Lion (color)

Lion

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#C19A6B
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(193, 154, 107)
CMYK^H (c, m, y, k)	(0, 45, 20, 24)
HSV (h, s, v)	(33°, 45%, 76^[1]%)
Source	ISCC-NBS
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

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.^[2]

The source of this color is: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Lion (color sample #76).

References

↑ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #C19A6B (Lion):
↑ 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

Amber	Apricot	Arylide yellow	Aureolin	Beige	Buff	Chartreuse	Citrine	Cream	Dark goldenrod

Ecru	Gold	Gold (metallic)	Goldenrod	Harvest Gold	Jasmine	Jonquil	Khaki	Lemon chiffon	Lion

Maize	Mikado yellow	Mustard	Naples yellow	Navajo white	Old gold	Olive	Papaya whip	Saffron	School bus yellow

Selective yellow	Stil de grain yellow	Straw	Sunglow	Vanilla	Yellow

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

Shades of orange

Amber	Apricot	Atomic tangerine	Bittersweet	Brown	Burnt orange	Carrot orange	Champagne	Coral	Coffee

Dark salmon	Deep carrot orange	ECE/SAE Amber	Flame	Gamboge	Gold	Gold (metallic)	International orange	Lion	Mahogany

Marigold	Old gold	Orange	Orange (web)	Orange-red	Orange peel	Papaya whip	Peach	Peach-orange	Peach-yellow

Persian orange	Persimmon	Portland Orange	Princeton orange	Pumpkin	Rust	Safety orange	Salmon	Satin sheen gold	Sunset

Tangelo	Tangerine	Tawny	Tea rose	Tomato	Vermilion

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

Shades of brown

Amber	Auburn	Beaver	Beige	Bistre	Bole	Bronze	Brown	Buff	Burgundy

Burnt sienna	Burnt umber	Camel	Chamoisee	Chestnut	Chocolate	Citrine	Coffee	Copper	Cordovan

Coyote	Desert sand	Earth yellow	Ecru	Fallow	Fawn	Field drab	Fulvous	Isabelline	Khaki

Lion	Liver	Mahogany	Maroon	Ochre	Raw umber	Redwood	Rufous	Russet	Rust

Sand	Sandy brown	Seal brown	Sepia	Sienna	Sinopia	Tan	Taupe	Tawny	Umber

Wenge	Wheat

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

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Lion (color)

References

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