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
Colour guard carry the M1, M-16, FN FAL or Pindad SSD-1 rifle while the colour officer carries his/her sabre. Composition of the Indonesian colour guard unit The Dutch armed forces have similar ranks corresponding to a colour guard, the "vaandrig" and "kornet" (aspirant officers who have not been sworn in yet). Russian colour guards are composed of: Active units, military academies, and guards of honor carry sabers in the color guard, if needed, rifles may be substituted. The same design is used for color guards in countries of the CIS. If there are multiple color guards marching in a parade at the