Tetrao
Tetrao is a genus of birds in the grouse subfamily known as capercaillies UK: /kʰæpəʳˈkʰɛɪli/. They are some of the largest grouses and can be found in the forested areas of the Eurasian Palearctic.
Read on WikipediaCapercaillie Mauve
Dusty feathers, the colour of a capercaillie's back, with a hint of faded mauve.
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Capercaillie Mauve is a cool grey, close to purple.
It can be described as cool, muted, greyish and dusty.
Set in black, because black reads best on it.
Capercaillie Mauve
Mauve
Mauve is a pale purple color named after the mallow flower. The first use of the word mauve as a color was in 1796–1798 according to the Oxford English Dictionary, but its use seems to have been rare before 1859. Another name for the color is mallow, with the first recorded use of mallow as a color name in English in 1611.
Read on Wikipediacapercaillie
Noun
- A large, black grouse of the genus Tetrao in the bird family Phasianidae, especially the western capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus.
mauve
Noun
- A rich purple synthetic dye, which faded easily, briefly popular c. 1859‒1873 and now called mauveine.
- A pale purple or violet colour, like the colour of the dye after it has faded.
Adjective
- Having a pale purple colour.
Its neighbors.
Plum Shade, #78738bDancing in the Spring, #7b7289Early Dawn, #797287Flying Carpet, #787489Batik Lilac, #7e738bStormy Mauve, #71738cPeruvian Violet, #7b7284Parisian Violet, #787093Rhythm, #767194Iris Eyes, #767694Hyacinth Dream, #807388Little Theatre, #73778f