maroon

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Maroon is French {{lang|fr|marron}} ("chestnut"),{{cite web | url = http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=maroon | title = maroon | work = Princeton WordNet }}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} itself from the Italian {{Lang|it|marrone}} that means also chestnut and brown (but the color maroon in French is {{lang|fr|bordeaux}}, which likely stems from the French wine of the same name) from the medieval Greek {{Lang|grc|maraon}}.Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th Edition (1973).

The first recorded use of maroon as a color name in English was in 1789.Maerz and Paul. A Dictionary of Color. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1930, Page 198; Color Sample of Maroon: Page 37, Plate 7, Color Sample L7

Religion

• Vajrayana Buddhist monks, such as the Dalai Lama, wear maroon robes.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/19/world/asia/19tibet.html|title=China Adds to Security Forces in Tibet Amid Calls for a Boycott|first=Edward|last=Wong|newspaper=The New York Times|date=February 18, 2009}}
• Maroon, along with golden yellow, is worn in the Philippines by Catholic devotees of the Black Nazarene, especially during its procession on 9 January.

National symbols

• Maroon and white are the colors of the Flag of Qatar.
• Flag of Phoenix, Arizona is maroon and white.
• Maroon, gold, teal and orange are the colors of the Flag of Sri Lanka
• The Flag of Latvia has sometimes been called maroon and white, although the officially declared colors were red and white,{{efn|According to the 1994 law, Latvijas valsts karogs ir sarkans ar baltu svītru. (Latvian national flag is red with a white stripe.) {{cite web|title=Par Latvijas valsts karogu |trans-title=About the national flag of Latvia|year=1994|language=lv|publisher=The Saeima (legislature) of Latvia|url=http://www.saeima.lv/simbolika/karogs.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302201528/http://www.saeima.lv/simbolika/karogs.htm|archive-date=2 March 2009|url-status=dead}} Sarkans is the word for "red" in Latvian, while "maroon" is petarde.{{cite book|author1=Turkina, Eiženija |author2=Zitare, K. |name-list-style=amp |year=1977|title=Latvian-English Dictionary|edition=second|location=Waverly, Iowa|publisher=Latvju Gramata (Rota Press)|oclc=3085262}}}} and in 2009 were amended to carmine and white.{{cite web|title=Latvijas valsts karoga likums |trans-title=The Latvian national flag law|date=17 November 2009|language=lv|publisher=The Saeima (legislature) of Latvia|url=http://www.saeima.lv/lv/par-saeimu/simbolika/latvijas-valsts-karoga-likums/|quote=Latvijas valsts karogs ir karmīnsarkans ar baltu horizontālu svītru. |trans-quote=The Latvian national flag is carmine-red with white horizontal stripes.}}
• Maroon was named as the official color of the state of Queensland, Australia, in November 2003. While the declared shade of maroon in sRGB is R=115, G=24, B=44, Queenslanders display the spirit of the state by wearing all shades of maroon at sporting and cultural events.{{cite web | url = http://www.qld.gov.au/about/how-government-works/flags-emblems-icons/state-colour/ | title = State Colour | work = Queensland Government}}

Politics

• Maroon is the color of the Dutch far-right political party Forum for Democracy.

Military

• The distinctive maroon beret has been worn by many airborne forces around the world, starting with the British Parachute Regiment (nicknamed the "Maroon Machine") in 1942.{{cite web | url = http://www.specialoperations.com/Foreign/United_Kingdom/Paras/ | title = The Parachute Regiment "Paras" | work = specialoperations.com | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111128095457/http://www.specialoperations.com/Foreign/United_Kingdom/Paras/ | archive-date = 2011-11-28 }} It is sometimes referred to as the "red beret."
• Historically, maroon was the distinguishing color of the Caçadores (rifle) regiments of the Portuguese Army.

Business

• Maroon is the signature color of the Japanese private rail company Hankyu Railway, decided by a vote of women customers in 1923.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w_c_Gh00uEQC&pg=PA153|page=153|title=Takarazuka: Sexual Politics and Popular Culture in Modern Japan|first=Jennifer Ellen|last=Robertson|year=1998|publisher=University of California Press |isbn=978-0-520-92012-5|edition=ebook}} In the 1990s, Hankyu planned an alternative color as it was developing new vehicles. That plan was called off following opposition by local residents

Music

• The Famous Maroon Band
• Maroon 5
• "Maroon" by Taylor Swift

School colors

Many universities, colleges, high schools and other educational institutions have maroon as one of their school colors. Popular combinations include maroon and white, maroon and grey, maroon and gold, and maroon and blue.

