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The color red is the longest wavelength of light discernable to the human eye, with a range of between 620 and 750 nanometers. Red was commonly the first color term added to languages after the colors of black and white. As well as this, the color was the first color to be used by humans.
The national flag of Poland (Polish: flaga Polski) consists of two horizontal stripes of equal width, the upper one white and the lower one red.The two colours are defined in the Polish constitution as the national colours.
A fleur-de-lis, the most famous symbol in French heraldry. French heraldry is the use of heraldic symbols in France.Although it had a considerable history, existing from the 12th century, such formality has largely died out in France, as far as regulated personal heraldry is concerned.
Orange is used to symbolically represent the second (Swadhisthana) chakra. [ 51 ] In alchemy , orpiment – a contraction of the Latin word for gold (aurum) and colour (pigmentum) – was believed to be a key ingredient in the creation of the Philosopher's Stone .
List of national flowers – flowers that represent specific geographic areas Plants in culture – uses of plants by humans Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Narcissus in culture – uses of narcissus flowers by humans
five direction colors), is the color scheme of the five Korean traditional colors of white, black, blue, yellow and red. [1] [2] In Korean traditional arts and traditional textile patterns, the colors of Obangsaek represent five cardinal directions: [1] Obangsaek theory is a combination of Five Elements and Five Colours theory and originated in ...
Scarlet is a bright red color, [1] [2] sometimes with a slightly orange tinge. [3] In the spectrum of visible light, and on the traditional color wheel, it is one-quarter of the way between red and orange, slightly less orange than vermilion.
The green of the flag represents Islam and the sword stands for the strictness in applying justice. [2] The flag is manufactured with identical obverse and reverse sides, to ensure the shahada reads correctly, from right to left, from either side. The sword also points to the left on both sides, in the direction of the script. [3]