Turkey red
Vivid cotton dye
Turkey red is a vivid, durable red dye traditionally used on cotton, famous for its brilliance and resistance to fading.
The color itself—a deep, slightly brownish scarlet—takes its name from the dyeing process, which reached Europe through Turkey in the 18th century.
The term now describes any fabric or pigment matching that distinctive shade: Turkey red napkins, a Turkey red tablecloth.
- carmineDeep red from insects
- madderMore irate
- vermilionVivid red-orange pigment
- alizarinSynthetic red dye compound
- scarletBright orangish-red color
poppy · mordant · ruby · calico · printed cotton · bandana · natural dye · colorfastness · reddish · crimson · Glasgow · cinnabar · blood · cardinal · cloth · vivid · oxide · cotton
- dyesdye, madder, synthetic dye, woad, natural dyes
- maddermadder
color temperature
Turkey redice blue
Pale bluish-white shade
winter white · powder blue · cool gray · slate blue · steel blue