Citrine (colour) than it is today and could be "reddish or brownish yellow; or orange; or amber (distinguished from yellow)". In today's English citrine as a colour is mostly confined to the contexts of (1) gemstones, including quartz, and (2) some animal and plant names. E.g., the citrine wagtail ("Motacilla citreola"), an Asian bird species with golden-yellow plumage, or the citrine warbler, citrine canary-flycatcher, citrine forktail, etc. Citrine (colour) Citrine is a colour, the most common reference for which is certain coloured varieties of quartz which are a medium deep shade of golden yellow. Citrine has been summarized at various times 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