yellow-red

Meaning

Adj

1. Of a colour between yellow and red; orange.
2. Consisting of yellow and red colours individually.

Noun

The colour orange.

Synonyms

tawny

reddish-brown

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: *yelwered

Inherited from Old English: ġeolurēad

In summary

From Middle English *yelwered, *ȝeoluread, from Old English ġeolurēad (“reddish yellow, orange”), equivalent to yellow + red.