Sentence:  The classical shades of Antiquity were the most prevalent, but along with the Venetian reds and Egyptian blues, the <WSD>saffrons</WSD> and ochres and indigos, were more delicate hues: of pink and cream and lilac, like shells littered upon the shore. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An orange-yellow colour, the colour of a lion's pelt.