Thanks for sending this! I appreciate the descriptions since I am color
blind!
Virgie and Hoshi
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From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 5:08 PM
Subject: Speaking Of Colors
> Here is a file I have on my
>
> www.redwhiteandblue.org
>
> website which I update from time to time. I have had very unusual emails
> from people all over who have done searches and found this file. They,
> too,
> although sighted, are color collectors as I am. During this fall time of
> year, I thought this might be worth posting on echurch.
>
> Phil.
>
> THE COLOR OF GOD
>
>
> the Spectrum Of Light Energy
>
> Last Updated October 23, 2006
>
>
> Table Of Contents
>
>
> 0.0: Introduction
> 0.1: Contact Information
> 0.2: Definition Of Terms
> 1.0: Red
> 2.0: Blue
> 3.0: Green
> 4.0: Yellow
> 5.0: Black
> 6.0: Brown
> 7.0: White
> 8.0: Gray
> 9.0: Purple And Violet
> 10.0: Orange
> 11.0: Notes
> 12.0: Metals
> 13.0: Precious and Semi-precious Stones
>
> End Of Table
>
>
>
> 0.0: Introduction
>
> the discussion of color arose on a mailing list on the
> internet where subscribers are blind. I am blind, too, but had
> sight until I was about the age of eleven. Though I remember
> colors well, I also enjoy writing. So I started, some time ago, a
> file with color descriptions simply for my own personal use. The
> internet discussion, however, challenged me to expand my list to
> offer an explanation of color for those who have never seen. If
> you have any suggestions, resources to which I can refer, or
> additional input of any kind, please email me.
>
> "The color of God" is not my own. I was reading a spy novel
> a long time ago and one of the characters was a former American
> astronaut. He had some sort of spiritual experience while in
> space and when he return, he apparently began to evolve, as it
> were, into some form of higher being. He asked someone, "What is
> the color of God." That's a good question. Maybe some of the
> following information will help answer that question.
>
>
> 0.1: Contact Information
>
> Phil Scovell
> Denver, Colorado USA
> [log in to unmask]
> http://www.redwhiteandblue.org
>
>
> 0.2: Definition Of Terms
>
> Spectrum Defined.
> The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, as by an
> incandescent body, arranged in order of wavelengths.
>
> Light Defined.
> A Electromagnetic radiation that has a wavelength in the range
> from about 3,900 to about 7,700 angstroms and that may be
> perceived by the unaided, normal human eye.
>
> Angstrom.
> A unit of length equal to one hundred millionth (108 of a
> centimeter, used to specify radiation wavelengths. Named after
> Anders Jonas Angstro m 1814-1874.
>
> Color Defined.
> Visible energy.
>
>
>
> 1.0: Red
>
> Red is a dark color and normally used in the context of
> something bright. Apples, ketchup and blood are generally used to
> reference the color red.
>
> * Descriptions Of Red.
>
> Apple Red. Dark red to pale red.
> Bay. Reddish brown.
> Beet Red. Dark red.
> Blood Red. Dark red or crimson.
> Burnt. Reddish brown or dark reddish orange. See (sienna).
> Burnt Rose. A dark brownish red.
> Cardinal. A bright red.
> Cherry Red. Bright to moderate red.
> Copper Red. Very dark red but more brown than red.
> Coral. A deep or strong pink to moderate red or reddish orange.
> Crimson. A deep purplish red.
> Fiery Red. Reddish yellow but red is predominate.
> Flamingo. Moderate reddish orange.
> Hot Pink. Bright strong pink.
> Mahogany. Moderate reddish brown but often more brown than red.
> Maroon. A dark reddish brown to dark purplish red.
> Neon Pink. Glowing illuminating pink.
> Pink. Very light red, close to white.
> Puce. A deep red to dark grayish purple.
> Raspberry Red. A deep purplish red.
> Rose. Light red to dark red.
> Ruby. A dark or deep red to deep purplish translucent red.
> Ruddy. Reddish in color.
> Rusty. Reddish brown.
> Scarlet. A strong to vivid red or reddish orange.
> Strawberry. Reddish; light red to dark pink.
> Sun Burst Red. Bright illuminated red.
> Tomato Red. Strong Red.
