Raspberry is a color that resembles the color of raspberries.
It is a bright, vivid shade of red.
The first recorded use of raspberry as a color name in English was in 1892.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 The colour is sourced by Maerz and Paul below.
Variations
French raspberry
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
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.
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.
Raspberry glacé
The color raspberry glacé is displayed on the right. It is a medium shade of raspberry that is used in interior design, fashion, design and art. It also resembles the colour of luscious hue of ripe raspberries.
The first recorded use of raspberry glacé as a color name in English was in 1926.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
The source of this color is the Plochere Color System, a color system formulated in 1948 that is widely used by interior designers.Plochere Color System:
The normalized color coordinates for raspberry glacé are identical to mauve taupe, first recorded as a color name in English in 1925.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
Dark raspberry
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.
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 colour raspberry was by Prince, in his popular song, "Raspberry Beret".:File:Prince RaspBeret.jpg
Vexillology
The colour raspberry has been used in Cossack ethnic flags and uniforms.The Cossacks 1799-1815 (Warrior) by Laurence Spring and Philip Haythornthwaite, Osprey Publishing, 2003, (page 20)Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations:Ethnic and National Groups Around the World Volume II D-K by James Minahan, Greenwood, 202, (page 1035)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, (page 36)
See also RAL 3027 Raspberry red List of colors
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