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How many named colors do we need? I say 13 tops
Posted on 8/5/22 at 7:40 pm
Posted on 8/5/22 at 7:40 pm
We have 6 in the rainbow (frick indigo).
White, black, grey, brown, tan/khaki/beige (your pick), gold (of course), and pink/magenta (again your pick).
Everything else can be described as different shades (light/dark) of the above 13 (including well-known shades like navy blue or royal purple), modifiers to describe the sheen/luster/texture, or the occasional blend of two colors listed.
I will also entertain descriptions based on universally known real materials or objects such as bronze or plum. I can also be talked into honorable mentions like maroon or burgundy or similar as they are well-known enough to be used instead of "dark red".
If you tell me something is fuchsia instead of pink or magenta I don't want to talk to you. If you ask me if I want to paint something mauve or alabaster I will fricking walk away.
I'm not colorblind, and I'm not completely indifferent about what color things are, I just can't be bothered to remember hundreds of colors when 13 will do. The language is composable, adjectives are a thing. Describe the color using the tools we have, or just show it to me.
The up/downvotes I get will determine whether I have a formal apology to deliver.
White, black, grey, brown, tan/khaki/beige (your pick), gold (of course), and pink/magenta (again your pick).
Everything else can be described as different shades (light/dark) of the above 13 (including well-known shades like navy blue or royal purple), modifiers to describe the sheen/luster/texture, or the occasional blend of two colors listed.
I will also entertain descriptions based on universally known real materials or objects such as bronze or plum. I can also be talked into honorable mentions like maroon or burgundy or similar as they are well-known enough to be used instead of "dark red".
If you tell me something is fuchsia instead of pink or magenta I don't want to talk to you. If you ask me if I want to paint something mauve or alabaster I will fricking walk away.
I'm not colorblind, and I'm not completely indifferent about what color things are, I just can't be bothered to remember hundreds of colors when 13 will do. The language is composable, adjectives are a thing. Describe the color using the tools we have, or just show it to me.
The up/downvotes I get will determine whether I have a formal apology to deliver.
Posted on 8/5/22 at 7:41 pm to Korkstand
Sherwin-Williams is about to open a can up in here.
Posted on 8/5/22 at 7:43 pm to Korkstand
quote:
• Your post(s) may be whacked if you: o Start a new thread for every thought that pops into your head.
Posted on 8/5/22 at 7:43 pm to Korkstand
Hue really thought this post out, didn’t hue?
Posted on 8/5/22 at 7:43 pm to Korkstand
How many genders do we need?
Posted on 8/5/22 at 7:44 pm to Korkstand
Personally, I can do without Periwinkle and Mauve.
Posted on 8/5/22 at 7:45 pm to Korkstand
Well, this is the OT, let’s see how many we can name without repeating.
I’ll start
Grey
I’ll start
Grey
Posted on 8/5/22 at 7:45 pm to Korkstand
I just blue myself.
*use
*use
This post was edited on 8/5/22 at 7:47 pm
Posted on 8/5/22 at 7:48 pm to Korkstand
quote:I am, frick shades of colors
I'm not colorblind
Posted on 8/5/22 at 7:57 pm to Korkstand
What a weird thing to get mad about?
Posted on 8/5/22 at 8:01 pm to Korkstand
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adjectives are a thing
Huh?
So no chartreuse or puce?
Posted on 8/5/22 at 8:49 pm to Korkstand
It is believed that ancient peoples didn’t “see” the color blue. Not because they were color blind, but because they didn’t have a distinct word for it and thought of it as a shade of green.
Basically, if a culture doesn’t have a word that distinguishes a color from others, then that color is seen as a shade of a color there is a name for.
It’s part of the Sapir Whorf Hypothesis.
Basically, if a culture doesn’t have a word that distinguishes a color from others, then that color is seen as a shade of a color there is a name for.
It’s part of the Sapir Whorf Hypothesis.
Posted on 8/5/22 at 8:57 pm to Korkstand
It is “colour “ - get it right
Posted on 8/5/22 at 8:57 pm to Korkstand
Chartreuse is 1000% a unique color that needs naming.
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