mottle
/ˈmɑtəl/
verb
- To mark with spots or blotches of different colors or shades.
- The sun filtered through the trees to mottle the forest floor with light and shadow.
- Disease can mottle the leaves of a plant, turning them yellow and brown.
- The artist used a sponge to mottle the background with soft green and blue patches.
noun
- A pattern or arrangement of spots or blotches of color.
- The granite countertop had a natural mottle of black and silver.
- The cat's fur had a beautiful mottle of gray and white.
- The old photograph showed a mottle of faded colors.