'Seal brown' is a
rich dark
brown color, resembling the color of the
dyed fur from the
fur seal.
Usage
The specifications for the
U.S. Army Air Corps Type
A-2 jacket (regulation summer flying jacket), adopted in
1931 and the most familiar among all
leather flight jackets, stated that it should be made of horsehide
tanned to seal brown. However, initially,
oxidation during the dying process caused the jackets to end up
russet (a lighter,
reddish brown) in color. Later in the decade, they were able to prevent oxidation during dying, and the jackets produced were a proper stone brown.
Seal brown is one of the school colors of
Brown University
Seal brown is one of the team colors of the
Cleveland Browns.
See also
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List of colors