0_Apprentice
My husbands favorite color is red.  do you like that color?
1_Wizard
Yes . I like the ranges of red also. Scarlet has some yellow in it and I like the paler reds and the burgundy's also
0_Apprentice
Scarlet and grey is Ohio State colors which is why my husband loves red so much!
1_Wizard
Oh, the color of blood comes from hemoglobin, but strawberries and red apples are colored by anthocyanins.
0_Apprentice
wow that is interesting.  
1_Wizard
Red pigment used to be made from ochre and was also one of the first colors used in art.
0_Apprentice
Wow that is really interesting I didn't know that.  The color red has a lot of history with it then
1_Wizard
Then there is that saying , red sky at sunset about the Grand Canyon which is caused by hematite in geological and iron features.
0_Apprentice
or the saying about red sky at night..sailors delight or something like that