Junquillo or jonquil yellow is a strong and light yellow color, based specifically on the coloring of the flowers of the jonquil (Narcissus jonquilla), a highly fragrant bulbous flowering plant native to Spain and Portugal , and naturalized in other parts of the world. This color has also been called fragrant jonquil.
Summary
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- 1 History
- 2 Etymology
- 3 Features
- 4 Uses and objects
- 5 References
History
The first recorded jonquil as a color name in English was in 1789. use the name in English (Jonquil) was used to name a ship American war, the USS Jonquil in 1863. The source of this color is the color Sample # 83 of the NBS-CCSI Dictionary Names Colo (res) (1955), a website for stamp collectors to evaluate the colors of their stamps.
Etymology
- From the diminutive of junco.
- Jaune jonquille (“jonquil yellow” in French) is the designation of a very light yellow color, of moderate saturation, corresponding to a coloration of a yellow porcelain background created by Jean Hellot and implemented in the Sèvres manufactory from 1752 o 1753.1
Features
- The Junquillo Color is also a color that indicates wealth being associated with the economy and especially in its golden to gold versions. The negative counterpart denotes action, power and symbolizes arrogance, gold, strength, will, and encouragement.
- Ranging from mental ideas to intelligence, understanding as it is an intellectual color and can be associated with great intelligence or with great mental deficiency.
Uses and objects
Its most characteristic similes in nature are the flower of the dandelion , the skin of the ripe lemon and of course gold .
