Venetian red
Encyclopedia
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.
The first recorded use of Venetian red as a color name in English
was in 1753.
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.
Scarlet (color)
Scarlet is a bright red color with a hue that is somewhat toward the orange. It is redder than vermilion. It is a pure chroma on the color wheel one-fourth of the way between red and orange. Scarlet is sometimes used as the color of flame...
, derived from nearly pure ferric oxide (Fe2O3) of the hematite
Hematite
Hematite, also spelled as haematite, is the mineral form of iron oxide , one of several iron oxides. Hematite crystallizes in the rhombohedral system, and it has the same crystal structure as ilmenite and corundum...
type. Modern versions are frequently made with synthetic red iron oxide.
Venetian red
At right is displayed the color Venetian red.The first recorded use of Venetian red as a color name in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
was in 1753.
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.