Rose (color)
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Rose is the color
halfway between red
and magenta
on the HSV color wheel, also known as the RGB color wheel, on which it is at hue
angle of 330 degrees.
Rose is one of the tertiary colors on the HSV (RGB) color wheel. The complementary color
of rose is spring green
.
Sometimes rose is quoted instead as the web-safe color FF00CC, which is closer to magenta than to red, corresponding to a hue angle near 320 degrees, or the web-safe color FF0077, which is closer to red than magenta, corresponding to a hue angle of about 340 degrees.
was in 1382.
The etymology of the color name rose is the same as that of the name of the rose
flower
. The name originates from Latin
rosa, borrowed through Oscan
from colonial Greek
in southern Italy
: rhodon (Aeolic form: wrodon), from Aramaic wurrdā, from Assyrian
wurtinnu, from Old Iranian *warda (cf. Avestan warda, Sogdian
ward, Parthian
wâr).
This is written as mistyrose in HTML code for computer display.
The color name misty rose first came into use in 1987, when this color was formulated as one of the X11 colors
, which in the early 1990s became known as the X11 web colors.
. This color is popular in interior design
for painting bedroom
s, especially among women.
There is a different color also called tea rose, which is the color of an orange rose called a tea rose. This other color called "tea rose" is displayed in the article called variations of orange
as tea rose (orange).
The first recorded use of tea rose as a color name in English was in 1884.
The source of this color is the ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955) – Color Sample of Tea Rose (color sample #28)
in 1993.
), some shades of rose are named after Persia, such as the light tone of rose at right that is called Persian pink. This color is very popular in women's fashion
.
The first recorded use of Persian pink as a color name in English
was in 1923.
rose bonbon.
This translates loosely into English as candy rose or candy pink,
or more specifically as bonbon rose or bonbon pink--
presumably referring to bonbon
s that are coated with icing that is colored rose bonbon.
Rose bonbon is a tone of rose that is popular in France
.
The term Thulian pink refers to the land of Thule
.
Sample of Thulian Pink: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955) – Color Sample of Thulite Pink (color sample #248)
Another name for this color is first lady. The first use of first lady as a color name in English was in 1948 when the Plochere Color System, (a color system that is widely used by interior designers) was inaugurated in 1948.
in 1998.
The first recorded use of France Rose as a color name in English was in 1926.
Color sample of French Rose--this color matches exactly the color sample shown as France rose in A Dictionary of Color.
This color is a rich shade of crimson-rose.
Razzmatazz was a new Crayola
crayon color chosen in 1993 as a part of the Name The New Colors Contest.
It was named by then 5-year-old Laura Bartolomei-Hill. She was the youngest winner of Crayola's "Name the New Colors Contest."
This color is a vivid tone of rose tending toward magenta.
The color razzle dazzle rose was formulated by Crayola
in 1990.
The first recorded use of Persian rose as a color name in English was in 1922.
This color matches the color of the Persian rose color sample in A Dictionary of Color--a highly saturated color close to the outer surface of the color sphere, just below the equator of the color sphere, about halfway between rose and magenta. The color Persian rose may also be described as a color close to the purple boundary of the CIE chromaticity diagram about halfway between rose and magenta.
The source of this color is: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955) – Color Sample of Raspberry Rose (color sample #255).
The first recorded use of rose quartz as a color name in English was in 1926.
Source of color: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955) – Color Sample of Rose Quartz.
The color name rosy brown first came into use in 1987, when this color was formulated as one of the X11 colors
, which in the early 1990s became known as the X11 web colors.
The first recorded use of old rose as a color name in English was in 1892.
Source of color: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955) – Color Sample of Old Rose (Color Sample #6).
The first recorded use of rose vale as a color name in English was in 1923.
Source of color: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955) – Color Sample of Rose Vale (color sample #15).
Another name for this color is redwood.
The first recorded use of cordovan as a color name in English was in 1925.
The first recorded use of rose taupe as a color name in English was in 1924.
Source of color: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955) – Color Sample of Rose Taupe (color sample #19).
The first recorded use of rose ebony as a color name in English was in 1924.
Source of color: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955) – Color Sample of Rose Ebony (color sample #47)
.