• Maroon and White are the official school colors of Fordham University.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fordham.edu/university-marketing-and-communications/brand-guidelines/fordham-colors/|title=Fordham Colors are Fordham Maroon and White|website=fordham.edu/university-marketing-and-commnications/}}
• Maroon and White are the official school colors of Texas A&M University.{{Cite web|url=https://brandguide.tamu.edu/visual-style/brand-colors.html|title=Brand Colors | University Brand Guide | Texas A&M University|first=Texas A&M University-Marketing &|last=Communications|website=Texas A&M University Brand Guide}}
• Maroon and Gold are the official school colors of Texas State University{{Cite web|last=school-colors|title=School Colors|url=https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/offices/office-of-university-communications/policies-guidelines/print-colors.html|access-date=2019-06-30|website=bc.edu|language=en}}
• Maroon and Gold are the official school colors of Boston College.
• Maroon and Gold are the official school colors of the University of Minnesota.{{Cite web|url=https://university-relations.umn.edu/resources/colors-and-type|title=Colors and Type|date=January 27, 2017|website=University Relations}}{{cite web|url=https://teamcolorcodes.com/minnesota-golden-gophers-colors/|title=Minnesota Golden Gophers Colors|date=27 July 2017|access-date=2018-04-23}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/schools/minnesota|publisher=NCAA|access-date=2018-04-23|title=Minnesota}}
• Maroon and Gold are the official school colors of the Central Michigan University.
• Maroon and Gold are the official school colors of Shimer College,{{cite book|year=1966|title=The Blue Book of College Athletics|page=253|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A4MkAQAAIAAJ|publisher=Rohrich Corporation}} representing Mount Carroll Seminary.{{cite news|work=Shimer College Record|date=October 1952|volume=44|issue=4|url=https://archive.org/details/ShimerCollegeRecord444October1952|page=2|title=Autumn Events}}
• Maroon is the official school color of the University of Chicago. The school also employs light and dark gray in its official primary color palette.{{cite web |title=Communicating UChicago |url=http://news.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/attachments/_uchicago.identity.guidelines.pdf |website=News.UChicago.edu |publisher=The University of Chicago |date=2013 |access-date=2021-08-25 }}
• Maroon and White are the official school colors of Lower Merion High School.{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/losangeles/nba/story/_/id/8753837/kobe-bryant-back-philadelphia-feeling-fine | title=Kobe Bryant feeling fine in Philly | publisher=ESPN | date=17 December 2012 | access-date=6 March 2016 | author=McMenamin, Dave}}
• Maroon and White are the official school colors of Mississippi State University{{cite web|url=http://www.nmnathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=926236#mw|title=Mississippi State Traditions|work=HailState.com|access-date=2014-05-13|archive-date=2014-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116213736/http://www.nmnathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=926236#mw|url-status=dead}} and the name of the university's alma mater.{{cite web|url=http://www.nmnathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=926236#alma|title=Mississippi State Traditions|work=HailState.com|access-date=2014-05-13|archive-date=2014-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116213736/http://www.nmnathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=926236#alma|url-status=dead}}
• Maroon and White are the official school colors of Colgate University.{{Cite web|url=https://www.colgate.edu/about/colgate-glance|title=Colgate at a Glance | Colgate University|website=Colgate.edu}}
• Maroon and White are the official school colors of Missouri State University.{{Cite web|url=https://brand.missouristate.edu/colors.htm|title=Our Colors|website=brand.missouristate.edu}}
• Maroon and White are the official school colors of Littlefield High School{{Cite web |last=ISD |first=Littlefield |date=2023-08-29 |title=Littlefield ISD |url=https://www.lfdisd.org/ |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=www.lfdisd.org |language=English}}
• Maroon and White are the official school colors of University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Maroon and Gold are the official school colors of Arizona State University and the name of the university's fight song.
• Maroon and Black are the official school colors of Cumberland University.
• Maroon and Black are the official school colors of Southern Illinois University Carbondale.{{cite web|url=https://logo.siu.edu/color-use/|title=2023 IDENTITY GUIDELINES|work=logo.siu.edu|date=July 12, 2024}}
• Maroon and Orange are the official school colors of Virginia Tech.{{Cite web|url=https://vt.edu/about/traditions.html#colors|title=Virginia Tech colors|date=2019|website=Virginia Tech – History and Traditions}}
• Maroon and Orange are the official school colors of Crooms Academy of Information Technology.{{Cite web|url=https://cait.scps.k12.fl.us/academics/parent_student_handbook/|date=2024|title=Parent/Student Handbook|website=Crooms AOIT}}
• Maroon and Gold are the official colors of Elon University.
• Maroon and Blue are the official colors of Port Rex Technical High School in South Africa.
• Maroon and Forest Green are the primary and complementary institutional colors of the University of the Philippines System.{{Cite web|url=https://www.up.edu.ph/index.php/up-visual-identity-guidebook-2017-now-available-online/|title=UP Visual Identity Guidebook 2017 now available online|date=2017|website=University of the Philippines System}}
• Maroon and Gold are the school colors of the University of Perpetual Help System DALTA in the Philippines

Sports

Sports teams often use maroon as one of their identifying colors, as a result, many have received the nickname "Maroons."

