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Color:
Chiffon


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Colors with the same hue:
Tundra
Dull Olive
Moss green
Artichoke
Lime 
Lichen
Light Olive
Milk
Similar colors:
Very pale yellow
Beryl
Faded Yellow
Cream
Nyanza
Pale Yellow
Beige
Tea
Blonde
Celery
Buttermilk
Hazy
Butter
Vanilla
Marsh Green
Ivory
Sallow
Milk
Cornsilk
Celestial White
Menthol
Limestone
Canary
Light Olive
Dun
Custard
Cotton
Baby powder
Sage
Eggshell
Words evoked by this color:
pasta,  nougat,  dollop,  ream,  chowder,  ziti,  grits,  tapioca,  emollient,  manila,  nog,  fricassee,  parmesan,  ivory,  mashed,  breve,  pint,  wooly,  aioli,  provolone,  buttermilk,  eggnog,  alfredo,  whey,  rennet,  brie,  camembert,  creme,  woolley,  wool,  whipped,  junket,  kitten,  palatable,  siamese,  beige,  risotto,  puss,  toothsome,  knit,  brigitte,  hairdresser,  bouffant,  perm,  coiffure,  keratin,  hair,  hairdo,  hairstyle,  braid
Literary analysis:
Literary authors have often employed chiffon not merely as a fabric but as a chromatic signifier that imbues objects with an air of delicate translucence and refined elegance. In several works, chiffon is paired with specific hues to evoke mood and character; for instance, grey chiffon veils ([1]) and blue chiffon accents ([2]) suggest a cool, understated grace, while white and pale green chiffon gowns ([3]) illuminate scenes with soft luminescence. Darker variations—such as the repeated use of black chiffon in bodices and draperies ([4], [5])—add an element of mystery and sophistication. Lighter, more romantic shades are also common, with pink chiffon adorning delicate garments ([6]) and even subtle hints of pale violet chiffon ([7]), and on occasion, more unexpected tones like cerise chiffon ([8]) or gray chiffon cloth ([9]) offer vivid sensory contrasts. Through such nuanced color associations, chiffon enriches the literary palette by conveying a tactile, almost ethereal quality that resonates with themes of femininity and emotional fragility.
  1. At last she produced a quaint-looking little blue and purple bonnet, with an exquisitely soft long motor veil of grey chiffon.
    — from What Timmy Did by Marie Belloc Lowndes
  2. put in a blond in a creation of blue chiffon and silver.
    — from Mrs. Christy's Bridge Party by Sara Ware Bassett
  3. The bridesmaids wore gowns of white chiffon over pale green chiffon which blended into a misty, sea-foam effect.
    — from Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus by Josephine Chase
  4. Nothing but the black chiffon one (black because of Uncle Victor) she had bought two years ago with Richard's cheque.
    — from Mary Olivier: a Life by May Sinclair
  5. Black gloves reaching more than halfway up shapely arms and a gleam of snowy neck above a black chiffon bodice disquieted the imagination.
    — from Septimus by William John Locke
  6. Leon Sammett—slim, sleek, lithe in his evening clothes—appeared with a little fair girl in pink chiffon.
    — from Cheerful—By Request by Edna Ferber
  7. Jerry was looking her prettiest in her gown of pale violet chiffon and a huge bouquet of violets and orchids.
    — from Marjorie Dean Macy by Josephine Chase
  8. You didn’t think, I suppose, of a bow of cerise chiffon just at the curve?
    — from According to Plato by Frank Frankfort Moore
  9. She selected a simple close-fitting gown of gray chiffon cloth and a picture hat of Leghorn straw heaped with red roses, Shirley's favourite flower.
    — from The Lion and the Mouse; a Story of an American Life by Arthur Hornblow


Colors associated with the word:
Pale pink
Mint green
Lavender 
Baby blue
Peach 
Soft Yellow
Light Coral
Blush
Ivory
Powder blue
Lilac
Sky blue 
Cream
Dusty Rose
Words with similar colors:
springtime,  puff,  sappy,  simper,  soften,  cushy,  softly,  gentle,  clingy,  lilliputian,  puffed,  obstetric,  shyly,  naively,  tiniest,  shy,  luncheon,  nanny,  layette,  mollycoddle


This tab, the new OneLook "color thesaurus", is a work in progress. It draws from a data set of more than 2000 color names gathered from sources around the Web, and an analysis of how they are referenced in English texts. Some words, like "peach", function as both a color name and an object; when you do a search for words like these, you will see both of the above sections.



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