User blog comment:Resdraon/Stop/@comment-26268104-20170115003450/@comment-25148755-20170115202652

Words like crimson or scarlet are good because they are types of red that don't require you to use the word "red". Just using an adjective like firetruck (or clown nose I suppose) limits your language in that you're still required to use the word "red". I'm not saying 'Crimson' isn't perhaps overused, more that there aren't a lot of alternatives.