madder crimson

madder crimson
noun
: a vivid red that is bluer and deeper than apple red, yellower and stronger than carmine, bluer and darker than Castilian red or pimento, and bluer and deeper than scarlet — called also crimson madder

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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