What is Razorback Red?

[Droid]

Last night my girlfriend Diane and I were talking about what is Razorback Red.  According to the media guide we are Cardnial Red (PMS 200), I guess the PMS 200 is the pigmentation.  Anyhow think about this.  Over the years the shade of red worn in Football, Basketball, Baseball and I'm assuming in the lesser sports too has all been different.  Diane's father played Basketball of the Hogs back in the late 50s and early 60s and each of his jerseys are a different shade of red.  When you go to a game look around at the people wearing t-shirts even they're a different shade of red, now I know that some shirts fade after washing them but I'm talking about a brand new shirt, say you buy one at Wal-Mart and the same style of shirt is at the Campus Bookstore but only its a different shade of Red.  So is there truly a Razorback Red or is the thinking if its Red its Razorback Red.  Something to ponder over the weekend.  Everbody have a good weekend I'm out of here.

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[HogDodging]

It's bright red.  Think of the red on the Dodge Viper.  Better yet, just look at a male cardinal.
For some reason, I'm seeing more and more Mississippi State or Texass Aggie maroon shirts in the stands with Razorback logos on them.  My brother has a windbreaker like that and I keep telling him that's not the correct color.  He says as long as it is some type of red with a Hog on it, that makes it Razorback red.

[Buck Ocean]

It's bright red.  Think of the red on the Dodge Viper.  Better yet, just look at a male cardinal.
For some reason, I'm seeing more and more Mississippi State or Texass Aggie maroon shirts in the stands with Razorback logos on them.  My brother has a windbreaker like that and I keep telling him that's not the correct color.  He says as long as it is some type of red with a Hog on it, that makes it Razorback red.

"it's that Hog on that helmet.....that's what it's about"

[Anti-OtisII]

Whatever JFB says it is.....or Jim Lindsey tells him what it is.

[BushHawg]

my buddy and I talked about this at the Bama game because he's a Bama fan and they've got the same problem.  I see LSU stuff around here that almost looks blue sometimes.  I think it's just because any fool with a screen printing machine can throw a logo on something and try to sell it so that's why you end up with the Missy St. maroons and such.

[Coacht]

"I guess the PMS 200 is the pigmentation"

PMS = Pantone Matching System #200
73.9% Rubine Red, 24.6% Yellow, and 1.5% Black

Oh, I'm a printer

[sofullofwayne]

In all clarity, everybody's red is like that. Multi-colored red. It all depends on the outfit/clothing company I guess.

The dark red you see on shirts, clothes and other items representing the Hogs comes from, IMHO, the mid-90s when we had those jerseys where when the guys sweat, it turned dark. Or when we had the dark red stripe on our basketball shorts. Hell, Arkansas is known for changing outfits and styles every year so who really knows. Whatever sells.