Crushed Velvet

Faded luxury: the blue that remains when velvet loses its sheen.

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Crushed Velvet is a medium blue.

It can be described as medium, moderate, rather unsaturated and cold.

Set in white, because white reads best on it.

Crushed Velvet

Velvet

Velvet is a type of woven fabric with a dense, even pile that gives it a distinctive soft feel. Historically, velvet was typically made from silk. Modern velvet can be made from silk, linen, cotton, wool, synthetic fibers, silk-cotton blends, or synthetic-natural fiber blends.

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crushed velvet

Noun

A lustrous velvet with a patterned appearance, produced by pressing or twisting the fabric in different directions.

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Its neighbors.

Nuthatch Back, #445599 Muted Lavender, #3b5698 Deep Ultramarine, #404f95 Canyon Iris, #49548f Demon Blue, #45538d Onion Skin Blue, #4c5692 Chinese Blue, #365194 Blue Ember, #51529c Governor Bay, #51559b Merlin’s Robe, #444c8f Twilight, #4e518b Beaded Blue, #494d8b

Crushed Velvet

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Crushed Velvet

Velvet

crushed velvet

Its neighbors.

Its complements.

As a ramp.