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Re: Hexwords: Hex colors that are similar to words

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Post by aronhegedus »

mbil wrote: post #88
dark-star wrote: post #53

So which of these actually spell the color they represent (or something closely related)? From a quick glance, I have no found any. Do color-words like that exist in other languages maybe?

Good question. I thought of an algorithm to find the hex word colors that most closely match the color they represent... Basically: get the color of the _word_ by doing an image search and extracting the dominant color from the first image result. Then compare that color to the hex color (in CIELAB color space) to get the color difference. Track the hex words with lowest difference. Here's a rough impl in Python: imp…

awesome! Agree with previous comment, this is cool

Re: Hexwords: Hex colors that are similar to words

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Post by donpott »

dark-star wrote: post #53

So which of these actually spell the color they represent (or something closely related)? From a quick glance, I have no found any. Do color-words like that exist in other languages maybe?

A bit of a stretch, but I remarked upon #ACE71C (acetic), which is an oily, vinegary green

Re: Hexwords: Hex colors that are similar to words

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Post by dr_dshiv »

TheSpiceIsLife wrote: post #86
btown wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

#1C1E57 (ICIEST) is dark blue, which could hold true in certain contexts! #DEBA65 (DEBAGS) is brown, much like de color of de bags made of de paper. And on a related and exceptionally juvenile note, it should be very possible - and frankly obligatory, for those in fashion tech companies reading this - to create and sell a #B00B1E colored bra.

Tangentially related, and equally juvenile, I own the telephone number in Australia: 08 80087355 Still gives me a chuckle. Grow up.

OB(viously) BOOBLESS?

Re: Hexwords: Hex colors that are similar to words

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Post by mauvehaus »

withinboredom wrote: post #109
kbd wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

#A55E55 (asses) is brown. Oh... wait.

There is a large population of brown asses in the world.

The issues isn't the color of the asses, but rather that the word spelled is assess. As in, the tax assessor is coming to assess our property now that we put on that addition. I expect our assessment to go up.
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