Valentine's Day Color

I See Red!

It's the color for the season and for good reasons. Red is an emotionally intense color that stimulates heart to beat faster and hastens breathing. wearing red makes you noticeable and look heavier. In decorating, red is commonly used as an accent color.
The color red has been used to signify many things to different cultures and people. Take a look at some of its symbols:

. For the ancient Romans, a red flag signaled battle.
. Stop signs, stoplights, brake lights and fire equipment are painted red because of its high visibility.
. When the Bolsheviks overthrew the Russian tsar in 1917, they used the red flag as their symbol. Eventually it became the color of communism.
. In South Africa, red is the color of mourning.
. In China red is the color of good luck and it used as a holiday and wedding color.