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Color:
Laurel


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Colors with the same hue:
Parsley
Clover
Spring green
Fresh Mint
Pallid White
Similar colors:
Oxley
Asparagus
Xanadu
Russian green
Smoke
Thyme
Gun
Amazon
Cambridge blue
Forest green 
Juniper
Eton blue
Nickel
Morning blue
Dusky
Ash gray
Clover
Serene Green
Faded Green
Rosemary
Spinach
Feldgrau
Patina
Viridian
Dull Green
Sea green
Ebony
Pewter
Artichoke
Salem
Words evoked by this color:
louche,  blurred,  lingering,  smuggle,  puffing,  redneck,  hidden,  nat,  churchill,  frigate,  dreadnought,  warship,  steely,  high-rise,  structural,  material,  erecting,  metropolis,  welding,  welded,  cathodic,  countersink,  tensile,  lathe,  machinist,  galvanize,  equipping,  sheffield,  alloy,  machining,  metallurgy,  towering,  tempered,  sheathed,  stiffened,  stiffer,  refinery,  rigid,  annealed,  clenched,  tightened,  tighten,  tightening,  titanic,  alloying,  materials,  withstand,  reinforcing,  skyscraper,  phalanx
Literary analysis:
In literature, the color laurel is used to evoke imagery that is both natural and symbolic. In heraldic contexts, for example, laurel appears refined and stately: [1] refers to "laurel vert" as an emblematic green in a royal crested design, blending nature with valor. Similarly, decorative descriptions employ laurel as a hue that infuses celebration into the scene, as seen in [2] where wreaths and festoons of laurel in green enliven their surroundings. Further, laurel’s color nuances emerge in [3], where its "waxy pink" tone is juxtaposed against the vivid flames of azaleas and the deep hues of rhododendrons, enhancing the visual richness of the narrative. These uses collectively underscore laurel’s role as a symbol of beauty, prestige, and the natural world in literature.
  1. "On either side a Royal Bengal tiger guardant proper, gorged with a wreath of laurel vert, and on the head an Eastern crown or."
    — from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
  2. The Bristol decorators had a partiality for wreaths and festoons of laurel in green, interspersed with detached bouquets of flowers.
    — from Chats on English China by Arthur Hayden
  3. The enchantment continues in the flame of azaleas, which is followed by the waxy pink of the laurel and the superb glory of the rhododendron.
    — from Blue Ridge Country by Jean Thomas


Colors associated with the word:
Green 
Olive
Sage
Emerald
Fern
Mint
Jade
Chartreuse
Lime  
Seafoam
Pistachio
Avocado
Teal
Celadon
Basil
Shamrock
Words with similar colors:
acanthus,  field,  vine,  hale,  vitae,  asp,  hills,  laurels,  nourished,  gardiner,  romero,  jardine,  bowery,  jardin,  hempstead,  mold,  demesne,  vale,  bower,  nourish
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