The yellow came first, because that is their default. I guess they recognized that the yellow had no particular reason being there, and used the red for the shell to tie in with the red elsewhere. A nice touch, and indicative of the energy and level of detail that Craig Calfee personally expended on this.

I'm glad you like the red brake pad holders, because I had selected them to go with the Cabernet Red, but found out these differing shades of red clashed rather than complemented. So I was pleased and relieved to see that the new bright red goes much better with the brake's red.