Originally another word for poppy, coquelicot is a shade of what?

The story behind the answer

Red. “Coquelicot” comes from French for the wild corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas), famed for its vivid scarlet-red petals with a dark center. In English, the word shifted from naming the flower to describing its bright, orangey-red hue—think of the brilliant poppy fields in paintings like Monet’s “Poppies.”

Etymology helps it stick: coquelicot likely relates to coq (rooster), comparing the poppy’s red petals to a rooster’s comb. Remember: poppies = remembrance and scarlet fields, so coquelicot = a striking poppy red.