Lion (color)

Lion

Color coordinates
Hex triplet| #DECC9C
Source| ISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptor| Grayish yellow
A male lion in Namibia

Lion is a color that is a representation of the average color of the fur of a lion.

The lion is a feline top predator found in Africa and India . The lion was poetically called the king of beasts in the great chain of being, one of the bases of medieval philosophy in Western civilization.

The first recorded use of lion as a color name in English was in 1551.[1]

## See also

* List of colors

## References

1. ↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 198; Color Sample of Lion: Page 49 Plate 13 Color Sample G7

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Shades of yellow

| Amber| Apricot| Arylide yellow| Aureolin| Beige| Buff| Champagne| Chartreuse| Citron| Citrine

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Cosmic latte| Cream| Dark goldenrod| Ecru| Flax| Gamboge| Gold| Gold (metallic)| Goldenrod| Harvest gold
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Ivory| Jasmine| Jonquil| Khaki| Lemon chiffon| Lemon-lime| Light yellow| Lion| Maize| Mikado yellow
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Mindaro| Mustard| Naples yellow| Navajo white| Old gold| Papaya whip| Peach-yellow| Pear| Saffron| School bus yellow
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Selective yellow| Stil de grain yellow| Straw| Sunglow| Sunset| Vanilla| Wheat| Yellow
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A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.

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Shades of orange

| Amber| Apricot| Atomic tangerine| Bittersweet| Buff| Burnt orange| Butterscotch| Caramel| Carrot orange| Champagne

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Citron| Coral| Dark salmon| Deep carrot orange| ECE/SAE Amber| Flame| Fulvous| Gamboge| Gold| Gold (metallic)
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Golden poppy| International orange| Jonquil| Lion| Mahogany| Mango| Marigold| Old gold| Orange| Orange (web)
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Orange-red| Orange peel| Papaya whip| Peach| Peach-orange| Peach-yellow| Persian orange| Persimmon| Portland Orange| Princeton Orange
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Pumpkin| Rust| Safety orange| Salmon| Satin sheen gold| Scarlet| Seashell| Sunglow| Sunset| Tangelo
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Tangerine| Tawny| Tea rose| Tomato| UT Orange| Vermilion
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A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.

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Shades of brown

| Auburn| Almond| Beaver| Bistre| Bole| Bronze| Brown| Brown sugar| Buff| Burgundy

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Burnt sienna| Burnt umber| Camel| Caput mortuum| Caramel| Chamoisee| Chestnut| Chocolate| Citron| Cocoa Brown
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Coffee| Copper| Cordovan| Coyote| Desert sand| Drab dark brown| Earth yellow| Ecru| Fallow| Fawn
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Field drab| Fulvous| Golden brown| Goldenrod| Harvest gold| Khaki| Lion| Liver| Mahogany| Maroon
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Ochre| Olive| Raw umber| Redwood| Rufous| Russet| Rust| Sand| Sandy brown| Satin sheen gold
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Seal brown| Sepia| Sienna| Sinopia| Tan| Taupe| Tawny| Umber| Walnut brown| Wenge
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Wheat

A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.

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