by Marie Meyer | Feb 18, 2019 | Color, Quora questions
A few days ago I was asked on Quora if I could explain why Barney, the talking dinosaur from the kid’s TV show, is described as being “purple”. I prepared the graphic below as my response. Possibly a bit over-the-top, but, hey, I sympathize with...
by Marie Meyer | Feb 16, 2019 | Color, Color names, Quora questions, Uncategorized
Graphite is a medium gray color. As a color name, it is used interchangeably with “charcoal”. It refers to the “lead” in wooden pencils, which are actually made from a graphite-based pigment and a clay binder. The swatches shown here are drawn from the following...
by Marie Meyer | Feb 12, 2019 | Color, Quora questions
This question came from Quora. My answer: The UK flag looks pretty good in black and white. The transform shown here was done in Photoshop, keeping the values (the relative lightness/darkness of the colors) consistent. This flag predates not just color...
by Marie Meyer | Feb 12, 2019 | Color, Quora questions
Pinterest Facebook Twitter I was asked today on Quora to explain why some people think “chartreuse” – which is a green-yellow color – is a kind of pink. My answer: I confess I have been mystified by this question for some time. I’ve heard...
by Marie Meyer | Feb 10, 2019 | Color, Quora questions
I received this question today via Quora. My answer: Red and green, and also white, were chosen for railway signaling in Britain in the first half of the 19th century The signals at the time were essentially oil lamps inside a metal housing with a glass window. And...