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Color:
Limerick


More info:
Wikipedia, ColorHexa


Colors with the same hue:
Muddy Green
Apple Green
Pea Green
Sickly Green
Celestial White
Similar colors:
Apple Green
Citrus
Acid green
Sickly Green
Pea Green
Pear
Sickly Yellow
Bitter lemon
Bile
Citron
Kiwi
Inchworm
Sulfur
Citrine
Muddy Yellow
Peridot
Fresh Green
Dandelion
Buttercup
Xanthic
Striking Gold
Bold Yellow
Maize
Jonquil
Turmeric
Vivid yellow
Golden yellow
Old gold
Banana
Aureolin
Words evoked by this color:
pie,  reflux,  biting,  contemptible,  dyspeptic,  uncomfortably,  abhorrent,  leering,  malady,  citron,  doorknob,  orrery,  astrolabe,  barometer,  knob,  samovar,  phonograph,  gramophone,  tuba,  sackbut,  trombone,  taps,  instrument,  uranium,  squawk,  absinthe,  antsy,  foolish,  insincerity,  snarky,  impish,  mischief,  irresponsibility,  phoney,  unreasonable,  unreliable,  unbalanced,  dissonant,  unbalance,  far-fetched,  pungent,  exasperating,  uncoordinated,  questionable,  incongruous,  unreasonably,  odd,  oddly,  oddball,  trickery
Literary analysis:
While most literary references to “Limerick” denote a place or a poetic form, on rare occasions the term appears to function as a color descriptor. For example, one author contrasts its hue with that of “tooth‐and‐egg” in an ambiguous discussion—suggesting that “Limerick” might evoke a subtle, perhaps slightly greenish tint reminiscent of fresh lime, though the precise nature of the shade remains open to interpretation ([1]). This singular use underscores how, even when a word is more commonly tied to geography or verse, authors sometimes repurpose it to enrich their descriptions with unexpected visual nuance.
  1. I have seen it explained as tooth-and-egg ; but I believe this to be a guess. (Limerick.)
    — from English As We Speak It in Ireland by P. W. (Patrick Weston) Joyce


Colors associated with the word:
Green 
Emerald
Shamrock
Lime  
Kelly green
Forest green 
Jade
Olive
Chartreuse
Mint
Seafoam
Teal
Clover
Pistachio
Fern
Avocado
Sage
Hunter green
Words with similar colors:
irish,  leprechaun,  blarney,  clover,  march,  ireland,  irishman,  palm,  envy,  jealous,  gen,  vera,  envious,  viability,  ley,  bullish,  sward,  paddy,  moola,  regeneration
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