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A Beautiful Guide to Colors in the Natural World, Revisited 200 Years Later

Avatar photo by Lauren Moya Ford May 18, 2021May 18, 2021

“Nature’s Palette” reproduces the groundbreaking color systems and illustrates them with lush engravings.

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The Histories of Ten Colors Through Multiple Lenses

Avatar photoby Angelica FreyJune 21, 2018September 16, 2020

Rather than merely tracing a visual history of determined hues, On Color considers them across multiple disciplines, including film and literature.

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An Early 19th-Century Flower Painter’s Guide to Identifying Colors of the Natural World

by Claire Voon May 28, 2018May 28, 2018

Published in 1814 by a Scottish flower painter, ‘Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours’ was one of the world’s first systemic taxonomy of colors.

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A Collection of 3,000 Pigments Made from Cow Urine, Shells, Insects, and More

by Claire Voon February 23, 2018February 23, 2018

The Forbes Pigment Collection contains samples of material that represent all shades of the rainbow — plus brown, white, black, and metallic.

Posted inArt

The Enjoyable Conundrum of Color in 20th-Century European Design

by Joseph Nechvatal November 30, 2017November 30, 2017

Blissfully, there are no overly odious attempts at scientific explanation of color, just a wide gamut of art and craft achievements to experience and appreciate.

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From Farty Red to Le Cute White, an Algorithm Generates Absurd Color Names

by Claire Voon May 23, 2017June 1, 2022

Earlier this week, research scientist Janelle Shane posted the results of an experiment where a neural network generated some less-than-appealing paint swatch names.

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The Regal, Bloody, and Fiery History of the Color Red

Avatar photo by Allison Meier May 10, 2017May 10, 2017

Michel Pastoureau’s new book tackles the complicated history of the color red, from regal hue of kings to scandalous shade of harlots.

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Egyptian Blue: The First Synthetic Pigment

Avatar photo by Allison Meier April 3, 2017May 31, 2022

The first human-made blue pigment emerged in ancient Egypt, then disappeared for centuries until it was rediscovered in Pompeii.

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The Art World Called It: Greenery Is Pantone’s Color of the Year

by Claire Voon December 9, 2016

The perennial paint purveyor is championing “a fresh and zesty yellow-green shade that evokes the first days of spring” as the defining tone of 2017.

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Harvard Adds the Blackest Black to Its Historical Pigment Collection

Avatar photo by Allison Meier December 3, 2016

Harvard Art Museums acquired a sample of Vantablack, a material that absorbs almost 100% of light.

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The Bird-Based Color System that Eventually Became Pantone

Avatar photo by Allison Meier September 22, 2016September 25, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC — An effort to describe the diversity of birds led to one of the first modern color systems.

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In Defense of the World’s Ugliest Color, “Opaque Couché”

Avatar photo by Carey Dunne June 16, 2016June 16, 2016

And the title of “World’s Ugliest Color” goes to: Pantone 448C!

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