scarlet

Scarlet seems to be a common substitute for "red" in some suspense stories. Another example of this is __The Scarlet Letter__. What is the significance of scarlet? Is it simply a better word? What are your thoughts? 1197301417

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet_(color)
 * Scarlet** (from the Persian //saqirlat// or Latin //astacus//, crayfish) is a red color with a hue that is somewhat toward the orange. It is a pure chroma on the color wheel. It is redder than vermilion. Traditionally, scarlet is the color of flame. It may also refer to the color of the blood of a living person. Scarlet is made of red and orange.

In the definition from wikipedia, it says that the color scarlet is used to describe the blood of a living person. I think this may be the reason why many of the suspense story writers use this color in place of color red because it adds more frightening mood to the story. 1197301997