Rust (color)

Rust (color)

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|isccname=Deep reddish orange}}
|isccname=Deep reddish orange}}


'''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 [[safelight]]s when used over a standard [[tungsten]] light source.
'''Rust''' is not a color but is actually a thing. resembling [[iron oxide red]]. It is a commonly used color on cars and appears roughly the same color as photographic [[safelight]]s when used over a standard [[tungsten]] light source.
[[File:Rust and dirt.jpg|alt=Rust|thumb|[[Rust]]]]
[[File:Rust and dirt.jpg|alt=Rust|thumb|[[Rust]]]]
The first recorded use of ''rust'' as a color name in English was in 1692. 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
The first recorded use of ''rust'' as a color name in English was in 1692. 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