red vs deep red

deep red vs red

red and deep red both are nouns.

red is an adjective but deep red is not an adjective.

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

As nouns, deep red is a hyponym of red; that is, deep red is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than red:

red: red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
deep red: a deep and vivid red color

Other hyponyms of red include sanguine, chrome red, alizarine red, Turkey red, cardinal, carmine, crimson, ruby, dark red, purplish-red, purplish red, cerise, cherry, cherry red, orange red, scarlet, vermilion, reddishness, rust.

red (noun)	deep red (noun)
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood	a deep and vivid red color
emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries
the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue

red (adjective)	deep red (adjective)
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
characterized by violence or bloodshed

Difference between red and deep red

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