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Color:
Blonde


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Colors with the same hue:
Sulfur
Turmeric
Gentle Sage
Dazzling Yellow
Aureolin
Cadmium yellow
Lemon
Sunny Yellow
Buttercup
Straw
Sallow
Soft Yellow
Maize
Buttermilk
Dun
Cornsilk
Soft Ivory
Lotion
Similar colors:
Butter
Buttermilk
Vanilla
Cream
Custard
Faded Yellow
Palomino
Very pale yellow
Cornsilk
Sallow
Bleached White
Peach
Wheat
Parchment
Pale Yellow
Eggshell
Pearl
Dun
Beige
Wan White
Oyster
Soft White
Light Sand
Beryl
Blanched almond
Hazy
Champagne
Chiffon
Limestone
Alabaster
Words evoked by this color:
brigitte,  hairdresser,  bouffant,  perm,  coiffure,  keratin,  hair,  hairdo,  hairstyle,  braid,  marilyn,  haired,  ponytail,  wig,  emerge,  burgeoning,  churn,  shortening,  buttered,  champaign,  svelte,  champagne,  satin,  upscale,  snobbery,  bubbly,  flatter,  honeymoon,  socialite,  bougie,  parisian,  snobbish,  snob,  phallus,  musculature,  anatomically,  anatomical,  cutaneous,  genitalia,  wheaton,  roti,  pasta,  dollop,  nougat,  emollient,  ream,  chowder,  ziti,  grits,  tapioca
Literary analysis:
In literary texts, "blonde" is frequently employed as a visual and symbolic descriptor that goes beyond mere hair color to evoke qualities like beauty, youth, and a certain ethereal charm. For instance, a character might be introduced as a "brown-eyed blonde" whose allure carries an undercurrent of mysterious sophistication [1], or described as possessing an inherited "blonde beauty" that marks her distinct and delicate features [2]. At times, adjectives like "ash-blonde" are used to lend a cool, refined air to a character’s appearance—a nuance that suggests both strength and subtle vulnerability [3]. In other passages, the simple reference to a character as "the blonde" serves as a defining trait, immediately evoking an image of brightness and distinction without further elaboration [4]. Across these examples, "blonde" enhances the narrative by vividly coloring the characters’ physicality and often hinting at deeper, sometimes symbolic, character traits.
  1. “Of course, it doesn’t matter who knows my age, as yet,” said the brown-eyed blonde.
    — from The Teacup Club by Elisa Armstrong Bengough
  2. Pink is very becoming to you, Jane; you inherit your mother’s blonde beauty.
    — from Fern Leaves from Fanny's Port-folio. Second Series by Fanny Fern
  3. Annie was thirty-seven or eight, tall, thin, ash-blonde, superb in manner and bearing.
    — from The Beloved Woman by Kathleen Thompson Norris
  4. The blonde nodded her head.
    — from Earth Alert! by Kris Neville


Colors associated with the word:
Honey
Caramel
Butterscotch
Champagne
Wheat
Beige
Platinum
Butter
Lemon
Straw
Vanilla
Biscuit
Cream
Ivory
Amber 
Words with similar colors:
amber,  blond,  combing,  brioche,  baklava,  honeypot,  comb,  honey,  flan,  darjeeling,  sultana,  demerara,  challah,  fructose,  ambrosia,  topaz,  crispy,  rosin,  muscat,  schmaltz
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