mauve

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“The color jacaranda is an omen for a rebirth,” the agency, Trendo.mx said, describing the hue as between amethyst and mauve, comparable to periwinkle.

From New York Times

Then the thin lines return, gentler and more supple, in “Blue Trees” of 1945, an early mature painting; they seem almost to sway within the soft masses of blue and mauve leafiness of different trees.

From New York Times

The previous front-runners of navy, gray and black are sitting, Sprudzs said, and she’s seeing people wear lilac, green, mauve, burnt orange and teal instead.

From Seattle Times

“Everybody dressed for a Frick event, but it’s a Whitney building,” said Lizzie Asher, a philanthropist and entrepreneur who wore a pink and mauve dress by Carolina Herrera, one of the evening’s sponsors.

From New York Times

This exhibition still showcases his extraordinary atmospheric effects — a sunset in a wash of mauve oils, a squall rendered with a few strokes of a palette knife.

From New York Times