noun / adjective

vermilion

ver-MIL-yun/vɝmˈɪljʌn/

A vivid red to reddish-orange color.

The brush makes a vivid vermilion swatch on the white paper.

A single artist brush makes one vivid red-orange vermilion paint swatch on white paper beside a small unmarked closed paint tube; color sense only, no ingredient processing or text.

Etymology

vermilionOld Frenchred lead; cinnabar; rouge

Old French vermeillon named red pigments such as cinnabar. Behind that pigment name is a color word derived from “little worm,” referring to insects used to obtain crimson dye.

In context

Hope Designs (Fernando and Mandy)7:18

I'm gonna put a little bit of the Vermilion red orange

#407 - Vermillion Red-Orange Bloom | #Colourarte #Sheleeart #PrimaryElements #Bloom #VividIntense

More examples

She chooses vermilion for the poster's bold title.
Vermilion poppies brighten the garden beside the sidewalk.
At sunset, the clouds glow vermilion.

Forms

vermilion

Similar words

scarlet: A brilliant red, usually less orange than vermilion.
crimson: A deeper red, often with a bluish rather than orange cast.