The first recorded use of rosewood as a color name in English was in 1892.
For a depiction of the wide variety of colors exhibited by actual rosewood, go to the 16 samples of actual rosewood depicted on the following website:
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Color
Color or colour is the visual perceptual property corresponding in humans to the categories called red, green, blue and others. Color derives from the spectrum of light interacting in the eye with the spectral sensitivities of the light receptors...
halfway between red
Red
Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked eye...
and magenta
Magenta
Magenta is a color evoked by light stronger in blue and red wavelengths than in yellowish-green wavelengths . In light experiments, magenta can be produced by removing the lime-green wavelengths from white light...
on the HSV color wheel, also known as the RGB color wheel, on which it is at hue
Hue
Hue is one of the main properties of a color, defined technically , as "the degree to which a stimulus can be describedas similar to or different from stimuli that are described as red, green, blue, and yellow,"...
angle of 330 degrees.
Rose is one of the tertiary colors on the HSV (RGB) color wheel. The complementary color
Complementary color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors that are of “opposite” hue in some color model. The exact hue “complementary” to a given hue depends on the model in question, and perceptually uniform, additive, and subtractive color models, for example, have differing complements for any given color.-...
of rose is spring green
Spring green (color)
Spring green is a color included on the color wheel that is precisely halfway between cyan and green . When plotted on the CIE chromaticity diagram it corresponds to a visual stimulus of 505 nanometers on the visible spectrum. Spring green is a pure chroma on the color wheel...
.
Rose
The color #FF007F, shown at right, is at a hue angle of 330 degrees, precisely half way between red and magenta, on the HSV color wheel, also known as the RGB color wheel.Sometimes rose is quoted instead as the web-safe color FF00CC, which is closer to magenta than to red, corresponding to a hue angle near 320 degrees, or the web-safe color FF0077, which is closer to red than magenta, corresponding to a hue angle of about 340 degrees.
Etymology of rose
The first recorded use of rose as a color name in EnglishEnglish language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
was in 1382.
The etymology of the color name rose is the same as that of the name of the rose
Rose
A rose is a woody perennial of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae. There are over 100 species. They form a group of erect shrubs, and climbing or trailing plants, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers are large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows...
flower
Flower
A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to effect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs...
. The name originates from Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
rosa, borrowed through Oscan
Oscan language
Oscan is a term used to describe both an extinct language of southern Italy and the language group to which it belonged.The Oscan language was spoken by a number of tribes, including the Samnites, the Aurunci, the Sidicini, and the Ausones. The latter three tribes were often grouped under the name...
from colonial Greek
Magna Graecia
Magna Græcia is the name of the coastal areas of Southern Italy on the Tarentine Gulf that were extensively colonized by Greek settlers; particularly the Achaean colonies of Tarentum, Crotone, and Sybaris, but also, more loosely, the cities of Cumae and Neapolis to the north...
in southern Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
: rhodon (Aeolic form: wrodon), from Aramaic wurrdā, from Assyrian
Akkadian language
Akkadian is an extinct Semitic language that was spoken in ancient Mesopotamia. The earliest attested Semitic language, it used the cuneiform writing system derived ultimately from ancient Sumerian, an unrelated language isolate...
wurtinnu, from Old Iranian *warda (cf. Avestan warda, Sogdian
Sogdian language
The Sogdian language is a Middle Iranian language that was spoken in Sogdiana , located in modern day Uzbekistan and Tajikistan ....
ward, Parthian
Parthian language
The Parthian language, also known as Arsacid Pahlavi and Pahlavanik, is a now-extinct ancient Northwestern Iranian language spoken in Parthia, a region of northeastern ancient Persia during the rule of the Parthian empire....
wâr).
Misty Rose
At right is displayed the web color misty rose.This is written as mistyrose in HTML code for computer display.
The color name misty rose first came into use in 1987, when this color was formulated as one of the X11 colors
X11 color names
In computing, on the X Window System, X11 color names are represented in a simple text file, which maps certain strings to RGB color values. It is shipped with every X11 installation, hence the name, and is usually located in <X11root>/lib/X11/rgb.txt.It is not known who originally compiled...
