Isabelline (colour)

Isabelline
 
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Hex triplet#F4F0EC
sRGBB (r, g, b)(244, 240, 236)
HSV (h, s, v)(30°, 3%, 96%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(95, 4, 55°)
SourceMaerz and Paul[1]
ISCC–NBS descriptorYellowish white
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
Light palomino Quarter Horse, which may be described as isabelline

Isabelline (/ɪzəˈbɛlɪn/; also known as isabella) is a pale grey-yellow, pale fawn, pale cream-brown or parchment colour. It is primarily found in animal coat colouring, particularly plumage colour in birds and, in Europe, in horses. It also has historically been applied to fashion. The first known record of the word was in 1600 as "isabella colour"; this use later became interchangeable in literature with "isabelline" after the latter was introduced into print in 1859. The origin of the word is unclear; the uncertainty prompted by this has generated several attempts to provide an etymology and led to one prominent legend.

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