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Titian is a tint of red hair, most commonly described as -orange in color. "Titian" in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Titian hair is frequently mistaken with what is called Venetian hair due to similar definitions and origins. Definitions of Venetian hair describe it as being reddish and golden in quality, but the distinction between the two is that Titian is a golden-brown, and Venetian a golden-blond. The two are also often referred to as Titian-red and Venetian-blond, respectively, to emphasize the distinction.Ray Broadus, Lawrence A. Browne, Kreiser (2025). 9780313313257, Greenwood Publishing Group. . ISBN 9780313313257 The origins of the formulas to create these hair colors by dyeing are also the same. As the Venetian women had more methods to lighten their hair, the term Venetian has become specifically associated with the blond variety.
The term Titian is sometimes misapplied to Auburn hair hair. Whereas Titian hair is a brownish shade of red hair, auburn hair is a brownish shade of hair encompassing the actual color red. Most definitions of Titian hair describe it as a brownish-orange color, "Titian" in The Free Dictionary but some describe it as being reddish. "Titian" on Dictionary.com This is in reference to red hair itself, not the color red.
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