Quickening Coy Avocado

Old English cwic, living / lively — present-participle of quicken. As a color modifier, quickening implies a saturated-and-coming-alive-and-active quality where the hue accelerates visual engagement. Sits at the bright-and-active end of the grid, parallel to animated and invigorating in usage.

Latin quietus, still-and-quiet. As a color modifier, coy implies a shy-and-reserved-and-half-glanced quality, the visual register of Watteau-fête-galante-and-Rococo-coy hand-shy-and-reserved-and-half-glanced Watteau-fête-galante-and-Rococo-and-French-pastoral coyed-and-shy-and-reserved-and-half-glanced surfaces under Watteau-fête-galante-and-Rococo-and-French-pastoral garden-pavilion-and-fan-and-mask powdered-pastel-light. Sits at the modifier-and-mood end of the grid, parallel to meek and charm in usage.

Persea americana, the buttery drupe domesticated in Mesoamerica seven thousand years ago and named for the Aztec āhuacatl. The color refers to ripe avocado flesh just under the dark skin: a soft, slightly muted yellow-green with the warm undertones of plant fat. Earthier than pistachio, lighter than olive, with the recent kitchen association of a fruit only recently turned global staple.