Rust | |
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Color coordinates | |
Hex triplet | #B7410E |
sRGBB (r, g, b) | (183, 65, 14) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (18°, 92%, 72%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (44, 102, 20°) |
Source | ColorHexa[1] |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Deep reddish orange |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Rust is a red color resembling iron oxide. It is a commonly used color on cars and appears roughly the same color as photographic safelights when used over a standard tungsten light source.
The first recorded use of rust as a color name in English was in 1692.[2]
Rust is named after the resulting phenomenon of the oxidation of iron. The word 'rust' finds its etymological origins in the Proto-Germanic word rusta, which translates to "redness." The word is closely related to the term "ruddy," which also refers to a reddish coloring in an object.