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Puce is a deep rose or brownish-purple colour. Prunes, which are dried plums, can also be said to be puce coloured.
The name is from the French word puce which means "flea". Some poeple say that the colour name comes from the colour of a squashed flea or the colour of a flea full of blood. Other people say that colour name comes from the flea's droppings of digested blood, which spread out in deep red stain when water contacts them.
On the other hand, the colour name may refer to blue-lavender of the Pennyroyal flower, also named puce in French. The name comes from the use of strong-smelling Pennyroyal to ward off fleas.[1]
