Talk:List of colors

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Strawberry blond
I think we have a rough consensus that entries in this list need to have a link to an article or section of an article discussing the color. What is less settled is what to do in the case an article exists, but does not have reliable sources supporting the hex codes.

Wikipedia links strawberry blond to a section in blond which simply consists of an entry in a list of hair colors. That entry has a reference, but it is not a reliable source, it is a link to a Wiktionary entry. That entry has a hex code, but the code is not sourced, and doesn’t match the code used in the list article.

Of course, when a color is inadequately sourced, the ideal solution is to fix the sourcing. However, when I search for the color name, I find a fair bit of variation. While I didn’t complete an exhaustive search, I didn’t find two sources citing the same hex code.

The table below identifies the color in the Wikipedia list, the color in the Wiktionary entry, and examples of the color in various sites, each different.

How should we proceed?-- S Philbrick (Talk)  19:15, 5 July 2021 (UTC)

Source column
Most of the colors in this table come from just a few sources, such as Crayola, X11/Web, Maerz and Paul, color wheel. These sources frequently conflict in their definitions, such that it's necessary to disambiguate with a parenthetical note next to the color name. There are seven different definitions for blue, one from each source. Instead of using the messy system of parenthetical notes I propose we add a column to the table for the source of the color. This will allow us to clean up some of the color names, allow users to sort by source, and make it much more obvious when an unsourced color is added to the table.

I'm thinking something like this:


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Altay8 (talk) 22:53, 19 July 2022 (UTC)


 * But you never updated the G-M and N-Z articles, so could you do that? 24.14.193.228 (talk) 18:34, 6 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Hi Altay8! I just want to let you know that Blue in the RYB color model would be the same volume of blue as it is in the RGB color model. In this case, it is pure Blue and is Hex Code #0000FF (Not #0247FE as you have it), especially if the Hexadecimal System is going by the RYB color model.
 * If you want me to compare between the RYB and RGB color systems using the Hexadecimal Codes, then I can do so! Craig Lungren (talk) 21:54, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

"Denim (colour)" listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Denim (colour) and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 August 7 until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. Steel1943 (talk) 23:41, 7 August 2022 (UTC)

Restore the following colors
I found reliable sources for some colors previously in the Wikipedia list, but were deleted.

Alabaster - #F2F0E6 - Resene

United Nations Blue - #009EDB -

Quartz - #51484f - Resene 71.239.86.150 (talk) 13:24, 24 July 2023 (UTC)


 * Aero Blue - #C0E8D5 - Resene 71.239.86.150 (talk) 13:37, 24 July 2023 (UTC)