rust red
Decaying metal shade
Rust red is a brownish-orange color resembling oxidized iron—deeper and earthier than pure orange, with warm brown undertones.
The color appears in autumn leaves, desert landscapes, and weathered metal: rust red shutters, a rust red sweater.
Sometimes hyphenated when used as an adjective before a noun.
- oxideOxygen-bonded compound
- iron oxideFe plus oxygen
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- copper patinaOxidized copper surface layer
- patinaSurface film from aging
antique finish · terracotta · burnt · burnt orange · sienna · ochre · corroded · weathered · iron · autumn · fall leaves · brick · clay · earthy · oxidized · maroon · chestnut · crimson
- redsscarlet, crimson, ruby, vermilion, carmine
- oxidescarbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, iron oxide, zinc oxide, nitrogen dioxide
color temperature
rust redcool gray
Neutral with blue cast
slate blue · steel gray · winter white · silver · ash gray
rust, red, rusts, rusted, rusting, rusty, rustier, rustiest, rustiness