Fawn (colour) use the term "fawn" to describe a red dog (at the Eumelanin locus) that carries a copy of the dilution gene; in Dobermans this color is more commonly called "Isabella". Fawn (colour) Fawn is a light yellowish tan color. It is usually used in reference to clothing, soft furnishings and bedding, as well as to a dog's coat color. It occurs in varying shades, ranging between pale tan to pale fawn to dark deer-red. The first recorded use of "fawn" as a colour name in English was in 1789. The fawn coat color is found in many breeds, such as
Heliotrope (color) Heliotrope (color) Heliotrope is a pink-purple tint that is a representation of the colour of the heliotrope flower. The first recorded use of heliotrope as a color name in English was in 1882. The color heliotrope gray is displayed at right. The first recorded use of "heliotrope gray" as a colour name in English was in 1912. The source of this colour is: "ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Colour Names" (1955)--Colour Sample of Heliotrope Gray (color sample #227) At right is displayed the colour old heliotrope. Another name for this colour is "old helio". The first recorded use of "old helio" as