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Do you have a source on that?

I can’t see (in Chinese culture at least) that the cheapest colour would be used for something like a wedding, it would not reflect well on one’s family to use something cheap. The reds i’m referring to are bright reds, like jewel red, not like a dull/muddy red

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etchinghillside@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Source: Barns were painted red for the reason of cost savings/ease of production. But that might fall into a rusty/muddy hue and not a vibrant red like you’re referring to.

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- idiomaddict@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  It is a rust hue, because the iron used in its production is what makes it cheap
  
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  - FuglyDuck@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Also, red usually fade to a clay-ish brown. (Which is why the British used it for their marines…)
    
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