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For other uses of the term, see Buff
is a pale
Yellow -
Brown colour that got its name from the colour of
Buffalo Leather .
Buff is a common colour in many areas. As the colour has good
Camouflage qualities in the
Natural Environment in dry climates where
Sand and
Soil are often buff-coloured, it is also widespread in the
Animal Kingdom . The word buff appears in the name of several
Species with this colour, such as the
Buff-breasted Sandpiper and the
Buff-bellied Pipit .
A is an
Envelope of this colour, used extensively in commercial mailings, and hence coming to mean any item containing commercial, rather than personal mail.
The flags of the United States states of
Delaware and
New Jersey include the colour buff.
The
Funnel colors of the
White Star Line , owner of the
RMS Titanic , were buff.
The U.S. Army's Institute of Heraldry has, innovatively, included ''buff'' as a
Tincture (specifically as a metal) in some of its coats of arms. This is because buff is the traditional colour of the
U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps .
The colours of athletic team uniforms at
Gallaudet University ,
George Washington University ,
Punahou School , located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and
Hamilton College are buff and
Blue .
Buff is a commonly used grout pigment in
Masonry .
