Raspberry (color)

Short description: Color that resembles the color of raspberries

"Raspberry red" redirects here. For the RAL color, see Raspberry red (RAL).

Raspberry

Whole raspberry

Color coordinates
Hex triplet| #E30B5C
Source| Maerz and Paul[1]
ISCC–NBS descriptor| Vivid red

Raspberry is a color that resembles the color of raspberries.

The first recorded use of raspberry as a color name in English was in 1892.[2]

## Contents

* 1 Variations
* 1.1 French raspberry
* 1.2 Raspberry rose
* 1.3 Raspberry glacé
* 1.4 Dark raspberry
* 2 In culture
* 2.1 Music
* 2.2 Vexillology
* 3 See also
* 4 References

## Variations

### French raspberry

French Raspberry

Color coordinates
Hex triplet| #C42C48
Source| Pourpre.com
ISCC–NBS descriptor| Vivid red

At right is displayed the color French raspberry, which is the deep rich tone of raspberry called framboise (French name of the raspberry) in the Pourpre.com color list, a color list widely popular in France .

### Raspberry rose

Raspberry Rose

Color coordinates
Hex triplet| #B3446C
Source| ISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptor| Moderate purplish red

At right is displayed the color raspberry rose.

The color raspberry rose is a deep tone of raspberry.

The first recorded use of raspberry rose as a color name in English was in 1950, in the Descriptive Color Names Dictionary.[3]

The normalized color coordinates for raspberry rose are identical to irresistible, which was first recorded as a color name in English in 1948, in the Plochere Color System.[4]

### Raspberry glacé

Raspberry Glacé

Color coordinates
Hex triplet| #915F6D
Source| Plochere
ISCC–NBS descriptor| Grayish purplish red

The color raspberry glacé is displayed on the right. It is a medium shade of raspberry that is used in interior design.

The first recorded use of raspberry glacé as a color name in English was in 1926.[5]

The source of this color is the Plochere Color System, a color system formulated in 1948 that is widely used by interior designers.[6]

The normalized color coordinates for raspberry glacé are identical to mauve taupe, first recorded as a color name in English in 1925.[7]

### Dark raspberry

Dark Raspberry

Color coordinates
Hex triplet| #872657
Source| Xona.com Color List
ISCC–NBS descriptor| Deep purplish red

At right is displayed the dark tone of raspberry that is called "raspberry" on the Xona Games Color List.

Dark raspberry is a color that resembles the color of a black raspberry.

* Black raspberries

* Black raspberry ice cream

Dark raspberry is also the color of regular raspberries that have been boiled down into raspberry jam or sauce with sugar to use for cake filling, filling for French pancakes, ice cream topping, etc.

## In culture

### Music

* Perhaps the most famous mention of the color raspberry was by Prince, in his popular song, "Raspberry Beret".[8]

### Vexillology

* The color raspberry has been used in Cossack ethnic flags and uniforms.[9][10][11]

## See also

* RAL 3027 Raspberry red
* List of colors

## References

1. ↑ The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called raspberry in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color raspberry is displayed on page 35, Plate 6, Color Sample I5.
2. ↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill p. 202; Color Sample of Raspberry: p. 35 Plate 6 Color Sample I5
3. ↑ Circular of the Bureau of Standards no. 553: The ISCC-NBS method of designating colors and a dictionary of color names. Washington, D.C.: National Bureau of Standards. 1955-11-01. pp. 14, 80. https://archive.org/details/circularofbureau553unse/page/80/mode/2up?q=raspberry+rose. Retrieved 2022-10-26. "(from p. 14) Taylor, H. D., Knoche, L., and Granville, W. C., Descriptive color names dictionary (Container Corporation of America, Chicago, 111., 1950). (from p. 80) Taylor, Knoche, Granville | Raspberry Rose gm ... 9 lc"
4. ↑ "Plochere Color System | Gold Pheasant – Mission White". http://colors.bravo9.com/nbs-iscc-p-plochere-color-system/list/3/.
5. ↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill p. 202; color sample of Raspberry Glacé: p. 31 Plate 4 Color Sample F4
6. ↑ Plochere Color System:
7. ↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill p. 203; Color Sample of Mauve Taupe p. 37 Plate 7 Color Sample C8
8. ↑ File:Prince RaspBeret.jpg
9. ↑ The Cossacks 1799-1815 (Warrior) by Laurence Spring and Philip Haythornthwaite, Osprey Publishing, 2003, ISBN 1-84176-464-7 (page 20)
10. ↑ Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations:Ethnic and National Groups Around the World Volume II D-K by James Minahan, Greenwood, 202, ISBN 0-313-32110-8 (page 1035)
11. ↑ The Russian Army of the Napoleonic Wars (2):Cavalry 1799-1814 (Men-At-Arms Series, 189) by Philip Haythornthwaite and Bryan Fosten, Osprey Publishing, 2010, ISBN 0-85045-746-7 (page 36)

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Shades of red

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Magenta| Maroon| Mahogany| Mystic red| Oxblood| Penn red| Persian red| Persian rose| Pink| Raspberry
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Rust| Sanguine| Scarlet| Shocking pink| Tawny| Tea rose| Terra cotta| Tomato| Turkey red| Tuscan red
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Razzle dazzle rose| Red-violet| Rose| Shocking pink| Sky magenta| Steel pink| Telemagenta| Ultra pink| Violet-red
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Thulian pink| Ultra pink

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

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