Possible Clues:

• Character on "Blue's Clues"
• A chap embraced by mother becomes puce
• Mother puts a fellow in the shade
• Battle in the shade means mother goes without
• Light mauvish-crimson
• Purplish-red - battle
• Graduate fellow has a shade
• Graduate has traveller put in the shade
• Gateman controlled Italian battle site
• Colour named after 1859 battle