[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Interesting find.. Anyone has other suggestions?

Mon Mar 1 02:41:00 UTC 2021

Hi all,
Yes, I am sure there are always new colors coming out. But they are always a mixture of primary, secondary, turtary or quartic colors. If someone knows those four color groupings and then understands what a tint is, then a color should be able to be described. Years ago I researched colors and I may still have a list of explanations of the four basic combinations as well as tints. I am on my iPhone now, but will check my computer and see what I can find. Gray is basically a mixture of black and white, while a tan is a mixture of brown and white. Now tope is a mixture of brown and gray. It least that is my understanding. 
I still think that if companies put an effort into it, they could let us know how many parts blue vs. green a color was and whether it was light medium or dark. The four blues Joyce mentioned are quite different in my mind. Even if the person didn’t know the correct words they could say, it is a very light blue, a light blue, a light medium blue, a bright or subtile blue, well you get the picture. I understand that some folks just can’t seem to even do this, but since I could so easily do it when I could see, it is not something I can relate to or truly understand. Like Erica said, maybe they can’t see that well or didn’t like art. <smile>

I’ll go look for my notes on the computer now.

May God bless you.
 Cathy F

> On Feb 28, 2021, at 8:24 PM, Linda via NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Each year new colors appear on the market.  A little more black, red or yellow may be added to an already jpopular color to change its tent.  It would be next to impossible to creat a list of colors and discriptions to stay current.  My aggravation is tan and gray...not everyone knows the difference.  Green and blues presents a huge problem, too.  
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> Hi Joyce,
> 
> I really remember colors well and a dream come true for me would be if some one created a master list of a large number of color variations. They could be described by the lightness/darkness, the subtlty or not so subtile color/colors in the shade. You were talking about red. Wow, it drives me nut s when some one cannot tell me whether the red is light or dark, has a orange or purple tone, whether there is a brown tint and the like. I have a friend who can do that for me, but oh would I like a cheat cheet that says that granny apple is a redish purple with blue highlights or whatever that shade really is. <smile> do you think it is even a reasonable goal for someone to create such a list. I know that some companys go crazy with names that don’t make sense, but something like granny smith apple is probably the color of this apple. The closest I remember to this was when Sarah had taught those yarn pallet classes where she described tall he shades in that yarn. Also once you found a list of description of all a companys yarn colors.
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> I have a lion brand homespun yarn called candy apple and my friend told me that  isthat is exactly the color the yarn is. That I like. 
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> Enough babbling for me. Time to take out the dogs.
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> May God bless you.
> Cathy F
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>> On Feb 26, 2021, at 4:44 PM, Joyce Kane via NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> On a positive note, since I use color threads daily in my embroidery 
>> and after sitting in the dark for the last 23 years, this is the first 
>> time I came across a list of one colors with their names and maybe not 
>> a description on all, but a few color  description.
>> 
>> Madeira  embroidery threads are named by the public. That is wht I 
>> purchase digitized  files from one company as they print the color 
>> changes and describing what is being embroidered in the design and 
>> provide the Madeira thread color and mane in a text doc with the file.
>> 
>> They have names such as:
>> Cherry pie, Blueberry cobbler, Granny Smith apple, Hunter green, 
>> watermelon ,Christmas red, Barn Red,Emerald black, snow white, etc.  
>> So I prefer to leave it up to people doing the digitizing to pick out the colors.
>> 
>> My son makes comments like, "you have a dozen reds, just pick one".
>> 
>> Joyce Kane
>> Kane Kids Shop
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>> Behalf Of Jeanette Kutash via NFB-Krafters-Korner
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>> Worse than that and perhaps more puzzling is that many entities design 
>> their own color names that are just used on their websites. So google 
>> may help a lot, but it may not always tell the entire story.
>> 
>> Jeanette
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>> I read down the list and they left out, grass green!
>> Is there a way to get different color ranges, like the range for blue?
>> 
>> Terry
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>> Hi Joyce.  That was interesting, though not all the descriptions are 
>> very informative.
>> I get so frustrated by color names, especially fashion colors, like on QVC.
>> Some I can guess, and some are a complete mystery to me.
>> Tracy
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>> Kane via NFB-Krafters-Korner
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>> Subject: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] Interesting find..
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>> I was in search for finding a thread color that was medium green.  So 
>> I did a search on Google  and put in "Names of color green.
>> 
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>> https://www.color-meanings.com/shades-of-green-color-names-html-hex-rg
>> b-code
>> s/
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>> I will say, I found this interesting.
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>> https://www.color-meanings.com/shades-of-green-color-names-html-hex-rg
>> b-code
>> s/
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>> I didn't check out any other colors and I wished it gave a description 
>> of all the color, but I have heard the nnames of these colors and it helped me.
>> 
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>> I do searches for "what color is---? Frequently with the names of 
>> thread colors.
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>> Joyce Kane
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