Puce vs. Mauve — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Puce and Mauve
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Definitions
Puce➦
Puce is a dark red or purple brown color, a brownish purple or a "dark reddish brown."
Mauve➦
Mauve ( (listen), mohv; (listen), mawv) is a pale purple color named after the mallow flower (French: mauve). The first use of the word mauve as a color was in 1796–98 according to the Oxford English Dictionary, but its use seems to have been rare before 1859.
Puce➦
A deep red to dark grayish purple.
Mauve➦
Of a pale purple colour
Blossoms with mauve and white petals
Puce➦
A brownish-purple color, sometimes more or less deep red or grayish.
Mauve➦
A pale purple colour
A few pale streaks of mauve were all that remained of the sunset
Glowing with soft pastel mauves and pinks
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Puce➦
Of a brownish-purple color, sometimes more or less deep red or grayish.
Mauve➦
A pale purple aniline dye prepared by William H. Perkin in 1856. It was the first synthetic dyestuff.
Puce➦
Of a dark brown or brownish purple color.
Mauve➦
A moderate grayish violet to reddish purple.
Puce➦
A color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red
Mauve➦
(historical) A bright purple synthetic dye.
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Mauve➦
The colour of this dye; a pale purple or violet colour.
Mauve➦
Having a pale purple colour.
Mauve➦
A color of a delicate purple, violet, or lilac.
Mauve➦
A moderate purple
Mauve➦
Of a pale to moderate grayish violet color
