Unraveling the Royal Quiet De Luxe – Part 4: The Colorful End of the QDL, and What it Became by [[Ted Munk]]

https://clickamericana.com/topics/science-technology/vintage-portable-manual-typewriters

The Smith-Coronas were offered in 4 different colors.

The Remington Quiet-Riter was eventually offered in white sand, desert sage, mist green, and French gray,

The Royal HH was offered in 6 colors including green, pink, and blue. Brown was the most ubiquitous.

https://uppercasepublishing.squarespace.com/typewriter

The Royal FP typewriter came in five different colors including pearl gray, sandstone (yellow), willow green, sea blue, and cameo pink.

https://ohyouprettyoldthings.wordpress.com/2016/10/19/a-review-of-janine-vangools-the-typewriter-a-graphic-history-of-the-beloved-machine/

In the late 1950s Royal released versions of the Royal Quiet De Luxe in 6 different colors.

If you're looking for pink, here's a shop that repairs and refinishes them (repaints) in pink: https://karlbusinessmachines.com/pink-typewriters/

As for natural pink manufactured typewriters, you're probably primarily looking at the Royal Quiet De Luxe (circa '55-58), Royal Futura 800, Royal FP (a larger heavy, standard desktop machine), the late 50's Smith-Corona 5 series (Clippers, Sterlings, Silent Supers). There were a few later in the 60s and 70s, but they're more difficult to find in the US and aren't as solid. These aren't rare typewriters, but generally because the collector's market likes color, you should expect to pay a $50-150 premium for pink in most online markets. Professional shops are much less likely to charge this sort of premium on pink unless it's for a machine they've had to strip down and repaint. (See also: https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1kw5jxh/what_are_your_thoughts_on_these_and_the_prices/)

For colloquial experience from a typewriter hunter from the Los Angeles area, I'll say I've been looking for a Cameo Pink smooth Royal FP for over a year and finally found one in solid, but restorable shape for $35, but it's taken a year of searching and it'll take a half-day's labor and some parts to clean it up to what a professional shop would consider solid working condition. In that time I've seen maybe half a dozen in online shops sell them in similar rough condition going for anywhere between $100 and $300. For your budget range, getting one from a professional shop is really the best, most economical way to go.

Please note that you positively don't want any of the new pink plastic typewriters made by "Royal Classic" or "We R Memory Keepers" (etc.) which you'll find on Amazon, Michaels, Home Depot, etc. for $200-300. They are dreadful machines, and if you really want one, save the money and buy one from ShopGoodwill.com for $5-15 instead.

If you wanted to go custom in your particular budget range, you might check out Gerren's work at Hot Rod Typewriter Co. where he does some truly gorgeous paint jobs on excellent typewriters. I suspect a pink Olympia SM3 from him would be a thing to behold.

Reply to u/dtja1l at https://old.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1l0l6pi/help_finding_a_thoughtful_typewriter_as_a_gift/ with regard to buying a pink typewriter for a birthday present

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1kppij9/blue_olivetti_valentine_how_rare_is_it/

In increasing order of rarity, the Olivetti Valentine was made in red, white, green, and blue.

https://colourblind-palette-maker.glitch.me/

https://www.reddit.com/r/hobonichi/comments/16t0vhf/hobonichi_monthly_colors_an_unnecessary_project/

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While the today / next / someday cards are labeled, they're also color coded (white, light tan, tan) to help distinguish them.

Though not defined in the Analog system, these differently colored cards could also be used to indicate different sorts of data, though one would need to potentially ignore the pre-printed labels of "Today", "Next", "Someday".

https://www.sherwin-williams.com/homeowners/color/find-and-explore-colors/paint-colors-by-family#/active/color-wall/section/sherwin-williams-colors/search/waterfall

