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Vermilion

Vermilion (sometimes spelled vermillion) is a color family and toxic pigment most often used between antiquity and the 19th century and made from the powdered mineral cinnabar (a form of mercury sulfide). It is synonymous with red orange.

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CIELChuv (L, C, h)
(57, 160, 16°)
Hex triplet
#FF4000
HSV (h, s, v)
(15°, 100%, 100%)
ISCC–NBS descriptor
Vivid reddish orange
sRGBB (r, g, b)
(255, 64, 0)

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Etymology and common name

Chemistry and manufacture

Gallery

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Chinese red

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In art and culture

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Vermilion

Nodes122
Edges121
Triples167
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.016393
Components1

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Vermilion

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related to In the Americas · 23
Vermilion → AD, America, Americas, Andes, BC, Chavin, Chiapas, Fanny López Jiménez, Huancavelica, Inca, It, Maya, Mayan, Mexican, Mexico, Moche, Palenque, Peru, Red Queen, Sican
related to Religion · 23
Vermilion → Bible, Blessed Virgin Mary, Bodhidharma, Buddhist, Chaldean, Chan Buddhism, Ezekiel, Hindu, In, In Japanese Buddhism, Jeremiah, Josiah, Judah, Kung Fu, Preservative, Shallum, Shintoism, The, The Shaolin, This
related to In art and culture · 14
Vermilion → AD, Both, Girart, Kerala, Masaccio, Medieval, Mysteries, Pompeii, Roman, Roussillon, Saint Jerome, The, Theyyam, Villa
related to Antiquity · 13
Vermilion → Almaden, BC, Cinnabar, Elder, In China, Neolithic, Pliny, Romans, Since, Spain, The, Turkey, Yangshao
related to External links · 13
Vermilion → Ages, Causes, Color, Colourlex, Medical Dictionary Archived, Mercury, More, National Pollutant Inventory, New International Encyclopedia, Pigments, Wayback MachineVermilion, WebExhibits, Why
related to Gallery · 12
Vermilion → Almaden Mine, CaliforniaCinnabar, ChinaVermilion, Cinnabar, Guizhou, London, National Gallery, Paolo Uccello, San Romano, The, The Battle, Tongren Prefecture
related to Chinese red · 11
Vermilion → BC, Beginning, China, Chinese, English, Han, In China, Japan, Korea, Taoist, The
related to Music · 10
Vermilion → According, American, Corey Taylor, For, On, Simone Simons, Slipknot, The Dutch, Vermillion, Vermillion Dreams
related to Video games · 8
Vermilion → English-translated, It, Japanese, Kanto, Kuchiba, Kuchiba City, Pokémon, Vermilion City
related to Etymology and common name · 7
Vermilion → English, Europe, It, Kermes, Latin, Old French, The

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red cinnabar pigment used color mercury chinese century made toxic bc ground lacquerware china use bright expensive synthetic also first

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
VermilionCIELChuv (L, C, h)(57, 160, 16°)1.00infobox
VermilionHex triplet#FF40001.00infobox
VermilionHSV (h, s, v)(15°, 100%, 100%)1.00infobox
VermilionISCC–NBS descriptorVivid reddish orange1.00infobox
VermilionSourceMaerz and Paul[note 1]1.00infobox
VermilionsRGBB (r, g, b)(255, 64, 0)1.00infobox
Vermilionrelated to AntiquityThe0.60section
Vermilionrelated to AntiquityBC0.60section
Vermilionrelated to AntiquityNeolithic0.60section
Vermilionrelated to AntiquityTurkey0.60section
Vermilionrelated to AntiquityCinnabar0.60section
Vermilionrelated to AntiquitySpain0.60section

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