> Vermilion. Bright red.
>
>
> 2.0: Blue
>
> Blue is normally considered to be a dark color but, as with
> all colors, it can also be many shades from light to dark. The
> sky and the ocean are predominately blue.
>
> * Descriptions Of Blue.
>
> Aquamarine. Bluish Green.
> Azure. A light purplish blue.
> Baby Blue. Light to pale blue or greenish or purplish blue.
> Cobalt Blue. Glassy or ceramic blue.
> Cornflower Blue. Powdery light blue.
> Diamond Blue. Sparkling blue and translucent.
> Egg Shell Blue. Normally considered a light shade of blue.
> Electric Blue. Bright metallic illuminating blue.
> Ice Blue. Glassy, transparent or translucent blue.
> Indigo. Blue to grayish purple blue.
> Metallic blue. Silvery, or somewhat reflective, blue.
> Midnight Blue. Dark blue; almost black.
> Navy Blue. A dark grayish blue.
> Neon Blue. Glowing illuminating blue.
> Ocean Blue. Normally considered a darker shade of blue.
> Peacock Blue. A moderate to strong greenish blue.
> Powder Blue. A light pale blue.
> Prussian Blue. Dark blue.
> Rich Blue. Bright clear blue.
> Robin Egg Blue. A very pale, or light, blue.
> Royal Blue. A deep to strong blue.
> Sapphire. A rich blue. sometimes a light green mixed.
> Sky Blue. Deep blue to light or pale blue. Normally dark blue.
> Turquoise. Bluish green.
>
>
> 3.0: Green
>
> Green is the color of fresh grass, evergreen trees, and most
> leaves on trees before they turn different colors in the fall.
> Generally, grass is somewhat a lighter shade of green than tree
> leaves but grass can be very dark at times.
>
> * Descriptions Of Green.
>
> Apple Green. A moderate or vivid yellow green to light or strong
> yellowish green.
> Alpine Green. A fresh bright green.
> Bottle Green. Light to moderate green.
> Celery Green. A pale green.
> Chartreuse. A strong to brilliant greenish yellow to moderate or
> strong yellow green.
> Cyan. Greenish blue.
> Electric Green. Metallic illuminating bright green.
> Emerald. A strong yellowish green.
> Evergreen. Fresh dark green.
> Forrest Green. Bright green.
> Hunter Green. Dark green.
> Jade. Pale green.
> Kelly Or Kelly Green. A strong yellowish green.
> Khaki Green. Olive Green.
> Lime. Yellowish green but leaning toward yellow.
> Metallic Green. Silvery, or somewhat reflective, green.
> Mint Green. Pale to light green.
> Moss Green. A moderate yellow green to grayish or moderate olive
> or dark yellowish green.
> Olive. Yellowish green. Normally green is the dominate color.
> Pistachio Green. A light to modering green or yellowish green.
> Pea Green. Moderate to dark green.
> Pine Green. A fresh dark green.
> Sea Green. Greenish blue.
> Spring Green. Fresh new light to medium green.
> Teal. Moderate bluish green to greenish blue.
> Turtle Shell Green. Light to dark green.
>
>
> 4.0: Yellow
>
> Yellow is between white and brown. Examples of yellow are
> The sun, bananas, butter and cheese.
>
> * Descriptions Of Yellow.
>
> Amber. Brownish yellow.
> Apple Yellow. Normally a light to dark yellow or yellowish green.
> Banana Yellow. Moderate to light yellow.
> Bisque. Pale orange yellow to yellowish gray. Also, moderate
> yellowish pink.
> Blond. Light yellow or light golden.
> Burnt Yellow. Dark brownish yellow.
> Butter Yellow. A moderate to rich yellow.
> Buttercup Yellow. Glossy yellow.
> Butterscotch Yellow. Golden or light brownish yellow.
> Canary Yellow. Bright vivid yellow.
> Corn Yellow. White to moderate yellow.
> Eggshell. A pale yellow to yellowish white.
> Egg Yoke Yellow. Strong yellow.
> Flaxen. Pale yellow.
> Gold Or Golden. Yellowish brown.
> Goldenrod. Yellowish gold.
> Honey. Yellowish or brownish or golden.
