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Redwood
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#AB4E52
RGBB	(r, g, b)	(171, 78, 82)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(358°, 54%, 67[1]%)
Source		ISCC NBS
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the color redwood.

The color redwood is a representation of color of the wood of the redwood tree.

The first recorded use of redwood as a color name in English was in 1917.^[2]

The source of this color is: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Redwood (color sample #15):.

Another name for this color is rose vale.

Redwood in human culture

Environmental organizations

• The color redwood is used for the upper color band and the lettering on the covers of the printed educational literature for schoolteachers aimed at youth in grades K-12 of the environmental organization Save-the-Redwoods League.^[3]

References

1. ^ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #AB4E52 (Redwood):
2. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 203; Color Sample of Redwood: Page 35 Plate 6 Color Sample K11
3. ^ Save the Redwoods League--Education Resources:

See also

• List of colors