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style="background:brown"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#a52a2a"> </td><td><dfn id="brown">brown</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#a52a2a </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">165,42,42 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:burlywood"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#deb887"> </td><td><dfn id="burlywood">burlywood</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#deb887 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">222,184,135 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:cadetblue"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#5f9ea0"> </td><td><dfn id="cadetblue">cadetblue</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#5f9ea0 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">95,158,160 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:chartreuse"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#7fff00"> </td><td><dfn id="chartreuse">chartreuse</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#7fff00 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">127,255,0 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:chocolate"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#d2691e"> </td><td><dfn id="chocolate">chocolate</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#d2691e </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">210,105,30 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:coral"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#ff7f50"> </td><td><dfn id="coral">coral</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#ff7f50 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">255,127,80 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:cornflowerblue"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#6495ed"> </td><td><dfn id="cornflowerblue">cornflowerblue</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#6495ed </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">100,149,237 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:cornsilk"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#fff8dc"> </td><td><dfn id="cornsilk">cornsilk</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#fff8dc </td><td 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</td><td class="c" style="background:silver">0,139,139 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:darkgoldenrod"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#b8860b"> </td><td><dfn id="darkgoldenrod">darkgoldenrod</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#b8860b </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">184,134,11 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:darkgray"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#a9a9a9"> </td><td><dfn id="darkgray">darkgray</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#a9a9a9 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">169,169,169 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:darkgreen"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#006400"> </td><td><dfn id="darkgreen">darkgreen</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#006400 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">0,100,0 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:darkgrey"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#a9a9a9"> </td><td><dfn id="darkgrey">darkgrey</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#a9a9a9 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">169,169,169 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:darkkhaki"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#bdb76b"> </td><td><dfn id="darkkhaki">darkkhaki</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#bdb76b </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">189,183,107 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:darkmagenta"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#8b008b"> </td><td><dfn id="darkmagenta">darkmagenta</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#8b008b </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">139,0,139 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:darkolivegreen"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#556b2f"> </td><td><dfn id="darkolivegreen">darkolivegreen</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#556b2f </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">85,107,47 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:darkorange"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#ff8c00"> </td><td><dfn id="darkorange">darkorange</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#ff8c00 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">255,140,0 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:darkorchid"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#9932cc"> </td><td><dfn id="darkorchid">darkorchid</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#9932cc </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">153,50,204 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:darkred"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#8b0000"> </td><td><dfn id="darkred">darkred</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#8b0000 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">139,0,0 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:darksalmon"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#e9967a"> </td><td><dfn id="darksalmon">darksalmon</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#e9967a </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">233,150,122 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:darkseagreen"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#8fbc8f"> </td><td><dfn id="darkseagreen">darkseagreen</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#8fbc8f </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">143,188,143 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:darkslateblue"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#483d8b"> </td><td><dfn id="darkslateblue">darkslateblue</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#483d8b </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">72,61,139 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:darkslategray"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#2f4f4f"> </td><td><dfn id="darkslategray">darkslategray</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#2f4f4f </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">47,79,79 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:darkslategrey"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#2f4f4f"> </td><td><dfn id="darkslategrey">darkslategrey</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#2f4f4f </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">47,79,79 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:darkturquoise"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#00ced1"> </td><td><dfn id="darkturquoise">darkturquoise</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#00ced1 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">0,206,209 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:darkviolet"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#9400d3"> </td><td><dfn id="darkviolet">darkviolet</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#9400d3 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">148,0,211 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:deeppink"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#ff1493"> </td><td><dfn id="deeppink">deeppink</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#ff1493 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">255,20,147 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:deepskyblue"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#00bfff"> </td><td><dfn id="deepskyblue">deepskyblue</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#00bfff </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">0,191,255 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:dimgray"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#696969"> </td><td><dfn id="dimgray">dimgray</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#696969 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">105,105,105 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:dimgrey"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#696969"> </td><td><dfn id="dimgrey">dimgrey</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#696969 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">105,105,105 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:dodgerblue"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#1e90ff"> </td><td><dfn id="dodgerblue">dodgerblue</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#1e90ff </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">30,144,255 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:firebrick"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#b22222"> </td><td><dfn id="firebrick">firebrick</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#b22222 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">178,34,34 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:floralwhite"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#fffaf0"> </td><td><dfn id="floralwhite">floralwhite</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#fffaf0 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">255,250,240 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:forestgreen"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#228b22"> </td><td><dfn