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Maroon is a dark brown
Brown

Brown, when used as a general term, is a color that is a dark yellow, orange , or red, of low luminance relative to lighter or white colored objects....
ish-red
Red

Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 625?740 Nanometer....
 color
Color

Color or colour is the visual perception property corresponding in humans to the categories called red, yellow, blue and others....
.

aroon is derived from French
French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
 marron ("chestnut").

The first recorded use of Maroon as a color name in English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
 was in 1789.

Rich Maroon (Maroon (X11))
At right is displayed the color rich maroon, i.e.






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Maroon is a dark brown
Brown

Brown, when used as a general term, is a color that is a dark yellow, orange , or red, of low luminance relative to lighter or white colored objects....
ish-red
Red

Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 625?740 Nanometer....
 color
Color

Color or colour is the visual perception property corresponding in humans to the categories called red, yellow, blue and others....
.

Etymology

Maroon is derived from French
French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
 marron ("chestnut").

The first recorded use of Maroon as a color name in English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
 was in 1789.

Shades


Dark red


Displayed at right is the web color dark red.

Rich Maroon (Maroon (X11))


At right is displayed the color rich maroon, i.e. maroon as defined in the X11 color names
X11 color names

In computing, on the X Window System, X11 color names are represented in a simple text file, which maps certain strings to RGB color values. It is shipped with every "X" installation, hence the name, and is usually located in <X11root>/lib/X11/rgb.txt....
, which is much brighter and more shaded toward rose
Rose (color)

Rose is the color halfway between red and magenta on the HSV color space, on which it is at hue angle of 330 degrees.Rose has 67% red and 33% blue ....
 than the HTML/CSS maroon shown above.

See the chart Color names that clash between X11 and HTML/CSS
X11 color names

In computing, on the X Window System, X11 color names are represented in a simple text file, which maps certain strings to RGB color values. It is shipped with every "X" installation, hence the name, and is usually located in <X11root>/lib/X11/rgb.txt....
 in the X11 color names article to see those colors which are different in HTML/CSS and X11.

Bright Maroon


At right is displayed the color bright maroon, i.e., the color that was designated as maroon in Crayola
Crayola

Crayola is a brand of marking utensils, such as markers, chalk, crayons, and colored pencils manufactured by Crayola LLC . The Crayola company was one of the first to make its crayons, chalk, markers, and colored pencils as well as other writing utensils and artistry tools non-toxic....
 crayons beginning in 1949. It is a medium shade of maroon halfway between red and rose
Rose (color)

Rose is the color halfway between red and magenta on the HSV color space, on which it is at hue angle of 330 degrees.Rose has 67% red and 33% blue ....
.

Maroon in human culture

Ethnography
Ethnography

Ethnography is a genre of writing that uses fieldwork to provide a descriptive study of human societies. Ethnography presents the results of a holism research method founded on the idea that a system's properties cannot necessarily be accurately understood independently of each other....
  • Maroons
    Maroon (people)

    Maroon was a term used to refer to a runaway slavery in the West Indies, Central America, South America, and North America. Descendants of Maroon populations are found in Jamaica, Colombia, the Amazon River Basin and the American states of Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia ....
     are the descendants of runaway slaves
    Slavery

    Slavery is a form of forced labor where a person is compelled to Labor for another . Slaves are held against their will from the time of their capture, purchase, or birth, and are deprived of the right to leave, to refuse to work, or to receive Remuneration in return for their labor....
     in the Americas
    Americas

    The Americas are the region of the Western hemisphere that consists of the continents of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions....
    .


Fraternities
  • Maroon is the official color of Phi Rho Eta
    Phi Rho Eta

    Phi Rho Eta is a nationally Incorporation , predominantly African-American Fraternities and sororities that was founded on August 22, 1994 at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois....
    .


Military
Military science

Military science is the process of translating national defence policy to produce military capability by employing military scientists, including: theorists, researchers, experimental scientists, applied scientists, designers, engineers, test technicians, and military personnel responsible for prototyping....
  • The maroon beret
    Maroon beret

    The maroon beret has been the international symbol of elite airborne forces since its selection for use by the airborne forces in World War II....
     is the international symbol of elite airborne forces.


Music
Music

Music is an art form whose media is sound organized in time. Common elements of music are pitch , rhythm , dynamics , and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture ....
  • Maroon
    Maroon (album)

    Maroon is the sixth full-length album by Barenaked Ladies and their fifth studio album. The follow-up to 1998's Stunt , Maroon reached the Top 5 in Canada and the United States, selling a million units in America alone....
     is a 2000 album by Barenaked Ladies
    Barenaked Ladies

    Barenaked Ladies is a Juno Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated Canada alternative rock band. The band is composed of Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Ed Robertson, Tyler Stewart, and formerly Andy Creeggan and Steven Page....
    .
  • Maroon is a 2001 album by The Webb Brothers
    The Webb Brothers

    The Webb Brothers are a rock music band from Chicago, Illinois....
    .
  • Maroon
    Maroon (band)

    Maroon is a vegan straight edge metalcore band from Nordhausen, in Germany which formed in 1998.Maroon released a demo cassette in 1999 entitled The Initiate although all 4 songs can be found on later releases....
     is a German vegan and straight edge band.
  • Maroon 5
    Maroon 5

    Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band. Formed with only two members at the French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts and expanded in Los Angeles, Maroon 5 has sold over 10 million albums in the United States and nearly 15 million world wide....
     is a United States pop band.
  • The Maroons are a group from Oakland, California (Lateef & Chief Xcel).
  • The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps
    The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps

    The Cadets are a Drum Corps International World Class Drum and bugle corps based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. They are sponsored by Youth Education in the Arts ....
     is a marching music ensemble with the colors of Maroon and Gold.