> Jaundice. Yellowish.
> Lemon Yellow. A brilliant, vivid yellow to greenish yellow.
> Mustard Yellow. A dark yellow to light olive brown.
> Peach. Light to strong yellowish pink or light orange.
> Pumpkin Yellow. Yellowish orange to orange yellow.
> Sallow. Sickly yellowish in hew.
> Salmon. A moderate, light, or strong yellowish pink to a moderate
> reddish orange or light orange. Similar to shades of peach.
> Sun Burst Yellow. Bright illuminating yellow.
> Sun Flower Yellow. Brilliant yellow to strong or vivid yellowish
> orange.
> Topaz. Yellowish gold.
> Wheat. Golden yellow.
> Xanthous. Yellow. Light brown or yellowish.
>
>
> 5.0: Black
>
> Black is a dark color. If all colors are mixed, black is the
> result. Darkness is called black and the night is called black if
> it is a starless moonless night. In other words, black is the
> absence of light. Ink is often referred to when describing black
> as well as oil from oil wells. "Black as coal" is often used when
> describing the color black.
>
> * Descriptions Of Black.
>
> Charcoal. Normally black or grayish black.
> Coal. Very black and dull; no shine.
> Dusky. The darker shades of twilight; shadowy grays and dark
> blues and purples.
> Ebony. Dark black.
> Inky. Normally dark black or bluish black.
> Jet Black. Dark, normally shiny or polished and solid black.
> Raven. Very dark black.
> Sable. Normally black. sometimes grayish yellowish brown.
> Shadowy. Absence of color. Darker than dusky.
> Somber. Dark or dull in color.
>
>
> 6.0: Brown
>
> Brown is between black and yellow. It is a soft color.
> Earth tones are usually shades of brown. Soil and dirt, leaves
> which have turned in the fall season, and most woods are shades of
> brown.
>
> * Descriptions Of Brown.
>
> Aeneous Or Aeneus. A brassy or golden green color.
> Almond. A pale tan to light brown.
> Auburn. A moderate reddish brown to brown.
> Aureate. A golden color.
> Beige. Light grayish brown or yellowish brown to grayish yellow.
> Brass. Between brown and gold. Often polished and shiny.
> Bronze. Yellowish olive brown.
> Brunette. Dark brown.
> Chestnut. A moderate to deep reddish brown.
> Chocolate. Normally light brown but can be dark.
> coco. Light to dark brown.
> Coffee. Darker shades of brown to deep brown.
> Dun. A color ranging from almost neutral brownish gray to dull
> grayish brown.
> Ginger. a strong brown.
> Hazel. A light to strong brown or yellowish brown.
> Honey. yellowish, brownish, golden.
> Leathery Brown. Light to dark brown.
> Mole. Light brown to dark gray.
> Mud. Light to dark brown.
> Khaki. Ranging from light olive brown to yellowish brown.
> Mahogany. A moderate reddish brown.
> Sandy. Light grayish to light brown or yellowish brown.
> Sienna. Brownish yellow to brownish orange.
> Tan. Very light brown.
> Taupe. Brownish gray to dark yellowish brown.
> Tawny. Light brown to brownish orange.
> Toast. Light brown.
> Umber. Natural earth Brownish.
>
>
> 7.0: White
>
> White is the color of newly fallen snow. Shining stars are
> called white in a dark nights sky and though the moon can appear
> anywhere from almost yellow to light orange, it is normally
> considered to be white. Milk is also white but not as pure as
> snow white.
>
> * Descriptions Of White.
>
> Alabaster. Translucent or tented white.
> Albescent. A moderately white color; fair, whitish.
> Caucasian. White but generally used as a generic color of white.
> Chalky. Normally pale or dull white. Can be grayish yellow.
> Creamy. A pale yellow or off white.
> Dove White. A soft shade of white.
> Egg Shell White. Normally considered an off white.
> Iron. Silvery white or light gray.
> Ivory. Normally considered a creamy white or off white but can be
> a pale or grayish yellow as in the case of an elephant's
> tusk.
> Lily White. Pure white.
> Milky. Off white or a darker white.
> Mother Of Pearl. Yellowish white, grayish or silvery white.
