Seal brown | |
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Color coordinates | |
Hex triplet | #59260B |
sRGBB ( r, g, b) | (89, 38, 11) |
HSV ( h, s, v) | (21°, 88%, 35%) |
CIELChuv ( L, C, h) | (22, 40, 26°) |
Source | Mason Paints [1] |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Deep brown |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Seal brown is a rich dark brown color, resembling the color of the dyed fur from the fur seal.
The specifications for the U.S. Army Air Corps Type A-2 jacket (regulation summer flying jacket), adopted in 1931 and the most familiar among all leather flight jackets, stated that it should be made of horsehide tanned to seal brown. [ citation needed] However, initially, oxidation during the dyeing process caused the jackets to end up russet (a lighter, reddish brown) in color. [ citation needed] Later in the decade, they were able to prevent oxidation during dyeing, and the jackets produced were a proper dark brown. [ citation needed]
Seal brown is one of the official colors of Lehigh University, Brown University, [2] the Cleveland Browns football team, [3] and the engineering honor society, Tau Beta Pi. [4]