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| '''Harlequin''' is |
'''Harlequin''' is a color that is between the ] ] and the color ] on the ]. It is a color that is 75% green and 25% ]. | ||
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| r= 63|g=255|b= 0| | r= 63|g=255|b= 0| | ||
| c= 75|m= 0|y=100|k= 0| | |||
| h=105|s=100|v=100 | |||
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| At right is displayed the color '''harlequin'''. | At right is displayed the color '''harlequin'''. | ||
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| The first recorded use of ''harlequin'' as a color name in ] was in ]. <ref> Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 196; Color Sample: Page 57 Plate 17 Color Sample K11--Harlequin </ref> | The first recorded use of ''harlequin'' as a color name in ] was in ]. <ref> Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 196; Color Sample: Page 57 Plate 17 Color Sample K11--Harlequin </ref> | ||
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| ==Harlequin in Human Culture== | ==Harlequin in Human Culture== | ||
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| * In ] times, ]s often wore a harlequin colored costume (the word harlequin is sometimes used as a synonym for jester). | |||
| * ]s, comic figures in Italian ], sometimes wore harlequin colored costumes (apparently this is the source of the name of the color). | |||
| * Because of its association with jesters and harlequins, the color harlequin is often used in ]s for ]s, the ], and ]. | |||
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| * Harlequin, as well as ], ], ], or ] may be used to represent ] or the ]. | |||
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| * The color Harlequin may be associated with ], since it is thought that many jesters and harlequins were ]. <ref> Kent, Girard ''The Boy Harlequin and Other Stories'' San Francisco:1983--Gay Sunshine Press This collection of gay ] has a painting of a young man in a harlequin colored ] on the cover. </ref> | * The color Harlequin may be associated with ], since it is thought that many jesters and harlequins were ]. <ref> Kent, Girard ''The Boy Harlequin and Other Stories'' San Francisco:1983--Gay Sunshine Press This collection of gay ] has a painting of a young man in a harlequin colored ] on the cover. </ref> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Harlequin is a color that is between the web color chartreuse and the color green on the color wheel. It is a color that is 75% green and 25% yellow.
Harlequin
| Harlequin | |
|---|---|
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #3FFF00 |
| sRGB (r, g, b) | (63, 255, 0) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (105°, 100%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (88, 133, 126°) |
| Source | HTML Color Chart @105 |
| B: Normalized to (byte) | |
At right is displayed the color harlequin.
On color plate 57 in the 1930 book A Dictionary of Color (see reference below), the color harlequin is shown as being on the color wheel precisely halfway between green and yellow-green (the color which was formerly called yellow green is now called chartreuse).
The first recorded use of harlequin as a color name in English was in 1923.
Harlequin in Human Culture
- The color Harlequin may be associated with homosexuality, since it is thought that many jesters and harlequins were gay.
References
- Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 196; Color Sample: Page 57 Plate 17 Color Sample K11--Harlequin
- Kent, Girard The Boy Harlequin and Other Stories San Francisco:1983--Gay Sunshine Press This collection of gay short stories has a painting of a young man in a harlequin colored swimsuit on the cover.