Buff

Buff is a common color 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 color, such as the
Buff-breasted Sandpiper and the
Buff-bellied Pipit.The flags of the United States states of
Delaware and
New Jersey include the colour buff.The U.S. Army's Institute of Heraldry has, innovatively, included buff as a
tincture in some of its coats of arms. This is because buff is the traditional color of the
U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps.The colors of athletic team uniforms at
George Washington University and
Hamilton College are buff and
blue.Buff is a commonly used grout pigment in
masonry.
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