Buff (colour)
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| Hex triplet | #F0DC82 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (240, 220, 130) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, 8, 46, 6) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (49°, 46%, 94%) |
| Source | Maerz and Paul |
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Buff is the pale yellow-brown colour of the un-dyed leather of several animals.
As an RYB quaternary colour, it is the darker colour produced by an equal mix of the tertiary colours citron and russet.
The first recorded use of the word "buff" to describe a colour was in the London Gazette of 1686, describing a uniform to be "...a Red Coat with a Buff-colour'd lining". It referred to the colour of un-dyed buffalo leather, such as soldiers wore as some protection: an eye-witness to the death in the Battle of Edgehill (1642) of Sir Edmund Verney noted "he would neither put on arms [armour] or buff coat the day of the battle". Such buff leather was suitable for buffing or serving as a between polished objects. It is not clear which bovine "buffalo" referred to, but it may not have been any of the .
The word "buff" meaning "enthusiast" or "expert" (US English) derives from the colour "buff", specifically from the buff-coloured uniform facings of 19th-century New York City volunteer firemen, who inspired partisan followers among particularly keen fire-watchers.
"In the buff", today meaning naked, originally applied to English soldiers wearing the buff leather tunic that was their uniform until the 17th century. The "naked" signification is due to the perception that (English) skin is buff-coloured.
Sand, rock, and loess tend to be buff in many areas.
Buff sand
Buff rock at the top of a cliff
Buff loess
Because buff is effective in camouflage, it is often naturally selected.
Buff bands on a snake.
A moth with buff wingtips (Phalera bucephala).
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