chromatic vs mauve

chromatic is not a noun while mauve is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chromatic	No	Yes	No	No
mauve	Yes	Yes	No	No

chromatic (noun)	mauve (noun)
	a moderate purple

chromatic (adjective)	mauve (adjective)
being or having or characterized by hue	of a pale to moderate greyish violet color
based on a scale consisting of 12 semitones
able to refract light without spectral color separation