Color Names

Decorative Iris

Dusty, faded purple, like the delicate colour of a wilted iris petal.

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Decorative Iris 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.

Decorative Iris

Decorative arts

The decorative arts are arts or crafts whose aim is the design and manufacture of objects that are both beautiful and functional. This includes most of the objects for the interiors of buildings, as well as interior design, but typically excludes architecture. Ceramic art, metalwork, furniture, jewellery, fashion, various forms of the textile arts and glassware are major groupings.

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Iris (color)

Iris is an ambiguous color term, usually referring to shades ranging from blue-violet to violet.

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decorative

Adjective

  1. That serves to decorate
  2. That has no functional purpose.

Noun

  1. A plant, tile, etc. intended for use as decoration.
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iris

Noun

  1. A plant of the genus Iris, common in the northern hemisphere, and generally having attractive blooms (See Iris (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ).
  2. The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil, which adjusts to control the amount of light reaching the retina, and which forms the colored portion of the eye (See Iris (anatomy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ).

Verb

  1. To open or close in the manner of an iris.
  2. To cause (something) to shine with the colours of the rainbow; to make iridescent.
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