Seeing the color red can make your heart beat faster. It’s the color associated with passion, love, desire and also blood, anger and danger. It’s intense and stimulating.
Scarlet, crimson, vermillion, fire-engine red, cherry red, burgundy, brick red, cranberry…
There are at least 23 different shades of red crayons.
Red is the first color a newborn can see.
Red is the color of good luck in Asia.
Red is used in 77% of the world’s flags.
Red is the international color for stop.
The red stripes on the US flag stand for hardiness and valor.
There are dozens of idioms using the word red: “seeing red”, “red flag”, “paint the town red”, “red herring”, “red cent”, “red tape”, ‘red-handed”…
Happy Valentine’s Day! ❤️
Cedar Shakes and Chiseled Stone 
… and just like that you’ve given me a completely new appreciation for a primary color! Wonderful post.
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I’m not usually into bright colors but the day called for a bit of red.
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