id="forestgreen">forestgreen</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#228b22 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">34,139,34 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:fuchsia"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#ff00ff"> </td><td><dfn id="fuchsia0">fuchsia</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#ff00ff </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">255,0,255 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:gainsboro"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#dcdcdc"> </td><td><dfn id="gainsboro">gainsboro</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#dcdcdc </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">220,220,220 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:ghostwhite"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#f8f8ff"> </td><td><dfn id="ghostwhite">ghostwhite</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#f8f8ff </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">248,248,255 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:gold"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#ffd700"> </td><td><dfn id="gold">gold</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#ffd700 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">255,215,0 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:goldenrod"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#daa520"> </td><td><dfn id="goldenrod">goldenrod</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#daa520 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">218,165,32 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:gray"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#808080"> </td><td><dfn id="gray0">gray</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#808080 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">128,128,128 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:green"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#008000"> </td><td><dfn id="green0">green</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#008000 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">0,128,0 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:greenyellow"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#adff2f"> </td><td><dfn id="greenyellow">greenyellow</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#adff2f </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">173,255,47 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:grey"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#808080"> </td><td><dfn id="grey">grey</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#808080 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">128,128,128 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:honeydew"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#f0fff0"> </td><td><dfn id="honeydew">honeydew</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#f0fff0 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">240,255,240 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:hotpink"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#ff69b4"> </td><td><dfn id="hotpink">hotpink</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#ff69b4 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">255,105,180 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:indianred"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#cd5c5c"> </td><td><dfn id="indianred">indianred</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#cd5c5c </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">205,92,92 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:indigo"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#4b0082"> </td><td><dfn id="indigo">indigo</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#4b0082 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">75,0,130 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:ivory"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#fffff0"> </td><td><dfn id="ivory">ivory</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#fffff0 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">255,255,240 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:khaki"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#f0e68c"> </td><td><dfn id="khaki">khaki</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#f0e68c </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">240,230,140 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:lavender"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#e6e6fa"> </td><td><dfn id="lavender">lavender</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#e6e6fa </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">230,230,250 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:lavenderblush"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#fff0f5"> </td><td><dfn id="lavenderblush">lavenderblush</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#fff0f5 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">255,240,245 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:lawngreen"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#7cfc00"> </td><td><dfn id="lawngreen">lawngreen</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#7cfc00 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">124,252,0 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:lemonchiffon"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#fffacd"> </td><td><dfn id="lemonchiffon">lemonchiffon</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#fffacd </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">255,250,205 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:lightblue"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#add8e6"> </td><td><dfn id="lightblue">lightblue</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#add8e6 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">173,216,230 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:lightcoral"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#f08080"> </td><td><dfn id="lightcoral">lightcoral</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#f08080 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">240,128,128 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:lightcyan"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#e0ffff"> </td><td><dfn id="lightcyan">lightcyan</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#e0ffff </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">224,255,255 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:lightgoldenrodyellow"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#fafad2"> </td><td><dfn id="lightgoldenrodyellow">lightgoldenrodyellow</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#fafad2 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">250,250,210 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:lightgray"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#d3d3d3"> </td><td><dfn id="lightgray">lightgray</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#d3d3d3 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">211,211,211 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:lightgreen"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#90ee90"> </td><td><dfn id="lightgreen">lightgreen</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#90ee90 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">144,238,144 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:lightgrey"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#d3d3d3"> </td><td><dfn id="lightgrey">lightgrey</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#d3d3d3 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">211,211,211 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:lightpink"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#ffb6c1"> </td><td><dfn id="lightpink">lightpink</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#ffb6c1 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">255,182,193 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:lightsalmon"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#ffa07a"> </td><td><dfn id="lightsalmon">lightsalmon</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#ffa07a </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">255,160,122 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:lightseagreen"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#20b2aa"> </td><td><dfn id="lightseagreen">lightseagreen</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#20b2aa </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">32,178,170 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:lightskyblue"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#87cefa"> </td><td><dfn id="lightskyblue">lightskyblue</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#87cefa </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">135,206,250 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:lightslategray"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#778899"> </td><td><dfn id="lightslategray">lightslategray</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#778899 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">119,136,153 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:lightslategrey"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#778899"> </td><td><dfn id="lightslategrey">lightslategrey</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#778899 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">119,136,153 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:lightsteelblue"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#b0c4de"> </td><td><dfn