beetroot red

Earthy purple-red hue

Beetroot red is the deep purplish-red color of a beet's flesh.

The term appears in contexts ranging from paint swatches to descriptions of embarrassed faces: She turned beetroot red when she realized her mistake.

More common in British English, where the vegetable itself is called beetroot rather than simply beet.

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crimson · dye · burgundy · red velvet · bleed · blush · rosy cheeks · flushed face · carmine · borscht · annatto · chard · ruby · maroon · stain · elderberry · vermilion · lycopene

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Opposites
color spectrum position

beetroot redcyan

Blue-green hue

teal · turquoise · aquamarine · blue-green · cerulean

color temperature/tone

beetroot redcool grey

Neutral tone, blue undertones

pale blue · winter white · slate grey · powder blue · steel blue

color saturation/intensity

beetroot redwhite

Absence of pigment

cream · pale · beige · ivory · ecru

Family

beet, root, beets, roots, reds, rooted, rooting, rootless, redden

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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G