Jonquil (color)
Appearance
Jonquil | |
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Hex triplet | #F4CA16 |
sRGBB (r, g, b) | (244, 202, 22) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (49°, 91%, 96%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (83, 93, 67°) |
Source | Maerz and Paul[1] |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid yellow |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Jonquil is a hue of yellow. It is the color of the interior of the central cylindrical tubular projection of the jonquil flower. The color takes its name from a species of plant, Narcissus jonquilla, which has clusters of small fragrant yellow flowers, and is native to the Mediterranean.

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[edit]References
[edit]Look up jonquil in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
- ^ The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called jonquil in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color (New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill). The color jonquil is displayed on page 41, Plate 9, Color Sample J5.