id="lightsteelblue">lightsteelblue</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#b0c4de </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">176,196,222 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:lightyellow"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#ffffe0"> </td><td><dfn id="lightyellow">lightyellow</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#ffffe0 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">255,255,224 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:lime"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#00ff00"> </td><td><dfn id="lime0">lime</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#00ff00 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">0,255,0 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:limegreen"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#32cd32"> </td><td><dfn id="limegreen">limegreen</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#32cd32 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">50,205,50 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:linen"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#faf0e6"> </td><td><dfn id="linen">linen</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#faf0e6 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">250,240,230 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:magenta"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#ff00ff"> </td><td><dfn id="magenta">magenta</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#ff00ff </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">255,0,255 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:maroon"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#800000"> </td><td><dfn id="maroon0">maroon</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#800000 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">128,0,0 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:mediumaquamarine"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#66cdaa"> </td><td><dfn id="mediumaquamarine">mediumaquamarine</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#66cdaa </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">102,205,170 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:mediumblue"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#0000cd"> </td><td><dfn id="mediumblue">mediumblue</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#0000cd </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">0,0,205 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:mediumorchid"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#ba55d3"> </td><td><dfn id="mediumorchid">mediumorchid</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#ba55d3 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">186,85,211 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:mediumpurple"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#9370db"> </td><td><dfn id="mediumpurple">mediumpurple</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#9370db </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">147,112,219 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:mediumseagreen"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#3cb371"> </td><td><dfn id="mediumseagreen">mediumseagreen</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#3cb371 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">60,179,113 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:mediumslateblue"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#7b68ee"> </td><td><dfn id="mediumslateblue">mediumslateblue</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#7b68ee </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">123,104,238 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:mediumspringgreen"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#00fa9a"> </td><td><dfn id="mediumspringgreen">mediumspringgreen</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#00fa9a </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">0,250,154 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:mediumturquoise"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#48d1cc"> </td><td><dfn id="mediumturquoise">mediumturquoise</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#48d1cc </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">72,209,204 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:mediumvioletred"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#c71585"> </td><td><dfn id="mediumvioletred">mediumvioletred</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#c71585 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">199,21,133 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:midnightblue"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#191970"> </td><td><dfn id="midnightblue">midnightblue</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#191970 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">25,25,112 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:mintcream"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#f5fffa"> </td><td><dfn id="mintcream">mintcream</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#f5fffa </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">245,255,250 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:mistyrose"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#ffe4e1"> </td><td><dfn id="mistyrose">mistyrose</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#ffe4e1 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">255,228,225 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:moccasin"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#ffe4b5"> </td><td><dfn id="moccasin">moccasin</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#ffe4b5 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">255,228,181 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:navajowhite"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#ffdead"> </td><td><dfn id="navajowhite">navajowhite</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#ffdead </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">255,222,173 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:navy"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#000080"> </td><td><dfn id="navy0">navy</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#000080 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">0,0,128 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:oldlace"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#fdf5e6"> </td><td><dfn id="oldlace">oldlace</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#fdf5e6 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">253,245,230 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:olive"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#808000"> </td><td><dfn id="olive0">olive</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#808000 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">128,128,0 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:olivedrab"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#6b8e23"> </td><td><dfn id="olivedrab">olivedrab</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#6b8e23 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">107,142,35 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:orange"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#ffa500"> </td><td><dfn id="orange">orange</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#ffa500 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">255,165,0 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:orangered"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#ff4500"> </td><td><dfn id="orangered">orangered</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#ff4500 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">255,69,0 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:orchid"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#da70d6"> </td><td><dfn id="orchid">orchid</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#da70d6 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">218,112,214 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:palegoldenrod"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#eee8aa"> </td><td><dfn id="palegoldenrod">palegoldenrod</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#eee8aa </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">238,232,170 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:palegreen"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#98fb98"> </td><td><dfn id="palegreen">palegreen</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#98fb98 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">152,251,152 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:paleturquoise"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#afeeee"> </td><td><dfn id="paleturquoise">paleturquoise</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#afeeee </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">175,238,238 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:palevioletred"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#db7093"> </td><td><dfn id="palevioletred">palevioletred</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#db7093 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">219,112,147 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:papayawhip"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#ffefd5"> </td><td><dfn id="papayawhip">papayawhip</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#ffefd5 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">255,239,213 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:peachpuff"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#ffdab9"> </td><td><dfn