Related Clues:

• Signal to start talking
• Peach or orange, e.g.
• Type of deafness
• Skin quality
• Artist's choice
• Gradation of color
• Voice level
• Answering-machine beep
• Soften, with ''down''
• What emoticons help convey
• Word with ''dial'' or ''earth''
• __ poem
• Painting subtlety
• Color variety
• Clue to this puzzle's theme