crimson-yellow

6.5

A yellow color with a touch of red

adjective
/ˈkrɪmzən ˈjɛloʊ/

: amarillo carmesí

As the sun set, the sky glowed with a beautiful crimson-yellow hue.

Examples

She chose a crimson-yellow fabric for the curtains to bring warmth into the living room.
The walls were painted a soft crimson-yellow that brightened the entire room.
Look at that crimson-yellow butterfly!
The sunset was a beautiful crimson-yellow hue.
As the sun set, the sky glowed with a beautiful crimson-yellow hue, filling the horizon with warm colors.
She chose a crimson-yellow fabric for the curtains, which added a vibrant touch to the cozy living room.
The artist painted a soft crimson-yellow landscape, capturing the essence of a warm summer evening.

How Red

crimson-yellow

6.5

orange

577 1.0

golden

118 1.0

yellow

113 1.0

pale yellow

4 1.0

Surface Forms

crimson-yellow positive

Morphology

crimson-yellow = crimson + yellow (transparent) = crimson + yellow

The meaning is the straightforward combination of the colours 'crimson' and 'yellow' (a yellow shade tinged with crimson), which learners can derive from the two components.

Etymology

Crimson-yellow joins crimson, which once named a rich red dye made from a small insect, and yellow, the common color name. So, crimson-yellow means a yellow with a touch of 'red', like the warm color of a sunset.