id="peachpuff">peachpuff</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#ffdab9 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">255,218,185 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:peru"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#cd853f"> </td><td><dfn id="peru">peru</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#cd853f </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">205,133,63 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:pink"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#ffc0cb"> </td><td><dfn id="pink">pink</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#ffc0cb </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">255,192,203 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:plum"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#dda0dd"> </td><td><dfn id="plum">plum</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#dda0dd </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">221,160,221 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:powderblue"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#b0e0e6"> </td><td><dfn id="powderblue">powderblue</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#b0e0e6 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">176,224,230 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:purple"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#800080"> </td><td><dfn id="purple0">purple</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#800080 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">128,0,128 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:red"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#ff0000"> </td><td><dfn id="red0">red</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#ff0000 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">255,0,0 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:rosybrown"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#bc8f8f"> </td><td><dfn id="rosybrown">rosybrown</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#bc8f8f </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">188,143,143 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:royalblue"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#4169e1"> </td><td><dfn id="royalblue">royalblue</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#4169e1 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">65,105,225 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:saddlebrown"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#8b4513"> </td><td><dfn id="saddlebrown">saddlebrown</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#8b4513 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">139,69,19 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:salmon"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#fa8072"> </td><td><dfn id="salmon">salmon</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#fa8072 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">250,128,114 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:sandybrown"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#f4a460"> </td><td><dfn id="sandybrown">sandybrown</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#f4a460 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">244,164,96 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:seagreen"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#2e8b57"> </td><td><dfn id="seagreen">seagreen</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#2e8b57 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">46,139,87 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:seashell"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#fff5ee"> </td><td><dfn id="seashell">seashell</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#fff5ee </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">255,245,238 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:sienna"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#a0522d"> </td><td><dfn id="sienna">sienna</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#a0522d </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">160,82,45 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:silver"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#c0c0c0"> </td><td><dfn id="silver0">silver</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#c0c0c0 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">192,192,192 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:skyblue"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#87ceeb"> </td><td><dfn id="skyblue">skyblue</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#87ceeb </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">135,206,235 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:slateblue"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#6a5acd"> </td><td><dfn id="slateblue">slateblue</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#6a5acd </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">106,90,205 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:slategray"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#708090"> </td><td><dfn id="slategray">slategray</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#708090 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">112,128,144 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:slategrey"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#708090"> </td><td><dfn id="slategrey">slategrey</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#708090 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">112,128,144 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:snow"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#fffafa"> </td><td><dfn id="snow">snow</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#fffafa </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">255,250,250 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:springgreen"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#00ff7f"> </td><td><dfn id="springgreen">springgreen</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#00ff7f </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">0,255,127 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:steelblue"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#4682b4"> </td><td><dfn id="steelblue">steelblue</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#4682b4 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">70,130,180 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:tan"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#d2b48c"> </td><td><dfn id="tan">tan</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#d2b48c </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">210,180,140 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:teal"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#008080"> </td><td><dfn id="teal0">teal</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#008080 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">0,128,128 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:thistle"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#d8bfd8"> </td><td><dfn id="thistle">thistle</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#d8bfd8 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">216,191,216 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:tomato"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#ff6347"> </td><td><dfn id="tomato">tomato</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#ff6347 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">255,99,71 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:turquoise"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#40e0d0"> </td><td><dfn id="turquoise">turquoise</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#40e0d0 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">64,224,208 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:violet"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#ee82ee"> </td><td><dfn id="violet">violet</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#ee82ee </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">238,130,238 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:wheat"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#f5deb3"> </td><td><dfn id="wheat">wheat</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#f5deb3 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">245,222,179 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:white"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#ffffff"> </td><td><dfn id="white0">white</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#ffffff </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">255,255,255 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:whitesmoke"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#f5f5f5"> </td><td><dfn id="whitesmoke">whitesmoke</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#f5f5f5 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">245,245,245 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:yellow"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#ffff00"> </td><td><dfn id="yellow0">yellow</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#ffff00 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">255,255,0 </td></tr><tr> <td class="c" style="background:yellowgreen"> </td><td class="c" style="background:#9acd32"> </td><td><dfn id="yellowgreen">yellowgreen</dfn> </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">#9acd32 </td><td class="c" style="background:silver">154,205,50 </td></tr></tbody></table>

