scarlet

(noun) a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge. Synonyms: vermilion, orange red.

(adj) of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies. Synonyms: red, reddish, ruddy, blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red.