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Color:
Orchid


More info:
Wikipedia, ColorHexa


Colors with the same hue:
Quartz
Dark byzantium
Byzantium
Bruise Purple
Maximum violet
Antique fuchsia
Byzantine
Radiant Orchid
Dusty Lavender
Brilliant rose
Purple pizzazz[broken anchor]
Subtle Pink
Tender Lilac
Pale magenta[broken anchor]
Light orchid
Delicate Mauve
Lavender rose
Shampoo
Nearby colors:
Light medium orchid
Medium lavender magenta
Pale plum
Plum 
Light grayish magenta
Pastel violet
Thistle 
Middle purple
Pink pearl
Kobi
Maximum pink
Lilac
Opera mauve
Illusion
Lavender Pink
Sky magenta
Pastel magenta
Words evoked by this color:
orchid,  prunella,  plump,  plunk,  plum,  damson,  plumb,  plucked,  plucking,  pluck,  compote,  pruned,  malaga,  thistle,  potassium,  lilac,  vain,  lis,  lully,  22-23,  recent,  gradual,  euphemism,  lenient,  complaisant,  polite,  disarm,  politely,  kind,  nurturance,  kindly,  nicely,  tending,  tiptoed,  domesticity,  succour,  caregiving,  humane,  touching,  solicitous,  mothering,  sensitively,  sympathetically,  apology,  intimated,  caressed,  caress,  coaxing,  caressing,  motherly
Literary analysis:
In literature the term “orchid” is sometimes employed not simply as the name of a flower but as a refined color that conveys delicate beauty and subtle vibrancy. For instance, one author describes summer blooms that are “pale orchid pink,” using the hue to vividly capture the soft yet striking essence of a flower’s color ([1]). In another example, a character’s gown is noted for its “orchid” shade—a color so distinctive that the matching ribbon underscores an air of sophisticated elegance ([2]). In both cases, the use of orchid as a color enriches the imagery with nuance and a sense of rare, cultivated beauty.
  1. Flowers of this plant, which appear in summer, are pale orchid pink, the five petals surrounding a central mass of lavender stamens.
    — from Hawaiian Flowers by Richard C. Tongg
  2. Mrs. Austin looked extremely handsome in a most becoming orchid gown, with ribbon of the same shade twisted in her dark hair."
    — from The Yellow Pearl: A Story of the East and the West by Adeline M. (Adeline Margaret) Teskey


Colors associated with the word:
Orchid 
Lavender 
Lilac
Mauve
Amethyst 
Violet 
Plum 
Magenta 
Fuchsia 
Periwinkle 
Thistle 
Wisteria
Heliotrope
Mulberry 
Rose
Blush
Words with similar colors:
mallow,  lilian,  lillian,  lillie,  move,  violet,  fey,  heliotrope,  viola,  lavender,  purl,  amite,  purportedly,  lozenge,  palatine,  maunder,  burble,  lavage,  pauline,  cynthia


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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