--- title: The Sunrise of Henna Sky – A Designer Color Story description: Discover the origin story of the earthy red color R325 Henna Sky - with insights from Lighting Designer Herrick Goldman and Gaffer Dwight Campbell. image: https://spectrum.rosco.com/hubfs/Rosco%20blog%20Henna%20Sky%20Color%20Story%20new%20feature_OG%20copy.jpg --- ![](https://spectrum.rosco.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Rosco/Images/page-top-bg.jpeg) [![NewSpectrumlogo](https://spectrum.rosco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/NewSpectrumlogo.png?width=320&height=150&name=NewSpectrumlogo.png)](https://spectrum.rosco.com) - [Home](https://spectrum.rosco.com/) - [About Spectrum](https://spectrum.rosco.com/rosco-spectrum-featured-products-3?hsLang=en) - [Featured Products](https://spectrum.rosco.com/rosco-spectrum-featured-products?hsLang=en) - [Rosco.com](https://us.rosco.com/en) Home About Spectrum Featured Products Rosco.com ![](https://spectrum.rosco.com/hubfs/Rosco%20blog%20Henna%20Sky%20Color%20Story%20new%20feature_OG%20copy.jpg) # The Sunrise of Henna Sky – A Designer Color Story #R325 Henna Sky is a Rosco gel color that captures the earthy reds found sweeping the Arizona desert, or the searing sunrises and complex sunsets that accompany dry summers. The color is a toasted red amber loved by lighting designers for its drama and effectiveness. [![Lighting Designer Angela Marks used R325 Henna Sky in her dance lighting design to bathe the performers on stage in an earthy red.](https://spectrum.rosco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Rosco%20blog%20Henna%20Sky%20Color%20Story%20Kaleidoscope%20R325%20Henna%20Sky%20copy.jpg?width=750&height=500&name=Rosco%20blog%20Henna%20Sky%20Color%20Story%20Kaleidoscope%20R325%20Henna%20Sky%20copy.jpg)](https://spectrum.rosco.com/hubfs/Rosco%20blog%20Henna%20Sky%20Color%20Story%20Kaleidoscope%20R325%20Henna%20Sky%20copy.jpg?hsLang=en)*#R325 Henna Sky bathes the stage during the* Kaleidoscope Dance Concert*. Lighting Design: Angela Marks* Fun Fact: Even though the color has become incredibly popular with theatrical designers, #R325 was originally conceived on a film set. ## **How #R325 Henna Sky Was Created** While working on a feature film, [Director of Photography Jean -Yves Escoffier](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0260389/) had a particular reddish-amber color in mind. After searching every available swatch book, his [Chief Lighting Technician, Dwight Campbell](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0132421), concluded that a single filter did not exist to create that color. So, he came up with a combination of four different CTO and Minusgreen gels to create the "Maraschino Cherry" that Escoffier wanted. [![R325 Henna Sky was used as an architectural accent color on the set of NBC’s Las Vegas.](https://spectrum.rosco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Rosco%20blog%20Henna%20Sky%20Color%20Story%20Las%20Vegas.jpg?width=1052&height=581&name=Rosco%20blog%20Henna%20Sky%20Color%20Story%20Las%20Vegas.jpg)](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364828/)*Dwight used his “Maraschino Cherry” recipe as an architectural accent color on the set of NBC’s* Las Vegas*.* After working with the color on that film, Dwight found a need for it again while working on the TV series [*Las Vegas*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364828/). Dwight was convinced that others would find this rich toasted amber useful, and he contacted Rosco. The color design for #R325 was the final result of that conversation. But the color’s unique name came along later. ## **How #R325 Henna Sky Got Its Name** Although Campbell and Escoffier referenced the color as “Maraschino Cherry,” the name was ultimately vetoed to ensure that all designers, both English-speaking and non, could easily spell and pronounce it. [![The colorimetry and SED curve for R325 Henna Sky.](https://spectrum.rosco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Rosco%20blog%20Henna%20Sky%20Color%20Story%20SED%20for%20blog.png?width=3537&height=826&name=Rosco%20blog%20Henna%20Sky%20Color%20Story%20SED%20for%20blog.png)](https://spectrum.rosco.com/hubfs/Rosco%20blog%20Henna%20Sky%20Color%20Story%20SED%20for%20blog.png?hsLang=en) Amé Yeager, who was Rosco’s color filter product manager at the time, shared how it was [Lighting Designer Herrick Goldman](https://hglightingdesign.com/) who came up with the name for this unique new color. Yeager visited Goldman on Cape Cod, bringing with her a slew of new Rosco gel colors in need of names. They volleyed ideas back and forth and finally settled on “Henna Sky” - the name loosely inspired by the “tasty reddish-pink" of Henna tattoos and hair dye. [![R325 Henna Sky lights a dancer in a performance piece entitled, Firedance.](https://21823942.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/21823942/hubfs/Slider%201%20Rosco%20blog%20Henna%20Sky%20Color%20Story%20259_5957%20copy.jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=Slider%201%20Rosco%20blog%20Henna%20Sky%20Color%20Story%20259_5957%20copy.jpg)](https://spectrum.rosco.com/hubfs/Slider%201%20Rosco%20blog%20Henna%20Sky%20Color%20Story%20259_5957%20copy.jpg?hsLang=en) [![R325 Henna Sky lights two musicians in a performance piece entitled, Firedance.](https://21823942.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/21823942/hubfs/Slider%202%20Rosco%20blog%20Henna%20Sky%20Color%20Story%20256_5689%20copy.jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=Slider%202%20Rosco%20blog%20Henna%20Sky%20Color%20Story%20256_5689%20copy.jpg)](https://spectrum.rosco.com/hubfs/Slider%202%20Rosco%20blog%20Henna%20Sky%20Color%20Story%20256_5689%20copy.jpg?hsLang=en) ![R325 Henna Sky lights a dancer in a performance piece entitled, Firedance.](https://21823942.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/21823942/hubfs/Slider%203%20Rosco%20blog%20Henna%20Sky%20Color%20Story%20259_5916%20copy.jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=Slider%203%20Rosco%20blog%20Henna%20Sky%20Color%20Story%20259_5916%20copy.jpg) *Herrick used #R325 Henna Sky to light scenes in a performance piece entitled,* Firedance*.* When asked to share his favorite use of Henna Sky – Goldman referenced the [*Firedance*](https://hglightingdesign.com/portfolio/firedance/) tour he took to Manila, Philippines in the early 2000s. The show blended Native American rhythms & culture with acrobatics & aerial dance inside Araneta Coliseum, one of the largest indoor arenas in Asia. To be effective in such a large venue, Goldman’s lighting design called for a massive red wash. He remembers having twenty sheets of #R325 with him and “doubling them up on about 36 PAR 64 NSPs and slamming it at the stage. It was beautiful.” Do you have a color story about #R325 Henna Sky you’d like to share? You can either email your color story to [Spectrum@rosco.com](mailto:Spectrum@rosco.com) – or @ tag us in a post on [social media](https://spectrum.rosco.com/rosco-social-media-page-links?hsLang=en).   Caroline Connell June 20, 2024 [Questions?](mailto:spectrum@rosco.com) [Entertainment Lighting](https://spectrum.rosco.com/tag/entertainment-lighting) ![](https://spectrum.rosco.com/hubfs/Image%20(4).jpeg) ## About Caroline Connell Marketing Coordinator: Prior to joining Rosco in 2022, Caroline worked as a musical theater performer, director, and educator for over 10 years. 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