Coquelicot ( ) is a shade of red. The term is originally the French name for the wild corn poppy, Papaver rhoeas, which is distinguished by its bright red color and orange tint.Webster's Unabridged Universal Dictionary, World Syndicate Publishing, N.Y., 1937 It eventually passed into English usage as the name of a color based upon that of the flower. The first recorded use of this usage was in the year 1795.Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill Page 193; Color Sample of Coquelicot: Page 27 Plate 2 Color Sample C10

Claude Monet painted Les Coquelicots or Poppies Blooming in 1873.

See also List of colors

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