Color Names

Veranda Iris

Dusty porch with a few blue irises, their petals dropped and faded.

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Veranda Iris is a cool grey, close to blue.

It can be described as cool, muted, greyish and dusty.

Set in black, because black reads best on it.

Veranda Iris

Veranda

A veranda is a roofed, open-air hallway or porch, attached to the outside of a building. A veranda is often partly enclosed by a railing and frequently extends across the front and sides of the structure.

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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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veranda

Noun

  1. A gallery, platform, or balcony, usually roofed and often partly enclosed, extending along the outside of a building. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
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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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