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Puce
Do you want to use this color in your promotional items? Here's what you should know!
Puce is a deep shade of pink with hints of brown or red, The color name comes from the French word puce, which means flea.
Since it’s so dark, puce is often thought of as a gothic color. This is fitting since the odd shade of pink is symbolic of anything that is strange, unusual, or peculiar.
Examples of Puce Symbolism
Lock, Shock, and Barrel are creepy kids who work for the Boogeyman. One wears a puce demon mask, while the other has on a puce witch costume. This gothic color is perfectly suited to the trio’s strange nature.
Lady Gaga wore a puce cowboy hat on the cover of her album, Joanne. Gaga is by far one of the most original popstars of all time, so this unique shade of pinkish purple was the perfect choice!
In the underseen Disney gem, The Great Mouse Detective, Professor Ratigan’s lair is covered in puce. This odd color is also found in the ears and wings of his minion bat, Fidget. Puce is a great color to capture the peculiar nature of these evil villains.
Sometimes one color just isn’t enough! Puce works best with any of these other colors.
HEX:
#CC8899
RGB:
204, 136, 153
CMYK:
0, 33, 25, 20
Pantone:
Thread Color: