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| Tuscan Red | |
|---|---|
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #7C3030 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (124, 48, 48) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (0°, 61%, 49%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (31, 55, 12°) |
| Source | Maerz and Paul[1] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Dark red |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Tuscan red is a shade of red that was used on somerailroad cars, particularlypassenger cars.
The color is most closely associated with thePennsylvania Railroad, which used it on passenger cars and on itsTrucTrain flatcars. It also was used extensively by theNew South Wales Government Railways in Australia, in a similar fashion to the PRR.[2] TheNorfolk and Western Railway used it as an accent color on itsJ class steam locomotives. TheCanadian Pacific Railway used it historically and painted its luxury revival cars in this color.[3] It is also aPrismacolor colored pencil.
The first recorded use ofTuscan red as a color name inEnglish was in the early 1800s (exact date uncertain).[5]
The color was popular in the late 19th century but non-standardized. It became the ‘signature color’ of the Pennsylvania Railroad, which instituted specifications for its formulation.[6]: 36 [7] Before the 1880s, pigments extracted fromBrazil wood were used in its manufacture, but these proved inadequate in terms of hiding power and stability.[7]
A 1917 USNational Bureau of Standards circular describes it as based onIndian red, a variety ofiron oxide red. The color was then modified by treatment with analizarinlake pigment. The pigment's stability lent itself to hard use in applications such as rail cars, steam pipes, radiators, and machinery.[8] Lower-cost imitations were made without iron oxides by usinggypsum orwhiting as a base and addinganiline dyes.[9]
The traditional color Tuscan red is shown above. The lighter tones of Tuscan red tend toward tan and beige. The darker tones of Tuscan red tend toward purplish tones. These purplish tones of Tuscan red are exemplified by the colordeep Tuscan red, shown below.
| Tuscan | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FAD6A5 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (250, 214, 165) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (35°, 34%, 98%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (88, 47, 56°) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Light yellow |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Displayed at right is the colorTuscan.
The first recorded use ofTuscan as a color name inEnglish was in 1887.[10]
| Tuscany | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #C09999 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (192, 153, 153) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (0°, 20%, 75%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (67, 25, 12°) |
| Source | Pantone TPX[11] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Light grayish red |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The colorTuscany is displayed at right.
The first recorded use ofTuscany as a color name in English was in 1922.[12]
The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #16-1219 TPX—Tuscany.[13]
| Tuscan Tan | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #A67B5B |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (166, 123, 91) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (26°, 45%, 65%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (55, 41, 41°) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Light brown |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Displayed at right is the colorTuscan tan.
The first recorded use ofTuscan tan as a color name in English was in 1926.[14]
Thenormalized color coordinates for Tuscan tan are identical tocafé au lait andFrench beige, which were first recorded as color names in English in 1839[15] and 1927,[16] respectively.
| Tuscan Brown | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #6F4E37 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (111, 78, 55) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (25°, 50%, 44%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (36, 30, 39°) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Moderate brown |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Displayed at right is the colorTuscan brown.
The first recorded use ofTuscan brown as a color name in English was in 1913.[17]
Thenormalized color coordinates for Tuscan brown are identical tocoffee, which was first recorded as a color name in English in 1695.[18]
| Medium Tuscan Red | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #79443B |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (121, 68, 59) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (9°, 51%, 47%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (35, 39, 20°) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Moderate reddish brown |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Medium Tuscan red is that tone of Tuscan red that is calledTuscan red in the ISCC-NBS color list.