Coquelicot ( /ˈkoʊklɪkoʊ/ KOHK-li-koh) is a shade of red.

The term is originally the French name for the wild corn poppy, Papaver rhoeas, which is distinguished by its bright red color and orange tint.

[2] It eventually passed into English usage as the name of a color based upon that of the flower.

The first recorded use of this usage was in the year 1795.

[3] Claude Monet painted Les Coquelicots or Poppies Blooming in 1873.