| Puce | |
|---|---|
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #CC8899 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (204, 136, 153) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (345°, 33%, 80%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (64, 43, 356°) |
| Source | 99colors.net[1] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Dark pink |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Puce is a brownish purple color. The term comes from theFrenchcouleur puce, literally meaning "flea color".[2]
Puce became popular in the late 18th century in France. It appeared in clothing at the court ofLouis XVI. The color was said to be a favourite color ofMarie Antoinette; however, there are no portraits of her wearing it.[3][4][5]
Puce was also a popular fashion color in 19th-centuryParis. In his novelNana,Émile Zola describes a woman "dressed in a dark gown of an equivocal color, somewhere between puce and goose shit."[6] InVictor Hugo'sLes Misérables, Mademoiselle Baptistine wears "a gown of puce-colored silk, of the fashion of 1806, which she had purchased at that date in Paris, and which had lasted ever since."[7]
| Puce (ISCC-NBS) | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #722F37 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (114, 47, 55) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (353°, 59%, 45%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (29, 45, 7°) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS[8] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Dark red |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The color to the right is the color called puce in the ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955). Since this color has a hue code of 353, it is a slightly purplish red.
| Puce (M&P) | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #A95C68 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (169, 92, 104) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (351°, 46%, 66%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (48, 51, 4°) |
| Source | Maerz and Paul |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Moderate red |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The color box to the right shows the color calledpuce in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul,A Dictionary of Color;[9] the colorpuce is displayed on page 37, Plate 7, Color Sample H4.
| Puce (Pourpre color list) | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #4E1609 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (78, 22, 9) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (11°, 88%, 31%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (17, 38, 18°) |
| Source | Pourpre.com[10] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Deep brown |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
At right is the color calledpuce in the Pourpre.com color list, a color list widely popular inFrance.This is the originalpuce, from which all other tones of puce ultimately derive.[citation needed]
| Puce (Pantone) | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #4F3A3C |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (79, 58, 60) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (354°, 27%, 31%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (27, 12, 6°) |
| Source | Pantone TPX[11][12] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Dark grayish reddish brown |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The color at right is calledpuce in thePantone color list.
The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #19-1518 TPX—Puce.[13]
Vêtue d'une robe sombre de couleur indécise, entre le puce et le caca d'oie.