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Scarlet is a bright red with a slightly orange tinge. According to surveys in Europe and the United States, scarlet and other bright shades of red are the colors most associated with courage, force, passion, heat, and joy. [51]
The word comes from the Middle English "scarlat", from the Old French escarlate, from the Latin "scarlatum", from the Persian سقرلات saqerlât. The term scarlet was also used in the Middle Ages for a type of cloth that was often bright red. [6] An early recorded use of scarlet as a color name in the English language dates to 1250. [7]
Cinnabar (/ ˈ s ɪ n ə ˌ b ɑːr /; from Ancient Greek κιννάβαρι (kinnábari)), [7] or cinnabarite (/ ˌ s ɪ n ə ˈ b ɑːr aɪ t /), also known as mercurblende is the bright scarlet to brick-red form of mercury(II) sulfide (HgS).
Red hair occurs naturally on approximately 1–2% of the human population. [37] It occurs more frequently (2–6%) in people of northern or western European ancestry, and less frequently in other populations. Red hair appears in people with two copies of a recessive gene on chromosome 16 which causes a mutation in the MC1R protein. [38]
California became the first state in the U.S. to enact a ban red 40 in September, when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that will prohibit schools from serving foods containing six ...
The shade of red of the lacquerware has changed over the centuries. During the Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 AD) the Chinese word for red referred to a light red. However, during the Tang dynasty (618–907), when the synthetic vermilion was introduced, that color became darker and richer.
Coquelicot ( / ˈ k oʊ k l ɪ k oʊ / KOHK-li-koh) is a shade of red. The term is originally the French name for the wild corn poppy, Papaver rhoeas, which is distinguished by its bright red color and orange tint. [2] It eventually passed into English usage as the name of a color based upon that of the flower.
Chinese red, a bright red color also known as Han Red for the Han dynasty. It had the same primary ingredient as the western color vermilion. [citation needed] It was used in China to color murals, architecture, clothing, and especially lacquerware. The Empress of China traveled in red carriages, and wore red costumes.