cherry red vs cherry

cherry red and cherry both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cherry red	Yes	No	No	No
cherry	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, cherry red and cherry are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of cherry red include cerise.

cherry red (noun)	cherry (noun)
a red the color of ripe cherries	a red the color of ripe cherries
	a red fruit with a single hard stone
	any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood
	wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry

cherry red (adjective)	cherry (adjective)
	of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies