Although all are called Neon lamps, it’s very rare to find one that’s actually pure neon.
The early general lighting / indicator glow lamps were usually made with 25% helium in neon.
Later, it was learned to decrease striking voltage by using about 0.5% argon in neon, often still with helium.
Later still, tritium or radioactive krypton-85 were added to avoid ignition delays in completely dark rooms.
High brighness types were achieved by raising the voltage, usually by adding mercury vapour.
Finally, the flicker types usually contain a substantial quantity of nitrogen.
On top of these compositional variations the gas pressure can also be significantly different.
All of these things have an influence on the discharge colour.
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