Wine (color)

Wine (color)

At right is displayed the color wine.

The color wine is a dark shade of red. It is a representation of the average color of red wine.

The first recorded use of wine as a color name in English was in 1705.

The source of this color is: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Wine (color sample #16).


Read more about Wine (color):  Wine in Human Culture

Famous quotes containing the word wine:

    If you have wine today, get drunk today; worry about tomorrow’s worries tomorrow.
    Chinese proverb.