red hair

Auburn head covering

Red hair is hair colored in shades of orange, copper, or auburn, caused by variants of the MC1R gene.

It's the rarest natural hair color, occurring in about 1-2% of humans, most commonly among people of Northern European descent.

Redheads—also called gingers—are subject to various cultural stereotypes: fiery temperament, heightened sensitivity to pain, and distinctive pale, freckled skin.

She got her red hair from her Irish grandmother.

shades

auburn

Reddish-brown hue

  • copperReddish-brown metallic element
  • titianReddish-gold hair shade
  • gingerPungent culinary rhizome

strawberry-blonde · russet · chestnut · mahogany · cinnamon · henna · amber · bronze · sorrel · flame-haired

traits

freckles

Pigmented skin spots

  • tressesLong flowing strands
  • locksSecurity fastening devices
  • maneNeck hair, horse/lion

curls · waves · pigment · melanin · recessive · genetics · rare · distinctive · coils · ringlets

vivid

scarlet

Bright orangish-red color

vermilion · cardinal · cerise · poppy · bright · bold · striking · eye-catching · intense · saturated

cultural

Merida

Yucatán state capital

Viking · Pre-Raphaelite · Botticelli

Categories
Opposites
hair color

red hairblack hair

Darkest natural head covering

dark hair · brunette · brown hair · blonde · ash blonde

Family

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Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G