maroon

Also known as maroon (color)

Maroon ( , ) is a brownish red color that takes its name from the French word , meaning chestnut. Marron is also one of the French translations for "brown".

Key facts

Color.cmyk: (0, 100, 100, 50)
Color.title: Dark Red
Color.hex: 8B0000
Color.source: X11
Color.isccname: Strong reddish brown

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Etymology
In culture
Commercial variations of maroon
Maroon (Crayola)
Rich maroon (maroon (X11))
Mystic maroon
Dark red
See also
Notes
References
External links

Maroon ( , ) is a brownish red color that takes its name from the French word , meaning chestnut. Marron is also one of the French translations for "brown".

Terms describing interchangeable shades, with overlapping RGB ranges, include burgundy, claret, mulberry, and crimson.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “maroon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.