Are you colorblind? - Page 4

Ghoulish Delight · 08-07-2006, 04:37 PM

Is that a Picard reference?

Alex · 08-07-2006, 04:38 PM

Yes, based on a 1984 reference but I figured I'd go with the geekier quote than the more literary.

LSPoorEeyorick · 08-07-2006, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

Yes, based on a 1984 reference but I figured I'd go with the geekier quote than the more literary.

Ah. See, I was thinking "Scientology," but at least I was on-target with the whole sci-fi thing.

Andrew · 08-07-2006, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Is that a Picard reference?

Yes, Alex just quoted. Let the anvils ring!

Not Afraid · 08-07-2006, 04:45 PM

You know, there are more words in the English language to describe colors other that green, blue, red, yellow, brown, black and white.

My description of the LoT colors did NOT use any of the "fanciful" names such a seafoam, grass, crepuscular, sunlight, butter etc.

Alex · 08-07-2006, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

You know, there are more words in the English language to describe colors other that green, blue, red, yellow, brown, black and white.

Of course there are. I just don't use them. 8 is an exaggeration but unless a highly technical conversation requires specificity a relatively small number will do. And I generally know what color is meant by the fancy names. I'm mostly be cantankerous.

But I do get annoyed when I say "that is orange" and the response is "no its not, it is tangerine." Besides, it eventually gets to something like the hyper-genretization of music. Just converse in wavelengths or CMYK values and then at least everybody can agree with absolute certainty on what the color means.

I blame Sherwin Williams and their desire to be able to trademark color names.

Kevy Baby · 08-08-2006, 12:33 PM

One thing that the printing industry got right is the Pantone Matching System (with the unfortunate acronym) for colors. With only rare exceptions (reflex blue, etc), every color is a number.

So colors are PMS 185 (which is a red), PMS 165 (orange), etc.

And of course, colors on a screen can be broken down into RGB values.

Cadaverous Pallor · 08-08-2006, 11:54 PM

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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	You know, there are more words in the English language to describe colors other that green, blue, red, yellow, brown, black and white. My description of the LoT colors did NOT use any of the "fanciful" names such a seafoam, grass, crepuscular, sunlight, butter etc.
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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	One thing that the printing industry got right is the Pantone Matching System (with the unfortunate acronym) for colors. With only rare exceptions (reflex blue, etc), every color is a number. So colors are PMS 185 (which is a red), PMS 165 (orange), etc. And of course, colors on a screen can be broken down into RGB values. __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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