Colours of screens and design
Websites, apps, film and anything lit from behind.
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Red
A primary colour seen in light, pigment, and tradition worldwideBasic colour 路 馃嚭馃嚫 United States +5
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Maroon
A deep brownish red named for the French word for chestnutNamed shade 路 馃嚘馃嚭 Australia +4
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Cardinal
A strong, deep red linked to church robes and team coloursNamed shade
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Strawberry
A bright red colour inspired by the ripe strawberry fruitNamed shade 路 馃嚝馃嚪 France +4
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Stanford Cardinal Red
A deep red colour used by Stanford University in its identity and sportsNamed shade 路 馃嚭馃嚫 United States
Red
Iron(III) oxide
A deep red iron compound found in hematite and used as pigment and polishPigment
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Raspberry
A bright, vivid red named after the fruitNamed shade
Red
Erythrosine
A bright red-pink synthetic dye used in food, cosmetics, and industryDye 路 馃嚭馃嚫 United States +4
Red
Iodonitrotetrazolium chloride
A chemical that forms a rusty red dye when reduced in lab assaysPigment
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Maroon (X11)
A brighter, rosier maroon as defined by the X11 colour listNamed shade
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Raspberry: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Strawberry: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Iron(III) oxide: BXXXD, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Stanford Cardinal Red: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Maroon: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Red: Sander van der Wel, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Cardinal: Philippe de Champaigne and workshop, Public domain, source