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Red is a warm color
Red is the most dominant color
Red is sexy and extravagant. It is often used for restaurants, nightclubs, bands and luxury items.
In the middle ages crimson was made from kermes lice which made it very expensive to produce.
Red clothing was only worn by the nobility, the Pope and Cardinals. It was clearly associated with power.
Red is also associated with communism and America's Republican party which seems an odd association.
red symbolizes
energy
temptation
desire
passion sexuality
excitment
danger
anger
fire
aggression
power
extravagance
cultural meaning
China: luck and joy
Hinduism: creativity
Egypt: evil and destruction
India: purity
Nigeria: death
