Today, naturalists who want to capture the precise color of a certain specimen can rely on color photography, safe in the knowledge that the hues can be preserved for exact recreation or reference.

After women of color called them out online, Dictionary.com is changing their definition of the word "black." (Credit: Dictionary.com) What is the definition of the word “black?” According to ...

At first thought, a color dictionary seems about as useful as a deer carcass to a vegan chef. In my usual fashion, after further investigation this device proved to be a bit more useful than I ...

Each year, since the turn of the millennium, word arrives from on high: Pantone, the self-described world's authority on color, announces its Color of the Year. On Thursday, Pantone declared "Mocha ...

This book is a collection of 348 color combinations originated by Sanzo Wada(1883-1967) who, in that time of increasingly avant-grade and diversified use of color, was quick to focus on the importance ...

Attached to the shoulder of NASA’s Mars Rover is a set of panels that look like an eye shadow compact. It has six pigmented silicone boards — in red, green, blue, 40 percent gray, 60 percent gray, and ...

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