Color Names

Puce

Dusty rose-mauve, though the French name literally means flea.

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Puce is a muted pink, close to mauve.

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

Set in black, because black reads best on it.

Puce

Puce

Puce is a brownish purple color. The term comes from the French couleur puce, literally meaning "flea color".

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puce

Noun

  1. A brownish-purple color, sometimes more or less deep red or grayish.

Adjective

  1. Of a brownish-purple color, sometimes more or less deep red or grayish.
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