Iron oxide red
Iron oxide red is a generic name of a
Properties
The anhydrous pigment has a dark purple-red or
The iron oxide red is extremely stable: it is not affected by light and most chemicals (
Indian red
Indian Red | ||
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(53, 85, 12°) | ||
Source | X11 | |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Moderate red | |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Indian red is a
Chestnut is a colour similar to but separate and distinct from Indian red.
Etymology
The name Indian red derives from the red laterite soil found in India, which is composed of naturally occurring iron oxides.[citation needed] The first recorded use of Indian red as a color term in English was in 1672.[4]
Deep Indian red
Deep Indian Red | ||
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(47, 83, 14°) | ||
Source | Crayola | |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Dark reddish orange | |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Deep Indian red is the colour originally called Indian red from its formulation in 1903 until 1999, but now called chestnut, in Crayola crayons. This colour was also produced in a special limited edition in which it was called Vermont maple syrup.
At the request of educators worried that children (mistakenly; see
Indian red in culture
- Railroads/Railways
- The Talyllyn Railway painted their locomotives Talyllyn and Dolgoch Indian Red in honour of the 150th anniversary of the line in 2015.[6]
- The Furness Railway in the UK used Indian Red for its locomotive livery.
- The Department of Railways New South Wales, Public Transport Commission and the State Rail Authority painted their diesel locos and passengers cars in Indian red.
Venetian red
Venetian Red | ||
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(42, 136, 12°) | ||
Source | Internet | |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid red | |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
At right is displayed the colour Venetian red.
Venetian red is a light and warm (somewhat unsaturated) pigment that is a darker shade of
The first recorded use of Venetian red as a colour name in English was in 1753.[7]
English red
English Red | ||
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(45, 67, 10°) | ||
Source | ISCC-NBS | |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Moderate red | |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
At right is displayed the colour English red.
This red is a tone of Indian red, made like Indian red with pigment made from iron oxide.
The first recorded use of English red as a colour name in English was in the 1700s (exact year uncertain).[8] In the Encyclopédie of Denis Diderot in 1765, alternate names for Indian red included "what one also calls, however improperly, English Red."[9]
Kobe
Kobe | ||
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(32, 73, 18°) | ||
Source | ISCC-NBS | |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Strong reddish brown | |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
At right is displayed colour kobe.
The colour kobe is a dark tone of Indian red, made like Indian red from iron oxide pigment.
The first recorded use of Kobe as a colour name in English was in 1924.[10]
The normalized colour coordinates for Kobe are identical to sienna, first recorded as a colour name in English in 1760.[11]
See also
- Chestnut (color)
- List of colors
References
- ^ a b c Gettens & Stout 1966b.
- OL 7214282M.
- ^ Gettens & Stout 1966a.
- ^ "Indian, adj. and n. : Oxford English Dictionary". Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ Crayon Chronology
- ^ "Steam trains secret 150th paint job". BBC News. 2015-01-08. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill p. 201; Color sample of Venetian red: p. 35 Plate 6 color sample I12
- ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill p. 194; Color sample of English red: p. 31 Plate 4 color sample H12
- ^ Jaucourt, Louis, chevalier de. "Indian Red." The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert Collaborative Translation Project. Translated by Abigail Wendler Bainbridge. Ann Arbor: Michigan Publishing, University of Michigan Library, 2013. Web. 1 Apr. 2015, <http://hdl.handle.net/2027/spo.did2222.0003.009>. Trans. of "Rouge d'Inde," Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, vol. 14. Paris, 1765.
- ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill p. 197; Color sample of Kobe: p. 35 Plate 6 color sample K12
- ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill p. 204; Color Sample of Sienna: p. 37 Plate 7 Color Sample E12