Chestnut (color) Chestnut (color) Chestnut is a colour, a medium reddish shade of brown (displayed right), and is named after the nut of the chestnut tree. An alternate name for the colour is badious. Indian red is a similar but separate and distinct colour from "chestnut". Chestnut is also a very dark tan that almost appears brown. The name "chestnut" derives from the color of the nut of the chestnut tree. The first recorded use of "chestnut" as a color term in English was in 1555. The color maroon is also named after the chestnut (via French "marron"). Deep chestnut is the
Blue Is the Colour B-sides of the singles taken from their albums. from the "Rotterdam" CD5 from the "Don't Marry Her" CD1 from the "Don't Marry Her" CD2 Note: The French version of "Dream a Little Dream of Me" ("Les Yeux Ouverts") was recorded for the movie "French Kiss". It was re-used in the film "The Devil Wears Prada". from the "Blackbird on the Wire" CD1 from the "Blackbird on the Wire" CD2 from the "Liars’ Bar" CD1 from the "Liar's Bar" CD2 Blue Is the Colour Blue Is the Colour is the fifth studio album from English band The Beautiful South, released in