Ancient poems describing brilliant red

As red as fire

Explanation: Red as fire.

Said by: Song Mei Yao Chen's Summer Adjacent to the River: "If you are depressed, Chu Yang is as red as fire."

deep red

Description: As one of the pigments commonly used in gouache and watercolor painting, it can be mixed with its complementary ultramarine to become purple.

dark red

Explanation: Not very bright red. As opposed to "bright red".

tangerine

Explanation: Like red in orange.

From: Zhou Fu's "Morning in Shanghai" Part 2: "Orange sunshine is everywhere."

pink

Explanation: pink.

From: Southern Dynasties Liang, poem "Prosperous Times Should Order": "Fresh skin is better than pink, and a slow face is pink."