Crimson facts for kids
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Crimson is deep reddish purple color between red and rose. You can make it by combining a strong, bright deep red with a little blue. It is originally the color of the dye produced from the dried bodies of a scale insect, Kermes vermilio.
The word crimson has been in written use in the English since 1400,
Tones of crimson color comparison chart
| Pink (web color) (Tamarisk) (Hex: #FFCBDB) (RGB: 255, 192, 203) |
| Cotton Candy (Crayola) (Hex: #FFB7D5) (RGB: 255, 183, 213) |
| Carnation Pink (Crayola) (Hex: #FFA6C9) (RGB: 246, 166, 201) |
| Baker-Miller Pink (Schauss color research) (Hex: #FF91AF) (RGB: 255, 145, 175) |
| Amaranth Pink (Hex: #F19CBB) (RGB: 241, 156, 187) |
| Charm Pink (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #E68FAC) (RGB: 230, 143, 172) |
| Thulian Pink (Icelandic Pink) (China Pink) (First Lady) (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #DE6FA1) (RGB: 222, 111, 61) |
| Raspberry Pink (Hex: #E25098) (RGB: 226, 80, 155) |
| Cerise Pink (Hex: #EC3B83) (RGB: 236, 59, 131) |
| Fandango Pink (Pantone TPX 17-2033) (Hex: #DE5285) (RGB: 222, 82, 133) |
| Cerise (Maerz & Paul) (Hex: #DE3163) (RGB: 222, 49, 99) |
| Debian Red (Debian OS) (Hex: #D70A52) (RGB: 215, 10, 83) |
| Ruby (Maerz & Paul) (Hex: #E0115F) (RGB: 224, 17, 95) |
| Raspberry (Maerz & Paul) (Hex: #E30B5C) (RGB: 227, 11, 92) |
| Razzmatazz (Crayola) (Hex: #E3256B) (RGB: 227, 37, 107) |
| Amaranth (Hex: #E52B50) (RGB: 229, 43, 80) |
| Radical Red (Crayola) (Bright Amaranth Pink) (Hex: #FF355E) (RGB: 255, 53, 94) |
| Rose Neyron (Maerz & Paul) (Hex: #FF0057) (RGB: 255, 0, 87) |
| Awesome (Hex: #FF2052) (RGB: 255, 32, 82) |
| Folly (Maerz & Paul) (Hex: #FF004F) (RGB: 255, 0, 79) |
| Cherry Red (Hex: #FF0047) (RGB: 255, 0, 71) |
| Electric Crimson (Crimson (Maerz & Paul)) (Hex: #FF003F) (RGB: 255, 0, 63) |
| American Rose (American Beauty) (Maerz & Paul) (Hex: #FF033E) (RGB: 255, 3, 62) |
| Carmine Red (Hex: #FF0038) (RGB: 255, 0, 56) |
| Deep Red (Red (Crayola)) (Hex: #EE204D) (RGB: 238, 32, 77) |
| Spanish Crimson (Carmesi (Gallego & Sanz)) (Hex: #E51A4C) (RGB: 229, 26, 76))) |
| Alizarin Crimson (Rose Madder) (Hex: #E32636) (RGB: 227, 38, 54) |
| Quinacridone Crimson (Liquitex Paint Markers #0110) (Hex: #E2003E) (RGB: 226, 0, 62) |
| CRIMSON (web color) (Hex: #DC143C) (RGB: 220, 20, 60) |
| Rich Carmine (Chinese Carmine) (Carmine (Maerz & Paul)) (Hex: #D70040) (RGB: 215, 0, 64) |
| Utah Crimson (University of Utah) (Hex: #D3003F) (RGB: 211, 0, 63) |
| Fire Engine Red (Hex: #CE2029) (RGB: 206, 22, 41) |
| Harvard Crimson (Harvard University) (Hex: #C90016) (RGB: 201, 0, 22) |
| Light Red Devil (Red Devil Light (Xona.com color list)) (Hex: #C51C56) (RGB: 197, 28, 86) |
| Cardinal (Maerz & Paul) (Hex: #C41E3A) (RGB: 196, 30, 58) |
| Japanese Crimson (Pure Crimson (Japanese Traditional Colors)) (Hex: #C3272B) (RGB: 195, 39, 43) |
| Kermes (Tinte de Quernes (Gallego & Sanz)) (Hex: #C3103A) (RGB: 195, 16, 58)) |
| Crimson Glory (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #BE0032) (RGB: 190, 0, 50) |
| Crimson Red (Prismacolor PC924) (Hex: #AD1022) (RGB: 173, 16, 34) |
| Deep Crimson (Crimson (Pantone TPX 19-1762)) (Hex: #AD1C42) (RGB: 173, 28, 66) |
| Alabama Crimson (University of Alabama) (Hex: #A32638) (RGB: 163, 38, 65) |
| OU Crimson (University of Oklahoma) (Hex: #990000) (RGB: 153, 0, 0) |
| Red Devil (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #860111) (RGB: 134, 1, 17) |
| Crimson Lake (Prismacolor PC925) (Hex: #670F25) (RGB: 103, 15, 37) |
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Crimson sunbird
See also
In Spanish: Carmesí para niños
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