Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget

lake, maroon, carnation, couleur de rose [Fr.], rose du Barry†; magenta, damask, purple; flesh color, flesh tint; color; fresh color, high color; warmth; gules [Heral.]. ruby, carbuncle; rose; rust, iron mold. [Dyes and pigments] cinnabar, cochineal; fuchsine†; ruddle†, madder; Indian red, light red, Venetian red; red ink, annotto†; annatto†, realgar, minium†, red lead. redness &c adj.; rubescence†, rubicundity, rubification†; erubescence†, blush. V. be red, become red &c adj.; blush, flush, color up, mantle, redden. render red &c adj.; redden, rouge; rubify†, rubricate; incarnadine.; ruddle†. Adj. red &c n., reddish; rufous, ruddy, florid, incarnadine, sanguine; rosy, roseate; blowzy, blowed†; burnt; rubicund, rubiform†; lurid, stammell blood red†; russet buff, murrey†, carroty†, sorrel, lateritious†; rubineous†, rubricate, rubricose†, rufulous†. rose-colored, ruby-colored, cherry-colored, claret-colored, flame- colored, flesh-colored, peach-colored, salmon-colored, brick-colored, brick-colored, dust-colored. blushing &c v.; erubescent†; reddened &c v.. red as fire, red as blood, red as scarlet, red as a turkey cock, red as a lobster; warm, hot; foxy. Complementary Colors