apricot (color)

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The etymology of the color apricot (and the fruit): the word comes from the Arabic Al-birquq (itself from Greek berikokon, ultimately from Latin praecoquum). Apricot has been in use as a color name since 1851.Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York: 1930—McGraw-Hill. See page 189 for year of first recorded use of color name reference and page 43, Plate 10 Color Sample 7F for color sample of Apricot.

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|title=Apricot (Crayola)

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|source=Crayola

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Displayed at right is the light tone of apricot called apricot since 1958 in Crayola crayons.

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|title=Mellow apricot

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|source=BS 5252{{Cite web|url=http://www.e-paint.co.uk/bs5252_colour_chart.asp|title=British Standard BS5252 Colour Chart}}

|isccname=Moderate orange yellow}}

Displayed at right is the color mellow apricot.

This is one of the colors on the British Standards 5252 color list. This color is #06E50 on the 5252 color list. The 5252 color list is for colors used in color coordination and in building construction. The British Standard color lists were first formulated in 1930 and reached their present form in 1955.

Sexuality

• In the bandana code of the gay leather subculture, wearing an apricot bandana means that one is a chubby chaser if worn on the right, and a chub if worn on the left.{{citation | last=Andrews | first=Vincent | year=2010 | title=The Leatherboy Handbook | publisher=The Nazca Plains Corp. | isbn=978-1-61098-046-3 }}[http://www.gaycityusa.com/hankycodes.htm Hankycode on gaycitiusa.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206134258/http://www.gaycityusa.com/hankycodes.htm |date=2007-12-06 }} access date 2012-03-30[http://www.leathernjonline.com/hanky.htm Hankycode on leathernjonline.com] access date 2010-03-30

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