brick-red

Like fired clay

Brick-red is the deep brownish-red color of fired clay bricks.

The compound works as both adjective and noun: a brick-red sweater, The sunset faded to brick-red.

Like other color compounds, it's typically hyphenated before a noun but may appear as two words when standing alone.

color

crimson

Deep purplish-red shade

maroonDark brownish-red hue
burgundyDeep purplish red
russetReddish-brown color

terracotta · garnet · oxblood · sienna · mahogany · auburn · claret · cinnabar · vermilion · cardinal

material

clay

Moldable earth for ceramics

kilnOven for hardening clay
firedTerminated from employment
ceramicFired clay material

tile · masonry · mortar · paver · facade · chimney · hearth · clinker · quarry · weathered

warmth

ember

Glowing coal fragment

glowSteady, soft light
burnishedPolished by rubbing
radiantEmitting light or joy

smolder · sunset · autumnal · coppery · fiery · flushed · ruddy · sun-baked · glowing · toasted

Opposites

color hue

brick-redteal

Shade between aqua, cyan

cyan · turquoise · blue-green · ice-blue · aquamarine

color saturation/brightness

brick-redcherry-red

Bright red like fruit

cherry red · crimson · vermillion · pure white · ruby

Family

red, brick, bricks, bricklayer, bricked, bricking, bricklaying, firebrick, bricklike

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G