Vermilion is a color, a shade of red, and a pigment that produces that, color, mercuric sulfide, HgS. (See [1] for a page about the pigment.)
Vermilion is a the name of places in the world:
- Vermilion, Alberta, Canada
- Vermilion, Ohio, United States of America
- Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America
- Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
- Lake Vermilion is a lake in the State of Minnesota in the United States of America.
- Vermilion Community College is a two-year college located in Ely, Minnesota.