Jonquil (color)
Jonquil is a hue of yellow. It is the color of the interior of the central cylindrical tubular projection of the jonquil flower. The color takes its name from a species of plant, Narcissus jonquilla, which has clusters of small fragrant yellow flowers, and is native to the Mediterranean.
Jonquil | |
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Color coordinates | |
Hex triplet | #F4CA16 |
HSV (h, s, v) | (49°, 91%, 96[1]%) |
sRGBB (r, g, b) | (244, 202, 22) |
Source | Maerz and Paul[2] |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid yellow |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) |
The first known recorded use of jonquil as a color name in English was in 1789.[3]
Cultural references
Kurt Vonnegut uses the word jonquil in his novel The Sirens of Titan, Titan being the largest moon of Saturn.
See also
- List of colors
References
Look up jonquil in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
- web.forrett.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code #F4CA16 (Jonquil)
- The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called jonquil in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color (New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill). The color jonquil is displayed on page 41, Plate 9, Color Sample J5.
- Maerz and Paul, A Dictionary of Color, 1930. New York: McGraw-Hill. P. 197; and Color Sample of Jonguil, p. 41, Plate 9, Color Sample J5
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