Turkey Red is a color that was widely used to dye cotton in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was made using the root of the Rubia plant through a long and challenging process.
What color is Turkey Red?
Turkey Red color belongs to the Red color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Turkey Red is #A91101, and the RGB color code is RGB(169, 17, 1).
In the RGB color model, Turkey Red has a red value of 169, a green value of 17, and a blue value of 1. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 89.9% magenta, 99.4% yellow, and 33.7% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 5.7° (degrees), 98.8 % saturation, and 33.3 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Turkey Red has a hue of 5.7° (degrees), 99.4 % saturation and 66.3 % brightness/value.
Turkey Red is cool or warm?
The color Turkey Red is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Turkey Red?
Turkey Red has an LRV of nearly 9. By LRV value, it is a dark color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Turkey Red color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB
CMYK
HSL
HSL(5.71deg, 98.8 %, 33.3 %)
RYB
HSV/HSB
HWB
H: 5.71°
W: 0.39 %
B: 33.73 %
XYZ
X : 16.57
Y : 8.84
Z : 0.86
YXY
Y1 : 8.84
X : 0.63
Y2 : 0.34
CMY
C : 33.73%
M : 93.33%
Y : 99.61%
LRV
Munsell Color System
CIE-Lab
L : 35.67
A : 56.59
B : 49.18
CIE-Lch
L : 35.67
C : 74.97
H : 40.99
CIE-Luv
L : 35.67
U : 110.81
V : 25.93
Hunter-Lab
L : 29.73
A : 47.45
B : 19.09
Similar Colors and Paints
Named colors similar to Turkey Red
Here are the colors similar to Turkey Red . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
RAL Design
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British Standard 4800
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RAL Classic
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Pantone PMS
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Pantone TCX
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Paint similar to Turkey Red
Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to Turkey Red . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Valspar
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Benjamin Moore
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Sherwin Williams
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Dunn-Edwards
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Behr
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PPG Paints
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Color Combinations
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Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
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