> Pale. Whitish; off white; less than pure white.
> Pallid. Off white; less than pure white.
> Pearl. Off yellow turning to pale or creamy white.
> Platinum White. A metallic white.
> Sallow. Sickly yellow in hew, pallid.
> Snow White. Normally considered a pure white.
> Vanilla White. Strong white.
> Wan. Pale.
>
>
> 8.0: Gray
>
> Gray is difficult to describe. It is a color half way
> between black and white. It can be many shades of darker white.
> It is often called a soft color and sometimes is called an earth
> tone. The term, for example, "grey light," is in reference to a
> color that is nondescript but has the quality of light without
> distinction of color.
>
> * Descriptions Of Gray.
>
> Ashen. Lacking color or slightly grayish.
> Brindle. Grayish with stripes or spots of a darker color.
> Clay. Light brown to light or dark gray.
> Fawn. A grayish yellowish brown to light grayish or moderate
> reddish brown or moderate yellowish pink.
> Gun Metal Gray. A metallic darker shade of gray.
> Haze. Grayish.
> Pearl Gray. Off white. A light gray, from yellowish to light
> bluish gray.
> Pewter. Silver gray.
> Pigeon Gray. Any various shades of gray from light to dark.
> Powder Gray. A lighter shade of gray.
> Slate. A dark gray to bluish gray.
> Steel. A medium gray.
> Steel Gray. A dark dray to almost a light purple.
>
>
> 9.0: Purple And Violet
>
> Purple and violet are mixtures of red and blue and are darker
> colors. Purple is between violet and red and often contains more
> red than does violet. Plumbs are purple when fully ripe.
>
> * Descriptions Of Purple And Violet.
>
> Burgundy. A dark grayish or blackish purple to dark purplish red
> or reddish brown.
> Lavender. A light purple to very light or very pale violet.
> Lilac. A pale to light or moderate purple.
> Magenta. A moderate to vivid purplish red, or dark to strong
> reddish purple.
> Mauve. A brilliant violet to strong or brilliant purple to
> moderate reddish purple.
> Mulberry. Dark purple; almost black at times.
> Orchid. A pale to light purple, from grayish to purplish pink to
> a strong reddish purple.
> Plum. Deep purple.
> Raspberry. A moderate to dark or deep purplish red.
> Royal Purple. A deep to strong purple.
> Violet. Reddish blue, purplish red.
>
>
> 10.0: Orange
>
> Orange is a color between red and yellow. The orange fruit
> is unique in its color and is the best example of this color. The
> setting sun can appear orange as it approaches the horizon and may
> also turn bright red before dropping below it. These same color
> changes in the sun appear during sunrise as well. The shift in
> colors of the sun is largely due to atmospheric conditions,
> airborne microscopic dust particles, and light refraction from
> moisture in the air. The sun's rays filter through the elements
> in the atmosphere and the result is the change in the sun's color.
> Its basic color is, however, almost always referred to as yellow
> and that is its predominate color during the majority of the day.
>
> * Descriptions Of Orange.
>
> Apricot. A moderate, light, or strong orange to orange yellow.
> Burnt Orange. A dark brownish reddish orange.
> Ocher. Moderate orange yellow.
> Saffron. Strong to moderate orange yellow.
> Tangerine. A strong reddish orange to strong or vivid orange.
>
>
> 11.0: Notes
>
> Achromic means Having no color or something that is
> colorless. Calico means multi colored or spotted. Glassy is
> shiny, normally polished, in appearance. Vitreous
> also refers to a glassy appearance. Enamel is a glassy
> transparent coating over metals or ceramics giving the objects a
> shiny and polished appearance. Silver is metallic in nature and
> has reflective properties. It can be polished until it appears
> almost white, to some degree, but it is not a color of the rainbow
> spectrum. Silver was used on the backs of clear glass to create
> mirrors. Because of the glass and the silver's ability to be
> highly polished, it would reflect images. Argent is silver or
> something resembling it. Argentite is a valuable silver ore, with
> a lustrous, lead gray color.
>
> The word "transparent "is colorless and something through which
> light is able to pass with little, or no, obstruction. A
> windowpane is a good example of something transparent.
