Puce

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Puce
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#CC8899
RGBB	(r, g, b)	(204, 136, 153)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(345°, 33%, 80%)
Source		[Unsourced]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Puce (often misspelled as "puse","peuse" or "peuce") is a color that is defined as ranging from reddish-brown to purplish-brown, with the latter being the more widely-accepted definition found in reputable sources. Puce is a shade of red. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) dates the use of "puce" (in couleur puce) from 1787. The word comes from French; puce literally means "flea", as the usual flea coloration is either dark reddish-brown or dark purplish-brown.

According to available sources, the etymology of "puce" is French "puce" from Old French "pulce", from Latin "pūlic-", "pūlex".

v • d • e Shades of pink
Amaranth	Amaranth pink	Brink pink	Carmine pink	Carnation pink	Cerise	Cerise pink	Cherry blossom pink	Coral pink	Dark pink
Deep carmine pink	Deep pink	French rose	Fuchsia	Fuchsia pink	Hollywood Cerise	Hot magenta	Hot pink	Lavender pink	Lavender rose
Light pink	Light thulian pink	Magenta	Mountbatten pink	Persian pink	Persian rose	Pink	Puce	Rose	Rose pink
Salmon pink	Shocking pink	Tea rose	Thulian pink	Ultra pink	Variations of pink
The samples shown above are representative only.

v • d • e Shades of red
Alizarin	Amaranth	Burgundy	Cardinal	Carmine	Carnelian	Cerise	Chestnut	Coral red	Crimson
Dark pink	Falu red	Fire engine red	Fuchsia	Magenta	Maroon	Mauve taupe	Orange-red	Persian red	Pink
Persimmon	Red	Red-violet	Rose	Rose madder	Ruby	Rust	Puce	Sangria	Scarlet
Terra cotta	Upsdell red	Venetian red	Vermilion
The samples shown above are representative only.

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