Religion
Religion

A religion is an organized approach to human spirituality which usually encompasses a set of myth, symbols, beliefs and practices, often with a supernatural or transcendence quality, that give meaning to the practitioner's experiences of life through reference to a higher power or truth....
  • Vajrayana Buddhist monks, such as the Dalai Lama
    Dalai Lama

    The Dalai Lama is a lineage of religious leader of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism and was the political leader of Lhasa-based Tibetan government between the 17th century and 1959....
    , wear maroon robes.
  • Theravada Buddhist monks usually wear saffron
    Saffron (color)

    Saffron is a shade of Gold yellow resembling color of the tip of the saffron crocus thread, from which the spice saffron is derived....
     robes, but may occasionally wear maroon robes.


Sports
  • Maroon is the color of Heart of Midlothian F.C.
    Heart of Midlothian F.C.

    Heart of Midlothian F.C. are a football club from Edinburgh, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. They are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian F.C.....
    ; a Scottish professional football club based in Edinburgh.
  • Maroon is one of the school colors of the University of Chicago
    University of Chicago

    The University of Chicago is a private university located principally in the Hyde Park, Chicago neighborhood of Chicago. Although an older university by the same name existed prior to its founding, the modern University of Chicago credits its founding to the oil magnate John D....
    . Its sports teams are called the "Maroons".
  • Maroon and white are also the traditional colors of County Galway
    Galway

    Galway is the fourth largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the only city in the province of Connacht in Republic of Ireland. The city is located on the west coast of Ireland....
    , Ireland
    Ireland

    Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
    , and are used by teams representing that County in GAA or other sporting organization matches.
  • Maroon is the color of the Queensland state rugby league team. It also forms part of the colors of the Brisbane Broncos
    Brisbane Broncos

    The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the city of Brisbane, Queensland. The Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership....
     National Rugby League
    National Rugby League

    The National Rugby League is the top Sports league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL competition is contested by 16 teams, 15 based in Australia and one based in New Zealand, and is the Southern Hemisphere's elite rugby league championship....
     team. Maroon was officially proclaimed as Queensland's State color in 2003, giving effect to the tradition of using maroon to represent Queensland, in particular for sporting teams.
  • Montreal Maroons
    Montreal Maroons

    The Montreal Maroons were a professional men's ice hockey team in the National Hockey League . They played in the NHL from 1924-25 NHL season to 1937-38 NHL season, winning the Stanley Cup in 1925-26 NHL season and 1934-35 NHL season....
     were a professional hockey club in Canada.
  • Maroon is an official color of many NCAA
    National Collegiate Athletic Association

    The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a voluntary association of about 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and University in the United States ....
     universities including Arizona State University
    Arizona State University

    Arizona State University is the largest public university research university in the United States under a single administration, with total student enrollment of 67,082 as of fall 2008....
    , Texas State University, Mississippi State University
    Mississippi State University

    Mississippi State University is a land-grant university located in north east-central Mississippi, United States, adjacent to the town of Starkville, Mississippi and is situated 125 miles northeast of Jackson, Mississippi and 23 miles west of Columbus, Mississippi....
    , University of Massachusetts - Amherst, Southern Illinois University
    Southern Illinois University

    Southern Illinois University is a state university located in southern Illinois with two institutions and multiple campuses. Glenn Poshard is President of Southern Illinois University....
    , Virginia Tech
    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, better known as Virginia Tech, is a public land-grant university Institute of technology university in Blacksburg, Virginia, Virginia, United States Virginia Tech is well known for its programs in engineering, architecture, science, business and agriculture....
    , University of Minnesota
    University of Minnesota

    The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public university research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, Minnesota, United States....
    , Fordham University
    Fordham University

    'Fordham University' is a private university university in the United States, with three campuses located in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York in 1841 as St....
    , Texas A&M University
    Texas A&M University

    Texas A&M University, often called A&M or TAMU, is a coeducational public university research university located in College Station, Texas, Texas....
    , and Boston College
    Boston College

    Boston College is a private university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, in the city of Newton, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, in the New England region of the United States, rendering it neither in Boston nor a college....
    .
  • Maroon is the official color of A.S. Roma
    A.S. Roma

    Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma or AS Roma, is an Italy professional Association football club from Rome....
    ; an Italian professional soccer
    Football (soccer)

    Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
     club from Rome.


Vexillology
Vexillology

Vexillology is the scholarly study of flags. The word is a synthesis of the Latin word vexillum and the suffix -logy, meaning "study of"....
 (The study of Flags
FLAGS

The Flags Pipeline is used to transport gas from the following Oil platforms:* Cormorant oilfield* Cormorant oilfield* North West Hutton* Ninian Central...
)
  • Maroon and white are the colors of the Flag of Latvia
    Flag of Latvia

    File:Naval Jack of Latvia.svgThe national flag of Latvia was used by independent Latvia from 1918 until the country was Occupation of Latvia 1940?1945 by the Soviet Union in 1940....
     and the Flag of Qatar
    Flag of Qatar

    The flag of Qatar has a proportion of 11:28. It is Maroon with a broad white serrated band on the Hoist side.The meaning of Qatar?s flag is:...
    .


See also


  • List of colors
    List of colors

    The following is a complete list of colors with associated articles. See also color names and the list of color topics.Note that a large percentage of the color swatches below are taken from computer-domain-specific naming schemes such as X11 or HTML4 ....