> Translucent means light can pass through but generally nothing can
> be clearly seen through the translucent object. Many precious
> stones are translucent. Objects made of crystal, quartz, or
> diamond would fall into this category.
> Opaque, on the other hand, is neither transparent nor translucent.
> It could be described as cloudy or murky and that which is able to
> block out most light. Haze, or something that is Hazy, is grayish
> and misty and thus mostly opaque.
>
>
> 12.0: Metals
>
>
> Note. Metals are often used to describe color.
>
> * Descriptions Of Metals.
>
> Brass. Between brown and gold.
> Bronze. A moderate yellowish to olive brown.
> Copper. A reddish brown metallic element.
> Iron. A silvery white, lustrous, malleable, metallic element.
> Lead. Bluish white.
> Malchakite. Green to black.
> Nickel. A silvery, hard, ductile, ferromagnetic metallic element.
> Platinum. Steel white.
> Silver. A lustrous white, ductile, malleable metallic element.
> Tin. Silvery metallic.
> Zinc. A bluish white, lustrous metallic element.
>
>
> 13.0: Precious and Semi-precious Stones
>
> Note. As with metals, precious stones are likewise used when
> referring to color.
>
> * Descriptions Of Precious And Semi-precious Stones.
>
> Agate. A fine grained, fibrous variety of chalcedony with
> color banding or irregular clouding.
> Amethyst. A purple to violet transparent quartz.
> Basalt. A hard, dense, dark volcanic rock composed chiefly
> of plagioclase, augite, and magnetite and often having a
> glassy appearance.
> Beryl Stone. Sometimes pale green or perhaps yellow.
> Carbuncle. A deep red garnet.
> Carnelian Or Cornelian. A pale to deep red or reddish brown
> variety of clear chalcedony, used in jewelry.
> Chert. Any of various microscopically crystalline mineral
> varieties of silica. A siliceous rock of chalcedonic or
> opaline silica occurring in limestone.
> Chryselephantine. Made of gold and ivory.
> Chrysoberyl. A green to yellow vitreous mineral used as a
> gemstone.
> Chrysoprase. An apple green chalcedony used as a gemstone.
> Crystalliferous Or Crystalligerous. Producing or containing
> crystals.
> Crystalline. Pertaining to or made of crystal. Resembling
> crystal and transparent.
> Crystallite. Any of numerous minute rudimentary, crystalline
> bodies found in glassy igneous rocks.
> Diamond. An extremely hard, highly refractive colorless or white
> crystalline.
> Emerald. A brilliant, transparent green beryl used as a gemstone.
> It is a strong yellowish green.
> Garnet. Any of several common, widespread silicate
> minerals, occurring in two internally isomorphic series,
> generally crystallized, often imbedded iN
> igneous and metamorphic rocks, colored red,
> brown, black, green, yellow, or white, and used both as
> gemstones and as abrasive. Also a dark to very dark red.
> Garnetiferous. Containing garnets.
> Garnierite. An earthy, apple green mineral.
> Jacinth. A blue precious stone.
> Jasper. An opaque variety of quartz, reddish, brown, or yellow.
> Krustallos. Crystal.
> Onyx. A kind of chalcedony that occurs in bands of different
> colors and that is used as a gemstone.
> Opal. A translucent mineral of hydrated silicon dioxide, often
> used as a gem.
> Pyrite. Yellow to brown mineral.
> Quartz. A hard, crystalline, vitreous mineral silicon.
> Quartziferous. Containing quartz.
> Quartzite. A metamorphic rock resulting from the
> recrystallization of quartz sandstone.
> Sapphire. A blue gym stone.
> Sapphirine. Resembling sapphire: A rare light blue or green
> aluminum magnesium silicate mineral.
> Sard. A clear or translucent deep orange red to brownish
> red chalcedony.
> Sarda. A type of precious stone.
> Sardonyx. An onyx with alternating brown and white bands
> of sard and other minerals.
> Topaz. A blue, yellow, brown, or pink aluminum silicate mineral,
> often found in association with granitic rocks and valued as
> a gemstone in the brown and pink varieties. Topaz stones are
> generally golden in appearance.
> Turquoise. Blue to greenish blue mineral used as a gym stone.
>
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