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Red so confident it skipped orange and went straight to legendary.
means A brilliant scarlet-orange red, historically the prized pigment for the boldest reds in art.
from From Latin vermiculus, little worm, naming the kermes insect that dyed cloth crimson before mineral pigments stole the name.
Toxic sourceTrue vermilion comes from cinnabar, a mercury ore.
Spelling fightVermilion has one L; vermillion is the rogue variant.
Royal stampsChinese emperors signed in vermilion ink alone.