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Cordovan (color)

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Hex triplet
  
#893F45

CMYK   (c, m, y, k)
  
(0, 54, 50, 46)

Source
  
Pantone Color Planner

sRGB  (r, g, b)
  
(137, 63, 69)

HSV       (h, s, v)
  
(355°, 54%, 54%)

Cordovan is a rich shade of burgundy and a dark shade of rose. Cordovan takes its name from the city of Cordoba, Spain, where the production of shell cordovan leather was first practiced by the Visigoths in the seventh century. The term cordovan has come to describe the color of clothing, leather in particular.

The first recorded use of cordovan as a color name in English was in 1925.

Cordovan in culture

Jackets

  • Cordovan colored leather jackets are popular among both women and men.

    • Shoes

  • Cordovan is a popular color for mens shoes:
  • Cordovan wingtips were popular in the 1950s.
  • Cordovan loafers became associated with preppies in the 1970s.

    • Uniforms

  • Cordovan colored leather gear and footwear are standard issue in the U.S. National Park Service.

    • Gaming

  • A Cordovan colored finish is applied to dart cabinets produced by Hathaway Games.
  • The character Roark and his father Byron, from Pokémon, have Cordovan-colored hair.

    • Jeep Grand Wagoneer

  • A Cordovan colored interior was popular in the Jeep Grand Wagoneer.

    • References

    Cordovan (color) Wikipedia
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