Seal brown is a rich dark brown color, resembling the color of the dyed fur from the fur seal.
| Seal brown | |
|---|---|
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #59260B |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (89, 38, 11) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (21°, 88%, 35%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (22, 40, 26°) |
| Source | Mason Paints[1] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Deep brown |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Usage
editThe specifications for the U.S. Army Air Corps Type A-2 jacket (regulation summer flying jacket), adopted in 1931 and the most familiar among all leather flight jackets, stated that it should be made of horsehide tanned to seal brown.[citation needed] However, initially, oxidation during the dyeing process caused the jackets to end up russet (a lighter, reddish brown) in color.[citation needed] Later in the decade, they were able to prevent oxidation during dyeing, and the jackets produced were a proper dark brown.[citation needed]
Seal brown is one of the official colors of Lehigh University, Brown University,[2] the Cleveland Browns football team,[3] and the engineering honor society, Tau Beta Pi.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Seal Brown Stains Ceramic Porcelain Paints - C-006-153". Mason Paints.
- ^ Mitchell, Martha. (1993). "College Color". Encyclopedia Brunoniana.
- ^ King, Steve (2007). "The Kardiac Kids". The Official Website of the Cleveland Browns. The Cleveland Browns. Retrieved 22 November 2009.[dead link]
- ^ Tau Beta Pi Association. (2009). "History" (Archived 2008-11-03 at the Wayback Machine). Tau Beta Pi Information Book.
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