machine translation (Google):

Other collections have never been used for their intended purpose. The Germanist Friedrich Kittler, for example, created index cards for all the colors that were ascribed to the moon in poetry. Someone could write the book about it with the help of these slips of paper.

Germanist Friedrich Kittler collected index cards with all the colors that were ascribed to the moon in poetry. He never did anything with his collection, but it has been suggested that one could write a book with his research collection.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMqZR3pqMjg

Worth digging into some of the papers mentioned here (@2022-06-03)

Color terms in The Odyssey by William Gladstone

```html

Choose your monster's colors:

<div> <input type="color" id="head" name="head" value="#e66465"> <label for="head">Head</label> </div> <div> <input type="color" id="body" name="body" value="#f6b73c"> <label for="body">Body</label> </div>

```

```js colorPicker.addEventListener("input", updateFirst, false); colorPicker.addEventListener("change", watchColorPicker, false);

function watchColorPicker(event) { document.querySelectorAll("p").forEach(function(p) { p.style.color = event.target.value; }); } ```

How to set LS_COLORS

The older Welsh words 'glas' and 'llwyd' designate both colors (green/blue and gray/brown respectively) but also indicate the idea of 'being alive' (like plants) or 'dead' (like rocks).

These words can sometimes be translated differently than the more modern words gwyrdd (green), glas (blue), llwyd (grey), brown (brown).

Irish is somewhat similar, where 'glas' is green, but usually for the less vivid greens of the natural world (seaweed might be called 'glas') versus artificial vivid green (the green on the Irish flag would be 'uaine'). However a 'madra glas' is not a green or blue dog, but a grey one.

Glasgow / Glaschu (the place name) means "green hollow".

@timapple Spring colors in dark mode is pretty cool, particularly in your code blocks. 🤩

<div style='padding:0.1rem;text-align:center;color:white;background-color:#002b59'>#002b59</div>

```js

//If you write your own code, remember hex color shortcuts (eg., #fff, #000)

function hexToRgbA(hex){ var c; if(/^#([A-Fa-f0-9]{3}){1,2}$/.test(hex)){ c= hex.substring(1).split(''); if(c.length== 3){ c= [c[0], c[0], c[1], c[1], c[2], c[2]]; } c= '0x'+c.join(''); return 'rgba('+[(c>>16)&255, (c>>8)&255, c&255].join(',')+',1)'; } throw new Error('Bad Hex'); }

hexToRgbA('#fbafff')

/ returned value: (String) rgba(251,175,255,1) / ```

https://beta.flim.ai/

b) rgb(), rgba(), hsl() and hsla():

^(rgb|hsl)(a?)[(]\s*([\d.]+\s*%?)\s*,\s*([\d.]+\s*%?)\s*,\s*([\d.]+\s*%?)\s*(?:,\s*([\d.]+)\s*)?[)]$

https://legacy.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?t=28963

Adding flexibility to our contrast checker function

Brian’s function only accepts six-character hexcolors, and they cannot have a leading hash (#).

