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In addition to those, paint manufacturers have a name for every shade in their range, which might vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. Magnolia is well-kno
by DonaldFisk 7y ago
In addition to those, paint manufacturers have a name for every shade in their range, which might vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. Magnolia is well-known, but there are literally hundreds of others. We once painted a wall bon voyage. It was a light blue.
- tomalpha 7y agoI remember painting my daughter's bedroom in A Whisper Of Rodeo Drive. Which was also a light blue. Possibly light purple. Ish. Where do they come up with these names?
- AnimalMuppet 7y ago> Where do they come up with these names? The Marketing Department. Any resemblance to reality is purely coincidental.
- zanderwohl 7y agoA common favorite of Theatre artists is Rosco's RS0211 "Bastard Amber". "Bastard" colors are colors that have undertones of their complement.
- SideburnsOfDoom 7y agoI don't think one can draw a rigorous distinction between "well known and well-defined colour term" and "marketing department's name for a shade in the company range", but some are clearly at the "colour term" end of that continuum, and many are clearly at the marketing end. I could have included "cherry blossom" in the list of English colour terms (In Japanese: Sakura) but a quick google shown that it refers to a range of related shades in English.