As nouns the difference between carmine and mauve
is that carmine is a purplish-red pigment, made from dye obtained from the cochineal beetle; carminic acid or any of its derivatives while mauve is a bright purple synthetic dye.
As adjectives the difference between carmine and mauve
is that carmine is of the purplish red colour shade carmine while mauve is having a pale purple colour.
carmine
English
Noun
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en noun)
A purplish-red pigment, made from dye obtained from the cochineal beetle; carminic acid or any of its derivatives
A purplish-red colour, resembling that pigment.
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Synonyms
* (pigment) crimson, cochineal,
Adjective
(head)
of the purplish red colour shade carmine.
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mauve
Noun
(
en noun)
(historical) A bright purple synthetic dye.
The colour of this dye; a pale purple or violet colour.
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