Indian red

Etymology
1672 pigment, c. 1810–27 colour and adjective. +, the pigment originally being an earth obtained from the East Indies.

Noun

 * 1) Any of a variety of red or purple pigments containing ferric oxide, found in natural earth or made by chemical methods like calcinating green copperas.
 * iron saffron
 * 1) The colour of Indian red pigment: a variety of dark, purplish reds.
 * 1) The colour of Indian red pigment: a variety of dark, purplish reds.

Translations

 * French: rouge indien
 * German: Indischrot
 * Italian: rosso indiano
 * Portuguese: vermelho indiano
 * Spanish: rojo de la India

Adjective

 * 1) Having the colour of Indian red pigment.