A delightful article. I would also recomend this article: http://www.wired.com/2012/06/the-crayola-fication-of-the-world-how-we-gave-colors-names-and-it-messed

A delightful article. I would also recomend this article: http://www.wired.com/2012/06/the-crayola-fication-of-the-world-how-we-gave-colors-names-and-it-messed-with-our-brains-part-i/ http://www.wired.com/2012/06/the-crayola-fication-of-the-wor... The crayola-fication of the world: How we gave colors names, and it messed with our brains, Aatish Bhatia, 6/5/12 It is a fascinating discussion of the origins of color words and how our perceptions are, well, colored by them. It also touches on the XKCD color map (search for "XCKD Color Survey Results"), another lovely insight into color names and perceptions.