Vermilion

Vermilion (cinnabar)
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#E34234
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(227, 66, 52)
HSV (h, s, v)	(5°, 77%, 89%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(52, 130, 14°)
Source	Maerz and Paul[note 1]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid reddish orange
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Vermilion (sometimes vermillion)^[1] is a color family and pigment most often used between antiquity and the 19th century from the powdered mineral cinnabar (a form of mercury sulfide). It is synonymous with red orange, which often takes a modern form, but is 11% brighter (at full brightness).

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