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Color:
Bone


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Colors with the same hue:
Olive drab #7
Brindle
Hazel
Flint
Gold Fusion
Neon gold
Grimy Beige
Striking Gold
Metallic gold
Gold 
Warm Gray
Philippine yellow
Tangerine yellow
Cyber yellow
Yellow 
Jonquil
Deep lemon
Metallic yellow
Muted Gold
Saffron
Nearby colors:
Biscotti
Chamomile
White coffee
Subtle Ivory
White chocolate
Pearl
Wan White
Oyster
Desert Tan
Wan Beige
Veil
Birch
Latte
Champagne
Perlino
Parchment
Soft White
Platinum
Cloudy White
Old lace
Words evoked by this color:
myeloid,  trabecular,  humerus,  tibia,  cranium,  sternum,  phalanges,  pelvis,  spine,  mandible,  ossify,  ossification,  vertebrae,  interphalangeal,  cranial,  condylar,  metacarpal,  trabeculae,  metatarsal,  ethmoid,  craniofacial,  musculoskeletal,  ossuary,  calcified,  clavicle,  maxilla,  tibial,  osteogenic,  osteal,  osteoid,  bones,  ossa,  femur,  scapula,  periosteal,  medullary,  bone,  skeletal,  skeleton,  pelvic,  paleontology,  roentgenographic,  oyster,  pearly,  impearled,  bivalve,  miracle,  abalone,  mollusk,  thirty
Literary analysis:
In literature the term “bone” is not only a reference to anatomy but also a subtle, evocative color that carries both warmth and a muted elegance. Writers sometimes use “bone” to evoke the soft, off‐white hue of aged ivory or porcelain, as when a “white bone handle” is mentioned to create a striking contrast against a shabby backdrop [1] or when English “bone porcelain” lends an air of refined antiquity [2]. In a different creative turn, the dark, somber pigment “bone‑black” is employed to suggest a deep, melancholy tone derived from the charring of bone, highlighting how this color can encompass both light and dark moods in artful descriptions [3].
  1. I could see the big lean figure lying limply, arms outspread—and a white bone handle, incongruously new and neat against the shabby mackinaw.
    — from The Night of the Trolls by Keith Laumer
  2. ║ 7 1230° ║ ║ 8 1250° ╝ ╚ 9 1280° English bone porcelain or China biscuit.
    — from Pottery, for Artists, Craftsmen & Teachers by George James Cox
  3. The coal of ivory is remarkably black; but the so called ivory-black, sold in the shops, is nothing else than bone-black.
    — from A System of Pyrotechny Comprehending the theory and practice, with the application of chemistry; designed for exhibition and for war. by James Cutbush


Colors associated with the word:
Bone
Ivory
Cream
Off-White
Beige
Ecru
Sand
Taupe
Khaki  
Linen
Alabaster
Oyster
Eggshell
Vanilla
Putty
Buff
Camel
Fawn
Mushroom
Stone
Words with similar colors:
bones,  osteal,  osteoid,  skeleton,  spine,  vertebrae,  ossify,  sacrum,  bony,  skeletal,  ossification,  fang,  tusk,  boney,  myeloid,  mandibular,  tartar,  alabaster,  sclerotic,  whey


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