Let’s first modify it to accept a leading hash. We’ll use Array.slice() to get the first character and check if it equals #. If it does, we’ll use Array.slice() again to remove the leading hash and redefine hexcolor.

Next, let’s modify the function to allow both three and six-character colors.

To do that, we’ll first check the length of hexcolor. If it’s 3, we’ll use Array.split() to convert the hexcolor string into an array of characters. Then, we’ll use Array.map() to double each character, and Array.join() to combine it back into a string.

/*!
 * Get the contrasting color for any hex color
 * (c) 2019 Chris Ferdinandi, MIT License, https://gomakethings.com
 * Derived from work by Brian Suda, https://24ways.org/2010/calculating-color-contrast/
 * @param  {String} A hexcolor value
 * @return {String} The contrasting color (black or white)
 */
var getContrast = function (hexcolor){

    // If a leading # is provided, remove it
    if (hexcolor.slice(0, 1) === '#') {
        hexcolor = hexcolor.slice(1);
    }

    // If a three-character hexcode, make six-character
    if (hexcolor.length === 3) {
        hexcolor = hexcolor.split('').map(function (hex) {
            return hex + hex;
        }).join('');
    }

    // Convert to RGB value
    var r = parseInt(hexcolor.substr(0,2),16);
    var g = parseInt(hexcolor.substr(2,2),16);
    var b = parseInt(hexcolor.substr(4,2),16);

    // Get YIQ ratio
    var yiq = ((r * 299) + (g * 587) + (b * 114)) / 1000;

    // Check contrast
    return (yiq >= 128) ? 'black' : 'white';

};

Here’s a demo on CodePen

The second equation is called ‘YIQ’ because it converts the RGB color space into YIQ, which takes into account the different impacts of its constituent parts. Again, the equation returns white or black and it’s also very easy to implement.

In JavaScript:

function getContrastYIQ(hexcolor){
    var r = parseInt(hexcolor.substr(0,2),16);
    var g = parseInt(hexcolor.substr(2,2),16);
    var b = parseInt(hexcolor.substr(4,2),16);
    var yiq = ((r*299)+(g*587)+(b*114))/1000;
    return (yiq >= 128) ? 'black' : 'white';
}

You’ll notice first that we have broken down the hex value into separate RGB values. This is important because each of these channels is scaled in accordance to its visual impact. Once everything is scaled and normalized, it will be in a range between zero and 255. Much like the previous ’50%’ function, we now need to check if the input is above or below halfway. Depending on where that value is, we’ll return the corresponding highest contrasting color.

There are two functions I want to compare.

The first, I call ’50%’. It takes the hex value and compares it to the value halfway between pure black and pure white. If the hex value is less than half, meaning it is on the darker side of the spectrum, it returns white as the text color. If the result is greater than half, it’s on the lighter side of the spectrum and returns black as the text value.

In JavaScript:

function getContrast50(hexcolor){
    return (parseInt(hexcolor, 16) > 0xffffff/2) ? 'black':'white';
}

It doesn’t get much simpler than that! The function converts the six-character hex color into an integer and compares that to one half the integer value of pure white. The function is easy to remember, but is naive when it comes to understanding how we perceive parts of the spectrum. Different wavelengths have greater or lesser impact on the contrast.

Was some of the origin of this black versus white dichotomy from religion of the time?

Where does this black v. white differentiation begin? Zinn does mention the idea of daylight/night as a potential source.

the rainbow as a continuous (repeating) circle instead of semicircle

I really appreciate Mansfield’s utilization of visual arts through color. I noticed how colors stand out a lot in her writing, which give and promote a more prominent perception of her character’s reactions.

This word occurs five times in this story, both as a verb (i.e., to become pale, or to appear less important and remarkable in comparison to something else) and as a drab color. Along with a concordance, a dispersion plot with "pale" and the more vibrant colors that populate the story would illuminate the visual, textural, and perhaps symbolic significance of paleness.

Visit this website and look at the long list of colors available and their corresponding HEX values. Identify the names of the colors with HEX values #0000FF, #00FF00, #FF0000, #00FFFF, #FF00FF, and #FFFF00.