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Red color classification

Color Classification

Vivid red, big red, vermillion red, Huma red, deep red, aqua red, orange red, apricot red, pink, peach red, rose red, rose sienna, sienna crimson, earthy red, rusty red, light pearl red, crusty yellow red, orange red, light pink.

Salmon red, scarlet red, bright red, cardinal red, burgundy burgundy, gray rose, azalea red, date red, burnt red, scarlet, crimson, purple red, ruby red, halo red, ethereal red, silver red.

Red can be mixed with blue (one of the three primary colors of light) to make a reddish color, and can be mixed with yellow to make an orange color.

The complementary color of red is cyan. Red is one of the three primary colors of light, and it can be mixed with green and blue, to superimpose any color.

Red, the color at the long-wavelength end of the visible spectrum that excites the observer with energy, has a wavelength of about 610 to 750 nanometers, similar to the color of fresh blood, and the average person is unable to see rays with wavelengths longer than red, which are generally known as infrared rays.

The color red represents positive optimism, mood swings and ups and downs; sincerity and initiative, jokes regardless of the occasion; good at expressing, sparing to fulfill the promise; infectious, the mountain looks that high.

Expanded Information

In many countries and some ethnic groups, the color red has the function of expelling evil. For example, in ancient China, the walls of many palaces and temples were red, and officials, official residences, and clothing were mainly red, so-called "Zhu Men" and "Zhu Clothes".

In traditional Chinese culture, the color corresponding to fire in the five elements is red, and the hexagrams in the Eight Trigrams also symbolize red;

Because of the red color, it is easy to attract people's attention, and therefore many warning signs are expressed in red text or images. For example, red means stop at traffic lights; red is also seen as a symbol of bloodshed, danger, and terror.

Red is often used politically to symbolize revolution as well as the left, and is used in ****ist countries to indicate ****ism.

Red is believed to stimulate the secretion of male hormones, so that those who wear red in sports competitions can achieve better results; in China, red is traditionally used to symbolize joy and celebration, such as in weddings and the Chinese New Year, which are decorated in red.

Red is the color of love; it is a common color used at Christmas; in the North American stock market, red indicates a decline in stock prices; in the East Asian market, red indicates a rise in stock prices.

Since ancient times, writing a letter in red indicates a serious insult to the other party, such as the recipient is the sender's acquaintance, it is even more with the intention of extinction, slightly magical meaning.

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