, which in the early 1990s became known as the X11 web colors.
Tea Rose
At right is displayed the color tea rose. This is the tint of the color that is used in interior designInterior design
Interior design describes a group of various yet related projects that involve turning an interior space into an effective setting for the range of human activities are to take place there. An interior designer is someone who conducts such projects...
. This color is popular in interior design
Interior design
Interior design describes a group of various yet related projects that involve turning an interior space into an effective setting for the range of human activities are to take place there. An interior designer is someone who conducts such projects...
for painting bedroom
Bedroom
A bedroom is a private room where people usually sleep for the night or relax during the day.About one third of our lives are spent sleeping and most of the time we are asleep, we are sleeping in a bedroom. To be considered a bedroom the room needs to have bed. Bedrooms can range from really simple...
s, especially among women.
There is a different color also called tea rose, which is the color of an orange rose called a tea rose. This other color called "tea rose" is displayed in the article called variations of orange
Variations of orange
This article is a catalog of notable tints and shades of the color orange.Orange pigments are largely in the ochre or cadmium families.-Orange :At right is the color orange, also known as color wheel orange...
as tea rose (orange).
The first recorded use of tea rose as a color name in English was in 1884.
The source of this color is the ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955) – Color Sample of Tea Rose (color sample #28)
Tickle Me Pink
The color tickle me pink is displayed at right. This color was formulated by CrayolaCrayola
Crayola is a brand of artists' supplies manufactured by Crayola LLC, which was founded in 1885 as Binney & Smith. It is best known for its crayons...
in 1993.
Persian Pink
Since the color rose is so well loved in Persia (IranIran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
), some shades of rose are named after Persia, such as the light tone of rose at right that is called Persian pink. This color is very popular in women's fashion
Fashion
Fashion, a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person...
.
The first recorded use of Persian pink as a color name in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
was in 1923.
Rose Bonbon
At right is displayed the color that is called in FrenchFrench language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
rose bonbon.
This translates loosely into English as candy rose or candy pink,
or more specifically as bonbon rose or bonbon pink--
presumably referring to bonbon
Bonbon
The name bonbon refers to any of several types of sweets, especially small candies enrobed in chocolate.The first reports of bonbons come from the 17th century, when they were made at the French royal court. Their name arose from infantile reduplication of the word bon, meaning 'good'...
s that are coated with icing that is colored rose bonbon.
Rose bonbon is a tone of rose that is popular in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Magenta (Crayola)
At right is a Crayola color formulated in 1949; originally called brilliant rose but the name changed in 1958 to magenta.Thulian Pink
At right is displayed the color Thulian pink. This color is also called Thulite pink; the first recorded use of Thulite pink as a color name in English was in 1912.The term Thulian pink refers to the land of Thule
Thule
Thule Greek: Θούλη, Thoulē), also spelled Thula, Thila, or Thyïlea, is, in classical European literature and maps, a region in the far north. Though often considered to be an island in antiquity, modern interpretations of what was meant by Thule often identify it as Norway. Other interpretations...
.
Sample of Thulian Pink: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955) – Color Sample of Thulite Pink (color sample #248)
Another name for this color is first lady. The first use of first lady as a color name in English was in 1948 when the Plochere Color System, (a color system that is widely used by interior designers) was inaugurated in 1948.
Brink Pink
At right is displayed the color brink pink. This color was formulated by CrayolaCrayola
Crayola is a brand of artists' supplies manufactured by Crayola LLC, which was founded in 1885 as Binney & Smith. It is best known for its crayons...
in 1998.
French Rose
The color French rose is also called France rose.The first recorded use of France Rose as a color name in English was in 1926.
Color sample of French Rose--this color matches exactly the color sample shown as France rose in A Dictionary of Color.
Razzmatazz
Displayed at right is the color Razzmatazz.This color is a rich shade of crimson-rose.
Razzmatazz was a new Crayola
Crayola
Crayola is a brand of artists' supplies manufactured by Crayola LLC, which was founded in 1885 as Binney & Smith. It is best known for its crayons...
crayon color chosen in 1993 as a part of the Name The New Colors Contest.
