Raspberry (color) explained
| Raspberry |
| Hex: | E30B5C |
| Source: | Maerz and Paul[1] |
| Isccname: | Vivid red |
Raspberry is a color that resembles the color of raspberries.
The first recorded use of raspberry as a color name in English was in 1892.[2]
Variations
French raspberry
| French Raspberry |
| Hex: | C42C48 |
| Source: | Pourpre.com |
| Isccname: | Vivid red |
At right is displayed the color French raspberry, which is the deep rich tone of raspberry called framboise (French name of the raspberry) in the Pourpre.com color list, a color list widely popular in France.
Raspberry rose
| Raspberry Rose |
| Hex: | B3446C |
| Source: | ISCC-NBS |
| Isccname: | Moderate purplish red |
At right is displayed the color raspberry rose.
The color raspberry rose is a deep tone of raspberry.
The first recorded use of raspberry rose as a color name in English was in 1950, in the Descriptive Color Names Dictionary.[3]
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.[4]
Raspberry glacé
| Raspberry Glacé |
| Hex: | 915F6D |
| Source: | Plochere |
| Isccname: | Grayish purplish red |
The color raspberry glacé is displayed on the right. It is a medium shade of raspberry that is used in interior design.
The first recorded use of raspberry glacé as a color name in English was in 1926.[5]
The source of this color is the Plochere Color System, a color system formulated in 1948 that is widely used by interior designers.[6]
The normalized color coordinates for raspberry glacé are identical to mauve taupe, first recorded as a color name in English in 1925.[7]
Dark raspberry
At right is displayed the dark tone of raspberry that is called "raspberry" on the Xona Games Color List.
Dark raspberry is a color that resembles the color of a black raspberry.Dark raspberry is also the color of regular raspberries that have been boiled down into raspberry jam or sauce with sugar to use for cake filling, filling for French pancakes, ice cream topping, etc.
In culture
Music
- Perhaps the most famous mention of the color raspberry was by Prince, in his popular song, "Raspberry Beret".[8]
Vexillology
See also
Notes and References
- The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called raspberry in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color raspberry is displayed on page 35, Plate 6, Color Sample I5.
- Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill p. 202; Color Sample of Raspberry: p. 35 Plate 6 Color Sample I5
- Book: Circular of the Bureau of Standards no. 553: The ISCC-NBS method of designating colors and a dictionary of color names . . Washington, D.C. . 1955-11-01 . 14, 80 . (from p. 14) Taylor, H. D., Knoche, L., and Granville, W. C., Descriptive color names dictionary (Container Corporation of America, Chicago, 111., 1950). (from p. 80) Taylor, Knoche, Granville Raspberry Rose gm ... 9 lc . 2022-10-26 . Internet Archive text collection.
- Web site: Plochere Color System Gold Pheasant – Mission White . colors.bravo9.com . 2022-10-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111005000815/http://colors.bravo9.com/nbs-iscc-p-plochere-color-system/list/3/ . 2011-10-05.
- Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill p. 202; color sample of Raspberry Glacé: p. 31 Plate 4 Color Sample F4
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120301124316/http://colors.bravo9.com/nbs-iscc-p-plochere-color-system/list/all/ Plochere Color System:
- Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill p. 203; Color Sample of Mauve Taupe p. 37 Plate 7 Color Sample C8
- [:File:Prince RaspBeret.jpg]
- https://books.google.com/books?id=rxD9Z0k-I6sC&pg=PA20 The Cossacks 1799-1815 (Warrior)
- https://books.google.com/books?id=d2WcCIm6WaQC&pg=PA1035 Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations:Ethnic and National Groups Around the World Volume II D-K
- https://books.google.com/books?id=94xtSjHGhSsC&pg=PA36 The Russian Army of the Napoleonic Wars (2):Cavalry 1799-1814 (Men-At-Arms Series, 189)
