scarlet scarlet /ˈskɑːrlət/

adjective

1. Of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood, cherries, tomatoes or rubies  ( blood-red , carmine , cerise , cherry , cherry-red , reddish , ruby , ruby-red , ruddy , crimson , red , scarlet , reddy , rufescent )
   of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood, cherries, tomatoes or rubies
    The picture would come through dark with a blood-red tinge
   The picture would come through dark with a blood-red tinge
   

noun

1. A variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge  ( orange red , scarlet , vermilion )
   a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge