Champagne (color) explained

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.

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Champagne

Champagne
Hex:	F7E7CE
Source:	http://www.99colors.net/name/champagne/Maerz and Paul
Isccname:	Pale yellowish-orange

The color champagne is displayed at right.

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

Variations of champagne

Medium champagne

Medium champagne
Hex:	F3E5AB
Source:	ISCC-NBS
Isccname:	Pale greenish yellow

At right 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

Deep champagne
Hex:	FAD6A5
Source:	ISCC-NBS
Isccname:	Light yellow

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

Dark champagne

Dark champagne
Hex:	C2B280
Source:	ISCC-NBS
Isccname:	Grayish yellow

At right is displayed the color dark champagne.

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

Champagne in human culture

Animal husbandry

• Champagne is a horse color used to describe some horses (see champagne gene).

Astronomy

• SN 2003fg was an aberrant type Ia supernova discovered in 2003 and described in the journal Nature on September 21 2006. It was nicknamed the Champagne Supernova after the 1996 song "Champagne Supernova" by the English rock band Oasis.

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

• List of colors

Notes and References

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. Web site: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955) in color sample #89 . 2008-11-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170730190624/http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-c.htm . 2017-07-30 . dead .
3. Web site: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955) in color sample #73. https://web.archive.org/web/20170730190624/http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-c.htm. 2017-07-30.