Except we can describe unnamed colors relatively to nearby named colors. e.g. "That's burnt ochre with a touch more blue." Every graphic designer and photogra

Except we can describe unnamed colors relatively to nearby named colors. e.g. "That's burnt ochre with a touch more blue." Every graphic designer and photographer works this way when proofing prints. This is only possible because color is the sum of only three distinct sensations. The dimensionality of smell is likely way to high for this.