Pale Cordovan

Cordovan (color)

Cordovan is a rich, dark shade of burgundy with a hint of rose. Cordovan takes its name from the city of Córdoba, Spain, where the production of cordovan leather was first practiced by the Visigoths in the seventh century. The term cordovan has come to describe the color of clothing – leather in particular; in this sense, the use of cordovan overlaps with that of oxblood.

Colorfulness

Colorfulness, chroma and saturation are attributes of perceived color relating to chromatic intensity. As defined formally by the International Commission on Illumination (CIE) they respectively describe three different aspects of chromatic intensity, but the terms are often used loosely and interchangeably in contexts where these aspects are not clearly distinguished. The precise meanings of the terms vary by what other functions they are dependent on.

pale

Adjective

1. Light in color.
2. Having a pallor (a light color, especially due to sickness, shock, fright etc.).

Verb

1. To turn pale; to lose colour.
2. To become insignificant.

cordovan

Adjective

1. Originating in or pertaining to Córdoba.

Noun

1. A kind of leather from Córdoba, originally of tanned goatskin, later of horsehide.
2. A shoe made from such leather.