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Venetian red
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Venetian red is a light and warm somewhat (unsaturated) pigment that is a darker shade of scarlet, derived from nearly pure ferric oxide (Fe2O3) of the hematite type. Modern versions are frequently made with synthetic red iron oxide.
| Venetian Red | ||
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| Hex triplet | #C80815 | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (200, 8, 21) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (0°, 84%, 84%) |
| Source | [Unsourced] | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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At right is displayed the color Venetian red.
The first recorded use of Venetian red as a color name in English was in 1753. [1]
The source of this color is a picture of a bottle of Venetian red car paint with a color sample of Venetian red on the side of the bottle:[1].
- ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 201; Color sample of Venetian red: Page 35 Plate 6 color sample I12