It was named by then 5-year-old Laura Bartolomei-Hill. She was the youngest winner of Crayola's "Name the New Colors Contest."
Razzle Dazzle Rose
Displayed at right is the color razzle dazzle rose.This color is a vivid tone of rose tending toward magenta.
The color razzle dazzle rose was formulated by Crayola
Crayola
Crayola is a brand of artists' supplies manufactured by Crayola LLC, which was founded in 1885 as Binney & Smith. It is best known for its crayons...
in 1990.
Persian Rose
The color Persian rose is displayed at right.The first recorded use of Persian rose as a color name in English was in 1922.
This color matches the color of the Persian rose color sample in A Dictionary of Color--a highly saturated color close to the outer surface of the color sphere, just below the equator of the color sphere, about halfway between rose and magenta. The color Persian rose may also be described as a color close to the purple boundary of the CIE chromaticity diagram about halfway between rose and magenta.
Dogwood Rose
The color dogwood rose is sometimes called dogwood red. Dogwood rose in nature:Raspberry Rose
At right is displayed the color raspberry rose.The source of this color is: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955) – Color Sample of Raspberry Rose (color sample #255).
Rose Quartz
A grayish shade of rose is called rose quartz.The first recorded use of rose quartz as a color name in English was in 1926.
Source of color: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955) – Color Sample of Rose Quartz.
Rosy Brown
Displayed at right is the web color rosy brown.The color name rosy brown first came into use in 1987, when this color was formulated as one of the X11 colors
X11 color names
In computing, on the X Window System, X11 color names are represented in a simple text file, which maps certain strings to RGB color values. It is shipped with every X11 installation, hence the name, and is usually located in <X11root>/lib/X11/rgb.txt.It is not known who originally compiled...
, which in the early 1990s became known as the X11 web colors.
Old Rose
At right is displayed the color old rose.The first recorded use of old rose as a color name in English was in 1892.
Source of color: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955) – Color Sample of Old Rose (Color Sample #6).
Rose Vale
At right is displayed the color rose vale.The first recorded use of rose vale as a color name in English was in 1923.
Source of color: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955) – Color Sample of Rose Vale (color sample #15).
Another name for this color is redwood.
Cordovan
Cordovan is a rich medium dark shade of rose.The first recorded use of cordovan as a color name in English was in 1925.
Rose Taupe
The color displayed at right is rose taupe.The first recorded use of rose taupe as a color name in English was in 1924.
Source of color: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955) – Color Sample of Rose Taupe (color sample #19).
Rose Ebony
At right is displayed the color rose ebony.The first recorded use of rose ebony as a color name in English was in 1924.
Source of color: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955) – Color Sample of Rose Ebony (color sample #47)
Rosewood
The color rosewood is named after rosewoodRosewood
Rosewood refers to any of a number of richly hued timbers, often brownish with darker veining, but found in many different hues. All rosewoods are strong and heavy, taking an excellent polish, being suitable for guitars, marimbas, turnery , handles, furniture, luxury flooring, etc.In general,...
.
The first recorded use of rosewood as a color name in English was in 1892.
For a depiction of the wide variety of colors exhibited by actual rosewood, go to the 16 samples of actual rosewood depicted on the following website:
Rose in human culture
GeographyGeography
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- BritishUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
historianHistorianA historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
John William BurgonJohn William BurgonJohn William Burgon was an English Anglican divine who became the Dean of Chichester Cathedral in 1876. He is remembered for his passionate defence of the historicity and Mosaic authorship of Genesis and of Biblical inerrancy in general.-Biography:Burgon was born at Smyrna, the son of an English...
famously described the JordanJordanJordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
ian city of PetraPetraPetra is a historical and archaeological city in the Jordanian governorate of Ma'an that is famous for its rock cut architecture and water conduits system. Established sometime around the 6th century BC as the capital city of the Nabataeans, it is a symbol of Jordan as well as its most visited...
as being colored rose, writing:
- Match me such marvel save in Eastern clime,
- A rose-red city – half as old as time!
- MarrakechMarrakechMarrakech or Marrakesh , known as the "Ochre city", is the most important former imperial city in Morocco's history...
, MoroccoMoroccoMorocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
is called the Rose City because many of its buildings are colored various shades of rose.
- Marrakech
Holocaust
- The Rosenstrasse protestRosenstrasse protestThe Rosenstrasse protest was a nonviolent protest in Rosenstraße in Berlin in February and March 1943, carried out by the non-Jewish wives and relatives of Jewish men who had been arrested for deportation. The protests escalated until the men were released...
(Rose Street protest) took place on 27 February 1943 during the Holocaust when the Nazis wanted to round up the last of the Jews in BerlinBerlinBerlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
during FabrikaktionFabrikaktionThe Fabrikaktion is the term for the roundup of the last Jews to be deported starting 27 February 1943. Most of these remaining Jews were working Berlin plants or they were working for the Jewish welfare organisation...
, but were successfully resisted by the victims' non-Jewish marriage partnersAryan raceThe Aryan race is a concept historically influential in Western culture in the period of the late 19th century and early 20th century. It derives from the idea that the original speakers of the Indo-European languages and their descendants up to the present day constitute a distinctive race or...
, preventing these Jews from being sent to Auschwitz. It is the only example in Nazi GermanyNazi GermanyNazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
of a successful non-violent protest against the Holocaust in which the protesters were unharmed. The event is commemorated by a rose colored Litfaß column in Berlin.
Music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
- "La Vie en roseLa vie en rose"La Vie en Rose" was the signature song of French singer Édith Piaf.-Signature song of Édith Piaf:Édith Piaf first popularized La Vie en Rose in 1946. The lyrics were written by Piaf and the melody of the song by "Louiguy" . Initially, Piaf's peers and her songwriting team did not think the song...
" (FrenchFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
for "Life through rose-coloured glasses", literally "Life in pink") was the signature songSignature songA signature song is the one song that a popular and well-established singer or band is most closely identified with or best known for, even if they have had success with a variety of songs...
of French singer Édith PiafÉdith PiafÉdith Piaf , born Édith Giovanna Gassion, was a French singer and cultural icon who became widely regarded as France's greatest popular singer. Her singing reflected her life, with her specialty being ballads...
. Piaf first popularized the song in 1946. It has been covered by many artists since.
- Rose Colored GlassesRose Colored Glasses (album)Rose Colored Glasses is the debut album by country music artist John Conlee. It was released on ABC Records, and was his only disc for the label; he would move to MCA Records the next year....
is the 1978 debut album by country singer-songwriterSinger-songwriterSinger-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
John ConleeJohn ConleeJohn Conlee is an American country music singer. Between 1978 and 2004, Conlee charted a total of thirty-two singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts and recorded eleven studio albums...
.
Politics
Politics
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- The revolution in which current GeorgiaGeorgia (country)Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
n president Mikhail Saakashvili came to power in 2003 was called the "Rose RevolutionRose RevolutionThe "Revolution of Roses" was a change of power in Georgia in November 2003, which took place after having widespread protests over the disputed parliamentary elections...
".
See also
- Amaranth (color)Amaranth (color)Amaranth is a reddish-rose color that is a representation of the color of the flower of the amaranth plant. The color shown is the color of the red amaranth flower , but there are other varieties of amaranth that have other colors of amaranth flowers; these colors are also shown below.The color...
- Cerise (color)Cerise (color)-Etymology:According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first recorded use of cerise as a color name in English was in The Times of November 30, 1858. However, it was used at least as early as 1845 in a book of crochet patterns....
- Fuchsia (color)Fuchsia (color)Fuchsia is a vivid reddish or pinkish purple color named after the flower of the fuchsia plant, itself named after the German scientist Leonhart Fuchs...
- PinkPinkPink is a mixture of red and white. Commonly used for Valentine's Day and Easter, pink is sometimes referred to as "the color of love." The use of the word for the color known today as pink was first recorded in the late 17th century....
- ToulouseToulouseToulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
: "La Ville Rose" - List of colors
External links
- ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955) – Color dictionary used by stamp collectors to identify the colors of stamps – See sample of the color [Dark] Persian Rose (color sample #254) displayed on indicated page.
- ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955) – Color Sample of Tea Rose (color sample #28)