burnt sienna vs scarlet

burnt sienna

adj
  • Of a dark reddish brown colour, like that of roasted sienna. 

noun
  • dark reddish brown colour, like that of roasted sienna. 

scarlet

adj
  • Of a bright red colour. 

  • Sinful or whorish. 

  • Blushing; embarrassed or mortified. 

noun
  • A brilliant red colour tinged with orange. 

  • Cloth of a scarlet color. 

verb
  • To dye or tinge (something) with scarlet. 

How often have the words burnt sienna and scarlet occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )