Maroon (color) - Maroon in Human Culture

Maroon in Human Culture

Animated cartoons

• Maroon is a favorite epithet used by the Looney Tunes cartoon character Bugs Bunny towards another character who is particularly slow to grasp a simple concept or who is easily fooled. It is said to be a mispronunciation of the word Moron.

Business

• Maroon is the main color of the Hollister Co. logo.
• Maroon was the livery applied to coaching stock of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (1923–1947), and to much of that of British Railways in the period 1956–1965.
• Maroon is also being the helitage color of Japanese Private Rail, Hankyu Railway since 1910, the company started. In 1990s, Hankyu planned alternative color as developing new vehicles, but it called off of opposition by local residents.

Government

• Maroon was named as the official colour of the state of Queensland, Australia, in November 2003. While the declared shade of maroon is RGB 115/24/44, Queenslanders display the spirit of the state by wearing all shades of maroon at sporting and cultural events.

Military

• The distinctive maroon beret has been worn by airborne forces the world over since 1942.

Music

• Maroon 5 is a pop rock band.

Religion

• Vajrayana Buddhist monks, such as the Dalai Lama, wear maroon robes.
• Theravada Buddhist monks usually wear saffron robes, but may occasionally wear maroon robes.
• Maroon is also worn in the Philippines by Catholic devotees of the Black Nazarene during its procession on 9 January.

School colors

• Maroon and gray are the official school colors of Texas Southern University
• Maroon and cream are the official school colors of Alma College.
• Maroon and white are the official school colors of Missouri State University.
• Maroon and white are the official school colors of Fordham University.
• Maroon and white are the official school colors of Alabama A&M University.
• Maroon and white are the official school colors of Wellington, Ohio School District.
• Maroon and white are the official school colors of Mississippi State University.
• Maroon and gold are the official school colors of Faith Lutheran Middle School & High School
• Maroon and white are the official school colors of the College of Charleston.
• Maroon and white are the official school colors of Morehouse College.
• Maroon and white are the official school colors of East Bernard High School.
• Maroon and white are the official school colors of Swain County High School.
• Maroon and white are the official school colors of The University of Chicago
• Maroon and white are the official school colors of the University of Massachusetts.
• Maroon and gold are the official school colors of the University of Minnesota.
• Maroon and white are the official school colors of Texas A&M University.
• Maroon and gold are the official school colors of Boston College.
• Maroon and orange are the official school colors of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
• Maroon is also the official color of Gamma Phi Omega International Sorority Inc.
• Maroon (alongside with green) is the official color of the University of the Philippines.
• Maroon and white are the official colors of Jubilee Christian Academy
• Maroon (alongside with gold and white) is the official color of the University of Perpetual Help System DALTA.

Sport

• Maroons was the nickname of the now defunct Montreal Professional Hockey Club of the National Hockey League (NHL), who's team colors were maroon and white.
• Maroon is the colour of the West Indies cricket team.
• Maroon (RGB: R-115, G-24, B-44) has been the colour of the Australian state of Queensland' cricket, rugby league and rugby union teams since the early 20th century. The Queensland Government declared maroon the state's official colour in 2003.
• Maroon is the traditional colour of Galway GAA and Westmeath GAA sporting teams competing in the Gaelic Athletic Association in Ireland.
• Maroon is the color of the Heart of Midlothian football club, in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
• It is also the color of the Torino F.C. football club, in Turin, Italy.

Vexillology (The study of Flags)

• Maroon and white are the colors of the Flag of Latvia and the Flag of Qatar.