Color Names

Allium

Dusty, faded purple, like the dried flowers of garlic and onion relatives.

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Allium is a muted purple, close to mauve.

It can be described as muted, dull, matte and soft.

Set in black, because black reads best on it.

Allium

Allium

Allium is a large genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants with 1112 accepted species, making Allium the largest genus in the family Amaryllidaceae and among the largest plant genera in the world. Many of the species are edible, and some have a long history of cultivation and human consumption such as the onion, garlic, scallions, shallots, leeks, and chives.

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Allium

Proper noun

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Amaryllidaceae – onions, garlics, and close relatives.
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