Rust (color)

Rust
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#B7410E
sRGB B (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 red. 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.

Rust

The first recorded use of rust as a color name in English was in 1692. ^[2]

Origin

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.

References

1. "Rust / #b7410e hex color". ColorHexa. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
2. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 203; Color Sample of Rust: Page 35 Plate 6 Color Sample A12

See also

• List of colors