Friday, June 15, 2012

Seven Silly Colors

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Think periwinkle sounds weird? Fuschia or chartreuse? Compared to the rest of these, they're completely sane and normal!! The numbers correspond to the above chart,  which is called Hex Triplet and is used for HTML and HTML5.


8. Wenge: This color is mostly referring to furniture.
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7. Zinnwaldite Brown: Named after a mineral called zinnwaldite.
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6. Gamboge: A pigment from tapping gamboge trees.

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5. Coquelicot: Named after a French poppy. Often referring to leather or furniture.
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4. Ciel: A handbag color, I think, and scrubs.
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3. Razzmatazz: A Crayola color named after a five year old in 1993.
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2. Xanadu: I think I read a book with a character named Xanadu once... named after a plant.
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1. Caput Mortuum: It means "dead head" or "worthless remains" and is a paint pigment.
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