| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| brownest | BROWN, of a dark colour |
| brown | to make brown / of a dark colour |
| amarantine | like amaranth, of a dark reddish-purple colour also AMARANTHINE, AMARANTIN |
| amaranthine | like amaranth, of a dark reddish-purple colour also AMARANTIN, AMARANTINE |
| taupe | a dark grey colour |
| murrey | a dark purple colour |
| gunmetal | a dark grey colour |
| murreys | MURREY, a dark purple colour |
| taupes | TAUPE, a dark grey colour |
| gunmetals | GUNMETAL, a dark grey colour |
| puces | PUCE, a dark red colour |
| puce | a dark red colour / dark red |
| cerise | a moderate to dark red colour |
| perse | a dark blue colour / (Spenser) to pierce also PERCE, PEARCE |
