Persian red
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.
| Persian red | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Hex triplet | #C81D11 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (200, 29, 17) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, 95, 100, 15) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (4°, 92%, 78%) |
| Source | [Unsourced] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid red |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) | |
The first recorded use of Persian red as a color name in English was in 1895.[1]
Other colors associated with Persia include Persian pink, Persian rose, Persian blue and Persian green.
In human culture
- Henry Hobson Richardson insisted upon a ground of Persian red for the murals John LaFarge executed lining the interior of Trinity Church, Boston.[2]
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See also
References
- Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 201
- Raguin, Virginia C. Decorator: John LaFarge in The makers of Trinity Church in the city of Boston, ed. James F. O'Gorman, D. Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, c2004. p 120
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