Citrine (colour)

Yellowish colour
Citrine
 
Citrine, a deep golden yellowish variety of quartz
About these coordinates     Colour coordinates
Hex triplet#E4D00A
sRGBB (r, g, b)(228, 208, 10)
HSV (h, s, v)(54°, 96%, 89%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(83, 91, 77°)
Source[1]/Maerz and Paul[1]
ISCC–NBS descriptorVivid greenish yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Citrine /ˈsɪtriːn/ is a colour, the most common reference for which is certain coloured varieties of quartz which are a medium deep shade of golden yellow. Citrine has been summarized at various times as yellow, greenish-yellow, brownish yellow or orange.[2]

The original reference point for the citrine colour was the citron fruit. The first recorded use of citrine as a colour in English was in 1386.[3] It was borrowed from a medieval Latin and classical Latin word with the same meaning. In late medieval and early modern English the citrine colour-name was applied in a wider variety of contexts than it is today and could be "reddish or brownish yellow; or orange; or amber (distinguished from yellow)".[4]

In today's English citrine as a colour is mostly confined to the contexts of (1) gemstones, including quartz, and (2) some animal and plant names. E.g., the citrine wagtail (Motacilla citreola), an Asian bird species with golden-yellow plumage, or the citrine warbler, citrine canary-flycatcher, citrine forktail, etc.

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References

  1. ^ The colour displayed in the colour box above matches the colour called citrine in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the colour citrine is displayed on page 51, Plate 14, Color Sample L6.
  2. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill--Discussion of the color Citrine Page 154
  3. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 193; Color Sample of Citrine: Page 51 Plate 14 Color Sample L6 (The colour identified as "Citrine" in this colour sample matches the colour in the colour display above.)
  4. ^ "Citrine" in the Middle English Dictionary (late medieval English).
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  • Jewelry and Gemstone Glossary of Terms: Citrine
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Shades of yellow
AmberApricotArylide yellowAureolinBeigeBuffCanaryChampagneChartreuseChrome yellow
          
CitronCitrineCosmic latteCreamDark goldenrodEcruFlaxGambogeGoldGold (metallic)
          
GoldenrodHarvest goldIcterineIvoryJasmineJonquilKhakiLemon chiffonLemon-limeLight yellow
          
LionMaizeMikado yellowMindaroMustardNaples yellowNavajo whiteOld goldPapaya whipPeach-yellow
          
PearSaffronSchool bus yellowSelective yellowStil de grain yellowStrawSunglowSunsetVanillaWheat
          
Yellow
 
A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.
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Shades of green
Apple greenAquamarineAsparagusAvocadoBright greenBritish racing greenBrunswick greenCal Poly greenCastleton greenCeladon
          
ChartreuseCyanDark greenDark moss greenDark pastel greenDark spring greenDartmouth greenEmeraldErinFern green
          
Forest greenGreenGreen-yellowHarlequinHoneydewHooker's greenHunter greenIndia greenIslamic greenJade
          
Jungle greenKelly greenLawn greenLight greenLimeLime greenMalachiteMantisMarrs greenMidnight green
          
MindaroMSU greenMyrtle greenNeon greenOffice greenOliveOlivinePakistan greenParis greenPear
          
Persian greenPigment greenPine greenPistachioReseda greenRifle greenRobin egg blueSageSea greenSGBUS green
          
Shamrock greenSpring budSpring greenTea greenTealTurquoiseViridianYellow-green
        
A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.