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.

The first recorded use of Persian red as a color name in English was in 1897.^[1]

Persian red 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.^[2]

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

Shades of red

Alizarin crimson	Amaranth	American rose	Auburn	Burgundy	Cardinal	Carmine	Carnelian	Cerise	Coquelicot

Crimson	Dark red	Electric crimson	Fire brick	Flame	Folly	Fuchsia	Indian red	Lava	Lust

Magenta	Maroon	Mahogany	Oxblood	Pink	Raspberry	Red	Red-violet	Redwood	Rose

Rosewood	Rosso corsa	Ruby	Rust	Scarlet	Terra cotta	Turkey red	Tuscan red	Tyrian purple	Venetian red

Vermilion	Wine

A typical sample is shown for each name; however, a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.

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