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Color:
Alizarin


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Colors with the same hue:
Licorice
Burgundy
Oxblood
Currant
Espresso
Port
Garnet
Shiraz
Roast coffee
Fig
Vivid crimson
Cardinal
Bold Red
Crimson
Rusty red
Indian red
Faded Rose
Taffy
Gentle Rose
Similar colors:
Rusty red
Bold Red
Amaranth
Crimson
Jasper
Rich carmine
Vivid crimson
Madder Lake
Cardinal
Cherry Red
Imperial red
Vermilion
Bright maroon
Maroon 
Shiraz
Lava
Infrared
Grapefruit
Raspberry
Firebrick
Cerise
Fiery Red
Fiery rose
Faded Red
Ruby
Brick red
Fire opal
Molten Lava
Venetian red
Poppy
Words evoked by this color:
ary,  amara,  uncommonly,  rarest,  unusual,  uncommon,  amaranth,  madder,  dynasty,  napoleon,  napoleonic,  empire,  jam,  trifle,  strawberry,  fruity,  flavour,  gelatin,  cardinal,  cardoso,  cardozo,  radford,  trojan,  u.s.c.,  wesleyan,  louisville,  fayetteville,  stanford,  hearth,  brick,  stoop,  manhattan,  towne,  roxbury,  quadrangle,  bodega,  fredericksburg,  mason,  shawshank,  doorstep,  jamestown,  neighborhood,  london,  hampstead,  topped,  casework,  che,  cerise,  picked,  var
Literary analysis:
In literary and descriptive texts, alizarin is celebrated as a striking, multifaceted color that embodies the rich tradition of dyeing and artistic expression. Writers often associate it with a brilliant crimson or Turkey Red—its vivid hue lending character to everything from the uniforms of French soldiers ([1]) to the classic designation “Turkey Red” itself ([2]). Further accounts emphasize its complex tonal nuances, noting that alizarin lends reds a violet cast and is prized for its stability, standing in contrast to other dye materials that may mix in unwanted yellows ([3], [4]). Such references testify to alizarin’s enduring appeal, both as an industrial marvel and an evocative color symbol deeply woven into the fabric of artistic and textile literature.
  1. The red trousers of the French soldiers are dyed with German alizarin, also a coal-tar product, because it doesn't pay to raise madder any longer.
    — from The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 3 May 1906 by Various
  2. Alizarin (Turkey Red).
    — from The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing Lectures Delivered Before the Hat Manufacturers' Association by Watson Smith
  3. Magenta was also a substantive colour, but Alizarin was certainly not one of this class.
    — from The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing Lectures Delivered Before the Hat Manufacturers' Association by Watson Smith
  4. We call to mind that alizarin dyes reds of a violet tone, free from yellow; roses with a blue cast and beautiful purples.
    — from Scientific American Supplement, No. 286, June 25, 1881 by Various

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