Burgundy (color)

For other uses, see Burgundy (disambiguation).

Burgundy is a purplish, dark-red color.^[2][3]

European Union passports are usually burgundy in color

Burgundy
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#800020
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(128, 0, 32)
HSV (h, s, v)	(345°, 100%, 50%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(26, 79, 7°)
Source	Maerz and Paul[1]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Purplish red (pR)
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color burgundy takes its name from the Burgundy wine in France. When referring to the color, "burgundy" is not usually capitalized.^[4]

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

The color burgundy is also similar to Bordeaux (Web color code #4C1C24), Merlot (#73343A), Berry (#A01641), and Redberry (#701f28). Burgundy is made of 50% red, 0% green, and 13% blue. The CMYK percentages are 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 75% yellow, 50% black.^[5][6][7]

The first recorded use of "burgundy" as a color name in English was in 1881.^[8]

Variations

Vivid burgundy

Vivid Burgundy
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#9F1D35
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(159, 29, 53)
HSV (h, s, v)	(349°, 82%, 62%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(35, 91, 7°)
Source	[9]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid red
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

In cosmetology, a brighter tone of burgundy called vivid burgundy is used for coloring hair.^[10]

Old burgundy

Old Burgundy
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#43302E
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(67, 48, 46)
HSV (h, s, v)	(6°, 31%, 26%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(22, 11, 18°)
Source	[11]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Dark reddish brown
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color old burgundy is a dark tone of burgundy. The first recorded use of old burgundy as a color name in English was in 1926.^[12][13]

See also

• Auburn (color)
• RAL 3005 Wine red
• Wine (color)
• Wine color, various colors of wine