Vermilion

Vermilion is a reddish orange pigment, used since antiquity, originally derived from the powdered mineral cinnabar. Chemically the pigment is mercuric sulfide, HgS. Like all mercury compounds it is toxic.

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Today vermilion is most commonly produced artificially by reacting mercury with molten sulphur, in which case it may also be known as vermilion substitute. Most naturally produced vermilion comes from cinnabar mined in China, giving rise to its alternative name of China red.

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As pure sources of cinnabar are rare, natural vermilion has always been extremely expensive. In the middle ages, vermilion was often as expensive as gilding. Today a 225ml tube of genuine Chinese Vermilion oil paint can cost ?200 (US $300) http://www.michaelharding.co.uk/price.htm.

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In painting, vermilion has largely been replaced by the pigment cadmium red, partly because it is cheaper, but also because the colour is more consistent.

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Vermilion is also the name of the typical color of the pigment, which is a bright red tinged with orange. It is somewhat similar to the color scarlet.

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Reddish: Reddish is an area of Stockport, Greater Manchester in the United Kingdom....

Orange: The word orange can refer to:...

Pigment: :For the drug referred to as "pigment," see black tar heroin....

Vermilion related Images and Photos (experimental)

Vermilion Meadow

Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus Rubinus) Arizona USA

Pastel Shades of Dusk Over Mt. Rundle and Vermilion Lake Banff National Park Alberta Canada