The color designated as maroon in crayola crayons since 1958 (when it was renamed from dark red) is a bright medium shade of maroon halfway between brown and rose. A maroon tie (definition of maroon from the cambridge academic content dictionary © cambridge university press) Maroon is a pure red that is half shaded with black In other words, if you mixed 50/50 red and black you'd get maroon Maroon makes a power statement Red is perceived as a fearsome color filled with life
It's associated with dramatic elements of life such as fire and blood The darkness of maroon also gives it a stable and institutional feel. Maroon (məˈruːn) vb (tr) 1 To leave ashore and abandon, esp on an island 2 Maroon (noun) maroon (verb) 1 maroon /mə ˈ ruːn/ noun britannica dictionary definition of maroon [noncount] A dark red color — see color picture on this page
Gentle, ambitious, and inspiring are among its favorable traits, but maroon has flaws as well.
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