Dan Becker wrote (about porch ceiling colors):

>down around these parts hereabouts, there is also
>an alternative color, kind of a pastel-ish sea-foam green...a very nice
>color, relaxing.
>

I'm willing to put some money on this being the color commonly known
'down around these parts hereabouts' as eau-de-nil (which translates
as water of the Nile). It's a shade of pale green and it was widely
used in in the 19th and early 20th centuries in Australia underneath
balconies, verandahs (porches to you) and awnings. I don't have the
Munsell reference number to hand but could probably get it if anyone
needs to know.

Ian Evans
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