Tuscan red
| Tuscan Red | |
|---|---|
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #7C3030 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (124, 48, 48) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, 61, 61, 51) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (0°, 61%, 49[1]%) |
| Source | Maerz and Paul[2] |
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B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) | |
Tuscan red is a shade of red that was used on the passenger cars of the Pennsylvania Railroad, as well as on the PRR TrucTrailers. It also was used extensively by the New South Wales Government Railways in Australia, in a similar fashion to the PRR.[3] The Canadian Pacific Railway used it historically and painted its luxury revival cars in this color.[4] It is also a Prismacolor colored pencil.
The first recorded use of Tuscan red as a color name in English was in the early 1800s (exact date uncertain).[5]
The color was popular in the late 19th century but non-standardized. It became the ‘signature color’ of the Pennsylvania Railroad, which instituted specifications for its formulation.[6]:36[7] Before the 1880s, pigments extracted from Brazil wood were used in its manufacture, but these proved inadequate in terms of hiding power and stability.[7]
A 1916 US National Bureau of Standards circular describes it as based on Indian red, which derives its color from iron oxides. The color was then modified by treatment with an alizarin lake pigment. The pigment’s stability lent itself to hard use in applications such as rail cars and machinery.[8] Lower-cost imitations were made without iron oxides by using gypsum or whiting as a base and adding aniline dyes.[9]
Variations of Tuscan red
The traditional color Tuscan red is shown above. The lighter tones of Tuscan red tend toward tan and beige. The darker tones of Tuscan red tend toward purplish tones. These purplish tones of Tuscan red are exemplified by the color deep Tuscan red, shown below.
Tuscan
| Tuscan | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FAD6A5 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (250, 214, 165) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, 14, 31, 2) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (35°, 34%, 98[10]%) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS |
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B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) | |
Displayed at right is the color Tuscan.
The first recorded use of Tuscan as a color name in English was in 1887.[11]
Tuscany
| Tuscany | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #C09999 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (192, 153, 153) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, 20, 20, 25) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (0°, 20%, 75[12]%) |
| Source | Pantone TPX[13] |
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B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) | |
The color Tuscany is displayed at right.
The first recorded use of Tuscany as a color name in English was in 1922.[14]
The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #16-1219 TPX—Tuscany.[15]
Tuscan tan
| Tuscan Tan | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #A67B5B |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (166, 123, 91) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, 26, 45, 35) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (26°, 45%, 65[16]%) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS |
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B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) | |
Displayed at right is the color Tuscan tan.
The first recorded use of Tuscan tan as a color name in English was in 1926.[17]
Medium Tuscan red
| Tuscan Red (ISCC-NBS) | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #79443B |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (121, 68, 59) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, 44, 51, 52) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (9°, 51%, 48[18]%) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS |
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B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) | |
Medium Tuscan red is that tone of Tuscan red that is called Tuscan red in the ISCC-NBS color list.
Tuscan brown
| Tuscan Brown | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #6F4E37 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (111, 78, 55) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (25°, 51%, 44[19]%) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS |
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B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Displayed at right is the color Tuscan brown.
The first recorded use of Tuscan brown as a color name in English was in 1913.[20]
See also
- List of colors
References
- ↑ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code #7C3030 (Tuscan Red):
- ↑ The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called Tuscan red in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color Tuscan Red is displayed on page 37, Plate 7, Color Sample L8.
- ↑ John C. Dunn (March 2007). Comeng: A History of Commonwealth Engineering, 1921-1955. Rosenberg Publishing. p. 56. ISBN 978-1-877058-42-4. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ↑ Tom Murray (1 July 2006). Canadian Pacific Railway. Voyageur Press. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-7603-2255-0. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 206; Color Sample of Tuscan Red: Page 37 Plate 7 Color Sample L8—The color shown above in the color box at the head of the article matches the color sample in the book.
- ↑ Schafer, Mike; Joe Welsh, Kevin J. Holland (2001). The American Passenger Train. Saint Paul, MN: MBI. ISBN 0760308969. OCLC 48693895.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Charles Ludwig Uebele (1913). Paint making and color grinding: a practical treatise for paint manufacturers and factory managers, including comprehensive information regarding factory arrangement; pigments; vehicles and thinners; liquid and cold water paints as well as practical working formulas and recipes. The Painters magazine. pp. 213–218. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ↑ United States. National Bureau of Standards (1916). Circular of the Bureau of Standards. U.S. Govt. Print. Off. p. 10. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ↑ Albanis Ashmun Kelly (1920). The expert house painter: A reliable guide for the experienced house painter and manual of instruction for the less expert workman ... Formulas given for various paint mixtures, tests for ascertaining purity and value of materials, how to choose and combine proper colors in their true scientific relations, etc. David McKay company. p. 181. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ↑ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code #FAD6A5 (Tuscan):
- ↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 206; Color Sample of Tuscan: Page 43 Plate 10 Color Sample E5
- ↑ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #C09999 (Tuscany):
- ↑ Type the word "Tuscany" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the color will appear.
- ↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 206; Color Sample of Tuscany: Page 37 Plate 10 Color Sample L11
- ↑ Pantone TPX Pantone Color Finder--Type the word "Tuscany" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the color will appear:
- ↑ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code #A67B5B (Tuscan Tan):
- ↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 206; Color Sample of Tuscan tan: Page 49 Plate 13 Color Sample C8
- ↑ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code #79443B (Medium Tuscan Red):
- ↑ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code #79443B (Tuscan Brown):
- ↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 206; Color Sample of Tuscany: Page 37 Plate 7 Color Sample H12
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