• The University of Chicago Maroons have used the nickname (and the corresponding color) since a vote came at a meeting of students and faculty on May 5, 1894.{{cite journal|url=http://athletics.uchicago.edu/about/history/maroons-phoenix|title=Mississippi State Traditions|website=HailState.com}}
• The University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons competes in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines and is based in their Diliman Campus. The moniker has been associated with their teams since the 1930s, except for a brief period in the 1960s when they were known as the Parrots.{{cite web|url=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/arts-and-culture/2018/12/03/1873578/parrots-maroons|title=From Parrots to Maroons|work=philstar.com}}
• The University of Perpetual Help Altas, playing in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) use the color as their primary uniform,{{cite web|url=https://perpetualdalta.edu.ph/sports-teams/|title=Sports Teams|website=perpetualdalta.edu.ph}} derived from their school colors .{{cite web|url=https://perpetualdalta.edu.ph/about/|title=About the University|website=perpetualdalta.edu.ph}}
• Heart of Midlothian F.C. have played in predominantly maroon colours since 1877, although they had maroon badge and trimmings in their first kit from their formation in 1874.{{Cite web|url=http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Scottish_Football_League/Heart_of_Midlothian/Heart_of_Midlothian.htm|title = Heart of Midlothian - Historical Football Kits}}
• Official colour of Italian association football team Torino F.C. Club's fans are known as I Granata (the Maroons in Italian).
• Official colour of Argentina's association football team Club Atlético Lanús (Los Granates).
• Maroons was the official nickname of the athletic teams representing Mississippi State College, now Mississippi State University from 1932 until 1961 when it was officially changed to the Bulldogs. Bulldogs had been used as an unofficial nickname as far back as 1905.{{cite web|url=http://www.nmnathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=926236#bulldog|title=Maroon, Maroons, and the Phoenix|work=Athletics.UChicago.edu|access-date=2014-05-13|archive-date=2014-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116213736/http://www.nmnathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=926236#bulldog|url-status=dead}}
• Maroons is also the common nickname for the Queensland Rugby League team when it plays against the Blues (the New South Welshmen) in an annual competition of three games known as the State of Origin series in Australia.
• The "maroon and whites" is a nickname for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the Australian National Rugby League.{{Cite web |date=2013-09-29 |title=Go the Maroon and Whites...... |url=https://silvertails.net/threads/go-the-maroon-and-whites.36489/ |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Silvertails, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Supporter forums |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2021-09-17 |title=Turbo back in gear as Manly make history with rout of Roosters |url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/09/17/turbo-back-in-gear-as-manly-send-roosters-packing/ |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=National Rugby League |language=en |quote=... the maroon and whites marched to a preliminary showdown with South Sydney.}}
• West Indies cricket team wears all maroon clothing in limited-overs cricket whilst in Test cricket, they wear maroon cricket caps.
• Galway and Westmeath wears primarily maroon clothing when playing home Gaelic Athletic Association matches.
• In North American thoroughbred horse racing, the number 14 horse uses a maroon saddle cloth with the number in yellow.
• In pool, the color of the 7 and 15 billiard balls are traditionally maroon.

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The color designated as maroon in Crayola crayons since 1958 (when it was renamed from dark red) is a bright medium shade of maroon halfway between brown and rose.

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Displayed in the adjacent table is the color rich maroon, i.e. maroon as defined in the X11 color names, which is much brighter and more toned toward rose than the HTML/CSS maroon shown above.

See the chart Color name clashes in the X11 color names article to see those colors that are different in HTML/CSS and X11.

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Displayed at right is the color mystic maroon, one of the colors in the special set of metallic Crayola crayons called Silver Swirls, the colors of which were formulated by Crayola in 1990.

Although this is supposed to be a metallic color, there is no mechanism for displaying metallic colors on a computer.

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The web color dark red is displayed in the adjacent color table.

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UP Maroon is the shade used by the University of the Philippines as its primary color.

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