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Totally irrational, of course, and now set in stone for backwards compatibility. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/10/tomato-versus-ff6347-the

Totally irrational, of course, and now set in stone for backwards compatibility. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/10/tomato-versus-ff6347-the-tragicomic-history-of-css-color-names/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/10/tomat... CSS Color Module Level 4 (draft) admits as much, and states "their use is not encouraged." https://www.w3.org/TR/css-color-4/#named-colors https://www.w3.org/TR/css-color-4/#named-colors

WithinReason 4y ago
In 2014, however, an unexpected event cast the color list in a more favorable light: a new shade. “Rebecca purple,” was introduced to honor the life of Rebecca Meyer, the daughter of Eric Meyer, a respected programmer and CSS writer. Rebecca died of brain cancer at the age of six; the hue (#663399) was chosen to reflect her favorite color. (A few developers opposed the addition, maintaining that a set of standards was no place for an emotional tribute. They were dismissed as curmudgeons.)
- dotancohen 4y ago
  That colour is right in the top center of the tool we're discussing. I suspect that is not a coincidence.
- zestyping 4y ago
  I do agree that a Web standard is not the place for personal tributes. (Imagine how unusable the colour list would become if all the colours had random personal names in them!) Am I a terrible person for being aligned with the folks who opposed the addition?
  - coldpie 4y ago
    No. But if you go on and on that you didn't get your way, you might be.
    - zestyping 4y ago
      Fair.
  - tyleregeto 4y ago
    When I loaded up the link, before viewing the comments in here, the very first thing I did was look for "Rebecca purple", and I was happy to find it. Not really a comment on your remarks, but thought I would share it. I'm influenced by the having a daughter born around this time, and Rebecca's story sticks with me.
  - cybrox 4y ago
    No, I agree. Web standards are not a place for personal tributes and documentations are not a place for political statements. These days, we have both.
    - parker_mountain 4y ago
      > documentations are not a place for political statements Our work is a reflection of ourselves. Some of us feel strongly about issues that affect us in a personal way. You are likely referring to social issues you do not agree with, and as a gay man I have this to say: I will not stop asserting my right to exist openly, and that includes in the work I do.
      - cybrox 4y ago
        No offense but thank you for demonstrating this issue perfectly. You instantly assume that I am talking about social issues that I do not agree with or that do not affect me and feel personally attacked. It's quite the opposite, though. I most often agree with the messages people put in their documentation. Some of them even have a very deep personal meaning for me. Yet, I stand by my point that a technical documentation or standard is no place for them. You, I or nobody has any right to force someone who is trying to build software to listen to your/my/their personal beliefs and political opinions.
        parker_mountain 4y ago
        >You, I or nobody has any right to force someone who is trying to build software to listen to your/my/their personal beliefs and political opinions. I'm going to continue to build, and to make, and to live, and to thrive. There is never "a place" for inconvenient speech. This is an extremely privileged position. Don't like it? Don't read my docs. Go consume elsewhere. Thanks!
        zestyping 4y ago
        It sounds like the two of you are talking about different things (personal creations vs. international standards) — perhaps that's a root of the disagreement?
  - DangitBobby 4y ago
    Is rebeccapurple really any worse than dodgerblue, cornflowerblue, greenyellow, or yellowgreen? At least it has "purple" in the name.
ravenstine 4y ago
I take that to mean they're not discouraged. After all, the <marquee> element still appears to work in 2022. I imagine if named colors are ever removed as a feature from browsers, it won't be until a year like 2057. We should instead encourage named colors AND recognize `chucknorris` as an actual HTML color value.
- lootsauce 4y ago
  If Chuck Norris were a web color it would be #BADA55

WithinReason 4y ago

In 2014, however, an unexpected event cast the color list in a more favorable light: a new shade. “Rebecca purple,” was introduced to honor the life of Rebecca Meyer, the daughter of Eric Meyer, a respected programmer and CSS writer. Rebecca died of brain cancer at the age of six; the hue (#663399) was chosen to reflect her favorite color. (A few developers opposed the addition, maintaining that a set of standards was no place for an emotional tribute. They were dismissed as curmudgeons.)

dotancohen 4y ago
That colour is right in the top center of the tool we're discussing. I suspect that is not a coincidence.
zestyping 4y ago
I do agree that a Web standard is not the place for personal tributes. (Imagine how unusable the colour list would become if all the colours had random personal names in them!) Am I a terrible person for being aligned with the folks who opposed the addition?
- coldpie 4y ago
  No. But if you go on and on that you didn't get your way, you might be.
  - zestyping 4y ago
    Fair.
- tyleregeto 4y ago
  When I loaded up the link, before viewing the comments in here, the very first thing I did was look for "Rebecca purple", and I was happy to find it. Not really a comment on your remarks, but thought I would share it. I'm influenced by the having a daughter born around this time, and Rebecca's story sticks with me.
- cybrox 4y ago
  No, I agree. Web standards are not a place for personal tributes and documentations are not a place for political statements. These days, we have both.
  - parker_mountain 4y ago
    > documentations are not a place for political statements Our work is a reflection of ourselves. Some of us feel strongly about issues that affect us in a personal way. You are likely referring to social issues you do not agree with, and as a gay man I have this to say: I will not stop asserting my right to exist openly, and that includes in the work I do.
    - cybrox 4y ago
      No offense but thank you for demonstrating this issue perfectly. You instantly assume that I am talking about social issues that I do not agree with or that do not affect me and feel personally attacked. It's quite the opposite, though. I most often agree with the messages people put in their documentation. Some of them even have a very deep personal meaning for me. Yet, I stand by my point that a technical documentation or standard is no place for them. You, I or nobody has any right to force someone who is trying to build software to listen to your/my/their personal beliefs and political opinions.
      - parker_mountain 4y ago
        >You, I or nobody has any right to force someone who is trying to build software to listen to your/my/their personal beliefs and political opinions. I'm going to continue to build, and to make, and to live, and to thrive. There is never "a place" for inconvenient speech. This is an extremely privileged position. Don't like it? Don't read my docs. Go consume elsewhere. Thanks!
        zestyping 4y ago
        It sounds like the two of you are talking about different things (personal creations vs. international standards) — perhaps that's a root of the disagreement?
- DangitBobby 4y ago
  Is rebeccapurple really any worse than dodgerblue, cornflowerblue, greenyellow, or yellowgreen? At least it has "purple" in the name.

ravenstine 4y ago

I take that to mean they're not discouraged. After all, the <marquee> element still appears to work in 2022. I imagine if named colors are ever removed as a feature from browsers, it won't be until a year like 2057. We should instead encourage named colors AND recognize `chucknorris` as an actual HTML color value.

lootsauce 4y ago
If Chuck Norris were a web color it would be #BADA55