by Marie Meyer | May 23, 2018 | Color, Quora questions
The color we call “peach” is simply a light orange. “Peach” is to “orange” as “pink” is to “red”. So, anything that lightens and weakens orange will more the color mixture toward “peach”. White, for example; pale pinks would have the same effect. Or you could combine...
by Marie Meyer | May 23, 2018 | Color, Quora questions
I was asked this question on Quora. My response: No. It is a genetic condition and there is no cure. There have been some instances of using corrective lenses to ameliorate the condition, but they only work for certain types of color blindness. Fortunately, for most...
by Marie Meyer | May 18, 2018 | Color, Quora questions
I was asked this question on Quora. My reply: White light, i.e. the full spectrum of light found in sunlight. It doesn’t have to be natural sunlight – it can be an electric bulb that reproduces the spectrum. Here is an artistic representation of the...
by Marie Meyer | May 16, 2018 | Color, Quora questions
This is a question from Quora. My response: It is impossible to say unless you specify what medium you are working in! I think of this color as “apple green”. Its RGB values are 138 188 95. If you are trying to mix it with paint: it has a very strong...
by Marie Meyer | May 16, 2018 | Color, Quora questions
“Teal” is a common synonym for “turquoise”. They are both used to name colors with blue-green hues. If you had “teal” or “turquoise” paint, and added white to it, you would most likely get a light, weak green, blue-green, or blue color. The most common name applied to...