:Reseda green

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Reseda green is a shade of greyish green in the classic range of colours of the German RAL colour standard, where it is colour 6011.{{r|ral}} The name derives from the colour of the leaves of Reseda odorata, commonly known as mignonette.{{r|nik|page=312}}

Prior to World War I, the French Army experimented with reseda green uniforms to replace the existing indigo uniform colour, but they were rejected.Historique De L'artillerie - De La Renaissance Au Second Empire. Accessed January 06, 2019. http://rosalielebel75.franceserv.com/reforme-uniforme.html.

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[http://www.ral-farben.de/content/application-help/all-ral-colours-names/overview-ral-classic-colours.html Overview of all RAL Classic colours]. RAL gemeinnützige GmbH. Accessed January 2016.

Nikolas Davies, Erkki Jokiniemi (2008). [https://books.google.com/books?id=r4R2Sl_hbTwC&pg=PA312 Dictionary of Architecture and Building Construction]. Amsterdam; Boston; London: Elsevier/Architectural Press. {{ISBN|9780750685023}}.

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