937
3. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill Page 193; Color Sample of Coquelicot: Page 27 Plate 2 Color Sample C10