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61. Lavender Blush
HTML Hex for Lavender Blush is #FFF0F5
Displayed at left is the web color lavender blush. It is a pale pinkish shade
of lavender.
Lavender is a pale tint of violet. It applies particularly to the color of the
flower of the same name. The web color called lavender is displayed at right --
it
matches the color of the very palest part of the lavender flower; however, the
more saturated color shown below as floral lavender more closely matches the
average color of the lavender flower and is the tone of
lavender historically and traditionally considered lavender by the average
person as opposed to those who are web site designers. The color lavender
might be described as a medium violet or a light pinkish violet. The term
lavender may also be used in general to apply to a wide range of pale, light,
medium, or grayish violet colors, as well as some pale or light pinkish,
magenta, or purple colors as well as some pale or light blueish-indigo colors.
In paints, the color lavender is made by mixing violet and white paint.
The first recorded use of the word lavender as a color term in English was in
1705
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