Turkey red

Turkey red
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet#A91101
sRGBB (r, g, b)(169, 17, 1)
HSV (h, s, v)(6°, 99%, 66%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(36, 114, 13°)
SourceUnderthemoonlight
ISCC–NBS descriptorStrong reddish brown
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Turkey red is a dyeing method that was widely used to give cotton a distinctive bright red colour in the 18th and 19th centuries. The dye was made using the root of the rubia (madder) plant, through a long and laborious process which originated in the historical Levant region and was further developed in India and China. Turkey red was brought to Europe in the 1740s, and in France became known as rouge d'Andrinople.

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