Reseda green

Reseda green
Colour coordinates
Hex triplet	#6C7C59
HSV (h, s, v)	(87°, 28%, 49%)
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(108, 124, 89)
Source	[Unsourced]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Moderate olive green
	B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte); H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Reseda green is a shade of greyish green in the classic range of colours of the German RAL colour standard, where it is colour 6011.[1] The name derives from the colour of the leaves of Reseda odorata, commonly known as mignonette.[2]^:312

Reseda odorata

Prior to World War I, the French Army experimented with reseda green uniforms to replace the existing indigo uniform colour, but they were rejected.[3]

References

Overview of all RAL Classic colours. RAL gemeinnützige GmbH. Accessed January 2016.
Nikolas Davies, Erkki Jokiniemi (2008). Dictionary of Architecture and Building Construction. Amsterdam; Boston; London: Elsevier/Architectural Press. ISBN 9780750685023.
Historique De L'artillerie - De La Renaissance Au Second Empire. Accessed January 06, 2019. http://rosalielebel75.franceserv.com/reforme-uniforme.html.

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[ral-1] Overview of all RAL Classic colours. RAL gemeinnützige GmbH. Accessed January 2016.

[nik-2] Nikolas Davies, Erkki Jokiniemi (2008). Dictionary of Architecture and Building Construction. Amsterdam; Boston; London: Elsevier/Architectural Press. ISBN 9780750685023.

[3] Historique De L'artillerie - De La Renaissance Au Second Empire. Accessed January 06, 2019. http://rosalielebel75.franceserv.com/reforme-uniforme.html.