It's interesting.
I'm fond of saying we should all just use Crayola colors, the first
system we learned.
It's pretty obvious that, for instance, yellow-green is different from
green-yellow. Though I remember having trouble with several shades,
including "ocher" and "burnt umber" (what color *IS* unburnt umber? I
had no frame of reference). And until you see one, "orchid" is a bit
confusing to compare to "lavender." They're both pale purples. I
finally learned that orchid is pinker than lavender.
Then there's the Pantone system for printing. Trouble is, they change
the colors according to popularity, and the swatch books are
expensive. And the color names are numbers. . . Another argument for
Crayola, which at least has descriptive names..
Ahh but wait. Crayola, too, changes its color names. Will nothing help
us all?
Yours for a colorful world!
== Marjorie Wilser
=:=:=:Three Toad Press:=:=:=
"Learn to laugh at yourself and you will never lack for amusement." --MW
http://3toad.blogspot.com/
On Jan 1, 2010, at 11:06 AM, Lavolta Press wrote:
List members may find this interesting:
http://www.anthus.com/Colors/NBS.html
It doesn't have every historical color, and the swatches of course
depend to some extent on your monitor. Still, it contains some
useful information.
Fran
Lavolta Press
Books on making historic clothing
http://www.lavoltapress.com
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