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Persian red

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Hex triplet
  
#C81D11

CMYK   (c, m, y, k)
  
(0, 95, 100, 15)

sRGB  (r, g, b)
  
(200, 29, 17)

HSV       (h, s, v)
  
(4°, 92%, 78%)

Persian red is a deep reddish orange earth or pigment from the Persian Gulf composed of a silicate of iron and alumina, with magnesia. It is also called artificial vermillion.

The first recorded use of Persian red as a color name in English was in 1895.

Other colors associated with Persia include Persian pink, Persian rose, Persian blue and Persian green.

In human culture

Architecture

  • Henry Hobson Richardson insisted upon a ground of Persian red for the murals John LaFarge executed lining the interior of Trinity Church, Boston.
  • References

    Persian red Wikipedia