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Color:
Baby blue eyes


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Colors with the same hue:
Lead
Slate gray
Faded Denim
Celestial Blue
Serene Blue
Glacier
Iceberg
Heather
Similar colors:
Iceberg
Glacier
Heather
Soft Blue
Baby blue
Livid
Little boy blue
Serene Blue
Dreamy Blue
Cloudy Gray
Fog
Celestial Blue
Shimmering Blue
Ghostly Silver
Polished pine
Sky blue
Faded Blue
Faded Denim
Rackley
Brilliant Turquoise
Horizon Blue
Alice blue
Vapor
Iron
Peacock
Aluminum
Steel blue
Slate gray
Aero
Porcelain
Words evoked by this color:
shallower,  brescia,  elucidating,  opened,  chambray,  loosen,  rested,  idealism,  pacification,  merciful,  courteously,  sympathize,  diluting,  incremental,  alleviate,  alleviating,  patient,  mitigating,  relieved,  hope,  easygoing,  mentee,  hopeful,  anticipate,  lite,  light,  trainee,  leniency,  courtesy,  wash,  benign,  easy,  pleased,  sprinkling,  friendly,  levity,  easiest,  impressionism,  tracing,  renoir,  transgender,  courteous,  approachable,  diffusing,  introductory,  elucidation,  elucidate,  postoperatively,  clarification,  partly
Literary analysis:
The term "baby blue eyes" in literature often serves as a vibrant marker of personality and ambiance, transcending simple physical description to evoke a mood or character trait. For instance, authors use it to highlight wonder or admiration by portraying a character’s eyes that seem to shimmer with ethereal light ([1], [2]), while in other contexts it helps paint a vivid picture of an overall aesthetic or even acts as part of a broader color palette that sets the scene ([3]). Sometimes the hue itself is transformed into a metaphor, as when baby blue deepens into an expansive sky blue, echoing moods and seasons ([4]). Whether used to detail delicate features on a character or to enrich the environmental tapestry, "baby blue eyes" consistently imbues the narrative with a sense of youthful, luminous allure.
  1. His round, baby blue eyes protruded in wonder as they fell on the comfortably furnished apartment below.
    — from Boy Scouts in a Submarine; Or, Searching an Ocean Floor by G. Harvey (George Harvey) Ralphson
  2. " The baby blue eyes have a look of admiration that is extremely gratifying to the young man's vanity.
    — from Floyd Grandon's Honor by Amanda M. Douglas
  3. All these exquisite colors on the floor are birds'-eyes and baby blue eyes, and the misty white here and there is forget-me-not.
    — from Her Father's Daughter by Gene Stratton-Porter
  4. The baby blue eyes deepened to the deep violet-blue of overhead skies in June.
    — from Winning the Wilderness by Margaret Hill McCarter

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