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for a few hours and then mixed with linseed oil and rye flour, it was found to form an excellent anti-weathering paint. During the 17th century, falu red began to be daubed onto wooden buildings to mimic the red-brick façades built by the upper classes.
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416:"Sweden's most tried and tested house paint"
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442:"Falu rödfärg Original – Falu Rödfärg"
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60: Color coordinates
386:"Falu red / #801818 hex color"
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862:Persian red
778:Light coral
655:Cornell red
536:Bittersweet
363:iron oxides
359:linseed oil
346:Composition
70:#801818
66:Hex triplet
1133:Categories
1067:Turkey red
988:Rosy brown
973:Rose taupe
963:Rose ebony
887:Red (CMYK)
818:OU crimson
803:Misty rose
734:Indian red
709:Fire brick
645:Coral pink
640:Coquelicot
372:References
318:Resurgence
228:pronounced
1072:Vermilion
1032:Rusty red
978:Rose vale
904:Red (NCS)
882:Red-brown
783:Light red
620:Chili red
546:Blood red
390:ColorHexa
282:added by
182:falun red
162:ColorHexa
42:Äänekoski
983:Rosewood
968:Rose red
823:Penn red
813:Old rose
793:Mahogany
704:Falu red
699:Dark red
650:Cordovan
630:Cinnabar
571:Cardinal
556:Burgundy
531:Barn red
456:17 March
450:Archived
394:Archived
328:crofters
296:limonite
290:rich in
284:smelters
237:cottages
178:Falu red
24:Falu red
1144:Dalarna
1047:Scarlet
948:Redwood
694:Crimson
610:Carmine
324:farmers
259:History
249:Finland
220:Swedish
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308:heated
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253:Norway
251:, and
245:Sweden
159:Source
131:CIELCh
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400:2 May
355:flour
265:Falun
241:barns
1077:Wine
993:Rust
958:Rose
953:Rojo
867:Pink
458:2018
428:2013
402:2022
326:and
304:zinc
280:slag
239:and
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