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Color:
Infrared


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Colors with the same hue:
Sooty Black
Wine
Merlot
Bright maroon
Maroon 
Fiery rose
Mellow Gold
Pale chestnut
Soft Rose
Tooth
Similar colors:
Fiery rose
Amaranth
Grapefruit
Cerise
Raspberry
Ruby
Alizarin
Rusty red
Strawberry
Rich carmine
French rose
Crimson
Watermelon
Jasper
Imperial red
Bright maroon
Maroon 
Winter Sky
Brick red
Bold Red
Cardinal
Vivid crimson
Bright pink
Rose
Madder Lake
Fire opal
Faded Red
Bittersweet
Vermilion
Cherry Red
Words evoked by this color:
skimpy,  ironically,  superficiality,  trashy,  outrun,  1980a,  vice,  sprayed,  totally,  shamelessly,  fantastically,  1980-81,  hysterical,  hologram,  nightclub,  clubbing,  1984-85,  synth,  cosplay,  karaoke,  fad,  popped,  popping,  catchy,  novelty,  funky,  partee,  fusion,  psychedelic,  lollapalooza,  punchy,  outrageous,  pop,  gaudy,  positron,  shocking,  hysterically,  zine,  tubular,  synthesizer,  unrealistic,  groupie,  teen,  disco,  arcade,  teens,  teenage,  neoplastic,  brite,  meridional
Literary analysis:
In certain literary contexts, “infrared” is not merely a technical term but also evokes a unique, otherworldly color quality. For instance, one narrative describes an intensely bright light source as having a hue so far into the red spectrum it almost merges with infrared, suggesting a color that skirts the edge of normal vision and hints at mysterious, unseen realms [1]. In another brief, evocative instance, the simple presentation of “Infrared” as a standalone term invites readers to imagine an abstract, futuristic shade that defies conventional color labels [2]. In these uses, infrared transcends its scientific origins to become a poetic symbol of hidden energy and enigmatic illumination.
  1. An intensely bright light source which had a color far over in the red end of the spectrum, bordering on infrared, could do it.
    — from The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Edward J. Ruppelt
  2. Infrared.
    — from Project Daedalus by Thomas Hoover


Colors associated with the word:
Crimson 
Scarlet 
Ruby
Carmine
Burgundy
Maroon 
Rosewood
Vermilion
Firebrick
Sangria
Garnet
Claret
Mahogany
Red 
Cardinal
Wine
Words with similar colors:
lancet,  vermeil,  perfuse,  paeon,  perfused,  magdalene,  arteriolar,  plead,  slay,  induce,  urge,  ardent,  ardor,  dedicate,  override,  derive,  forte,  want,  volume,  dare
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