shuiro 朱色 (しゅいろ)

or shu 朱

In English: Vermilion.
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From shinsha 辰砂, meaning "Cinnabar," a scarlet-red mineral.

朱色 was originally the color of the Cinnabar pigment.

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The color shuiro 朱色
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Color Data

HSL

12° hue
100% saturation
50% luminance

RGB

255 red
0 blue
53 green

CMYK

0% cyan
79% magenta
100% yellow
0% black
#15 - JIS color number
6R 5.5/14 - Munsell color code

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