Rufous

This article is about the colour. For other uses, see Rufus (disambiguation).

Rufous /ˈruːfəs/ is a colour that may be described as reddish-brown or brownish-red, as of rust or oxidised iron.^[1] The first recorded use of rufous as a colour name in English was in 1782.^[2] However, the colour is also recorded earlier in 1527 as a diagnostic urine colour.^[3]

The name "rufous" is derived from the meaning of "red" in Latin and is used as an adjective in the names of many animals, especially birds, to describe the colour of their skin, fur or plumage.

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References

↑ 10,000 Birds: Color Me Rufous
↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 203; Color Sample of Rufous: Page 45 Plate 10 Color Sample A10
↑ Anon., Here begineth the seinge of urynes London, 1527;British Museum

Shades of red

Alizarin crimson	Amaranth	American rose	Auburn	Burgundy	Cardinal	Carmine	Carnelian	Cerise	Coquelicot

Crimson	Dark red	Electric crimson	Fire brick	Flame	Folly	Fuchsia	Indian red	Lava	Lust

Magenta	Maroon	Mahogany	Oxblood	Persian red	Pink	Raspberry	Red	Red-violet	Redwood

Rose	Rosewood	Rosso corsa	Ruby	Rust	Scarlet	Terra cotta	Turkey red	Tuscan red	Tyrian purple

Venetian red	Vermilion	Wine

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

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Rufous

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