puce
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Lambert spent most of his time doing shuttle runs along the edge of the technical area, jawing in the ear of the fourth official, his face turning a curious shade of puce.
From The Guardian • May 5, 2018
Glazes are often brash and runny, chartreuse entwined with grape or puce with orange and off-white.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2015
Shimmering first in puce, then fluttering in chartreuse, the colors of the background and the sundae evolve through many colors of the rainbow.
From Slate • Jul. 3, 2012
As messy as the characters’ lives become, the midcentury color scheme — based on puce, plum, pistachio and pumpkin — remains reassuringly tidy.
From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2010
I thought about colors I hated: ecru, puce, lavender, beige and black.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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