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Color:
Dust


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Colors with the same hue:
Muddy Brown
Gold
Curry
Shadow
Goldenrod
Teak
Urobilin
Spanish yellow
Mango
Golden poppy
Amber
Honey
Sunflower
Oak
Ripe mango
Sunny Gold
Khaki  
Putty
Light Sand
Champagne
Blanched almond
Similar colors:
Teak
Oak
Camel
Desert
Fallow
Lion
Wood brown
Khaki  
Tan
Hazelnut
Driftwood
Ecru
Sand
Dark tan
Grullo
Beech
Shadow
Pecan
Warm Gray
Burlap
Somber Brown
Oatmeal
Pale gold
Dull Brown
Pebble
Pale brown
Oat
Drab Brown
Dirt
Gentle Sage
Words evoked by this color:
noisette,  camel,  chalet,  carpenter,  coat,  subtilty,  subtlety,  pecan,  flooring,  paneling,  carpentry,  grained,  tenon,  marjoram,  sage,  trendy,  saje,  canny,  morrell,  fungi,  hickman,  homey,  cozy,  cosy,  comfy,  snugly,  snug,  chive,  lentil,  asparagus,  wasabi,  amphibious,  mesozoic,  caesarea,  lucca,  salerno,  corsica,  persephone,  olive,  nourishing,  guadalcanal,  peridot,  rutland,  cypress,  corbett,  backcountry,  grenoble,  wehrmacht,  eiffel,  flotsam
Literary analysis:
In literature, the “color” of dust often emerges as a subtle yet evocative element, painting scenes with hues that evoke both decay and unexpected beauty. Authors describe dust not merely as a residue but as a luminous white veil that shrouds landscapes, as when roads shine under a thick white layer of powder ([1]) or when a mist transforms into an almost ethereal, rain-like dust ([2]), evoking an atmosphere of stillness and quiet desolation. Similarly, the motif of white limestone dust ([3]) underscores the tactile, almost sculptural quality of the environment, infusing harsh, dry terrains with a muted, elegant glow. In a contrasting yet equally compelling instance, gold-dust is invoked to symbolize fleeting richness and impermanence ([4]), suggesting that even what seems insignificant may carry an air of transient splendor.
  1. There was not a breath of wind, and the dust shone on the roads like a thick white layer of powder.
    — from Spiritual Adventures by Arthur Symons
  2. The mist had thickened to a white, infinitesimal rain-dust, and in it the trees began to look strange, as though they had lost one another.
    — from The Works of John Galsworthy An Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Galsworthy by John Galsworthy
  3. Fine place for you, Polak; powder blast and white limestone dust, yet a fine sea and a fine life.”
    — from On the Trail of the Immigrant by Edward Alfred Steiner
  4. b. Gold-dust currency.
    — from The Washington Historical Quarterly, Volume V, 1914 by Various


Colors associated with the word:
Dusty Rose
Dusty Blue
Dusty Lavender
Dusty Green
Dusty Mauve
Words with similar colors:
dusty,  dusted,  demur,  attic,  saunter,  quibble,  garret,  wandering,  lovelorn,  muffled,  imperfectly,  quixote,  dorothea,  rumpled,  indolent,  wander,  tumble,  fade,  waif,  worn
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