3 Color names for "Shades Of Burgundy"

The color old burgundy is a dark tone of burgundy. The first recorded use of old burgundy as a color name in English was in 1926.

Burgundy is a dark red-purplish color. The color burgundy takes its name from the Burgundy winein France. When referring to the color, "burgundy" is not usually capitalized. The color burgundy is similar to Bordeaux (#4C1C24), Merlot (#73343A), Berry (#A01641), and Redberry (#701f28). Burgundy is made of 50% red, 0% green, and 13% blue. The CMYK percentages are 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 75% yellow, 50% black. The first recorded use of "burgundy" as a color name in English was in 1881.

In cosmetology, a brighter tone of burgundy called vivid burgundy is used for coloring hair.