as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool." The connection of red or scarlet with prostitution was very common in Europe and America. Prostitutes were obliged to wear red in some European cities, and even today areas in European cities where prostitutes can work legally are known as red-light districts. Sex worker advocacy groups like the Scarlet Alliance use the striking color to associate themselves with prostitution. Sports The Scarlets are the name of a Welsh professional rugby union team, and play in scarlet. The Atlanta Braves has scarlet red as one of the team colors. The official colors of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln athletic teams are scarlet and cream. The official colors of Ohio State University athletic teams are scarlet and gray. The official colors Illinois Institute of Technology athletic teams are scarlet and gray. The official colors of Texas Tech University athletic teams are scarlet and black as noted in the fight song. The official colors of the Boston University athletic teams are scarlet and white. The “Scarlet Knight” is the mascot of Rutgers University. Variations of scarlet Websafe scarlet This is a variation on the standard RGB or Hex combination that produces a truer Scarlet color on some monitors. It is slightly more orange than the standard Scarlet RGB value of 255, 36, 0, but does give a truer color on displays where the red dominates over the orange and would otherwise make the color appear more as a normal red rather than a genuine Scarlet. Torch red This is the color now called scarlet in Crayola crayons. It was originally formulated as torch red in 1998 and then renamed scarlet by Crayola in 2000. Flame The first recorded use of flame as a color name in English was in 1590. The source of this color is the ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955), a color dictionary used by stamp collectors to identify the colors of stamps. A sample of the color "Flame" (color sample #34) is also displayed in the Dictionary online version. Fire brick Displayed below is the web color fire brick, a medium dark shade of scarlet/red. Boston University Scarlet Displayed adjacent is the color Boston University Scarlet, the color which, along with white, is symbolic of Boston University. The color is identical to Utah Crimson. See also Crimson Kermes (dye) List