Hence, a red color like the pigment; a lively and brilliant red; as, cheeks of vermilion
Vermilion is used to describe things that are bright red in colour. her vermilion lip gloss The furniture on it is glossy vermilion. a very bright red colour (vermeillon, from vermeil , from vermiculus type of insect from which red color is obtained, from vermis )
It has a fine red color, and is much used in coloring sealing wax, in printing, etc