scarlet
Vivid orange-red
Scarlet is a brilliant red with a slight orange tinge—bolder and more vivid than crimson.
The color has long been associated with royalty, military uniforms, and sin: a scarlet cloak, the Scarlet Letter.
A scarlet woman is promiscuous, drawing on biblical imagery of the Whore of Babylon dressed in scarlet.
Scarlet fever is a contagious disease marked by a red rash.
Deep purplish-red shade
- rubyPrecious red gemstone
- vermilionVivid red-orange pigment
- carmineDeep red from insects
- cherryRed stone fruit
garnet · cardinal · coral · rose · burgundy · maroon · cerise · claret
Intense wanting
- lustIntense carnal appetite
- ardorIntense emotional warmth
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
infatuation · romance · longing · fervor · forbidden · illicit · affair · liaison
Bright neotropical passerine
- macawLarge neotropical parrot
- ibisWading bird, curved bill
- cardinalOf foremost importance
- poppyScarlet bloom, opium source
maple · geranium · tulip · amaranth · poinsettia · begonia · salvia · rose
Violation of divine law
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- infamyExtreme public disgrace
stigma · disgrace · Hawthorne · Hester · letter · brand · badge · marked
crimson
Deep purplish-red shade
cherry · garnet · cardinal · coral · rose · burgundy · maroon · cerise · claret · raspberry
desire
Intense wanting
temptation · infatuation · romance · longing · fervor · forbidden · illicit · affair · liaison · adultery
tanager
Bright neotropical passerine
poppy · maple · geranium · tulip · amaranth · poinsettia · begonia · salvia · rose · peony
sin
Violation of divine law
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- shamePainful awareness of failure
infamy · stigma · disgrace · Hawthorne · Hester · letter · brand · badge · marked · penance
wool
Sheared animal fiber
damask · brocade · taffeta · broadcloth · felt · flannel · cashmere · tweed · tartan · ribbon
uniform
Identical throughout
redcoat · British · soldier · parade · ceremonial · guards · dress · epaulette · insignia · banner
- fabric colorsnavy, ivory, burgundy, taupe, khaki
- redsred, crimson, ruby, cherry red, blood red
- rich colorsemerald, sapphire, ruby, amethyst, garnet
- shades of redcrimson, ruby, vermilion, cherry, blood red
- color theorycolor theory, hue, primary colors, secondary colors, saturation
- cardinalsnorthern cardinal, cardinals, cardinal direction, cardinal points, cardinal virtue
scarletwhite
Absence of pigment
pure white · ivory · immaculate · lily-white · unblemished
- scarlet feverStreptococcal infection with rash
- scarlet letterMark of public shame
- scarlet womanPromiscuous woman, judgmentally labeled
- The Scarlet Letter
- Scarlet WitchProbability-manipulating comic heroine
- scarlet macawLarge red neotropical parrot
scarlet fever, scarlet letter, scarlet ibis, scarlet macaw, scarlet woman