Color question

[Globetrotter]

This is for a friend who is selling clothes online. Do you know if there is a chart that tells you the name of colors? Sometimes it gets confusing. Like burgundy vs. maroon, fuchsia vs. magenta, plum vs. violet, etc..

I have found a few that pertain to HTML codes, but I was wondering if there is anything better out there, so they can represent it more accurately online. It could be either online or an IRL chart or book. TIA,

Kris

[Marisa6826]

Well, Pantone is the cornerstone for colours used in most industries.

www.pantone.com


-m

[hez]

You amaze me with your varied knowledge :) I've used Pantone colors in the past, but not for figuring out the colors of clothing!

[Marisa6826]

LOL. I was a set design major back in college. I also worked for an ad agency and the Pantones were used for standardising the ads.

I LOVED playing with the Pantone fan decks. ;)

-m

[octmom]

Am I a huge dork for wanting my own fan deck? I don't do anything remotely artistic for work (or avocationally), but I think they are so cool! :)

Ah, what fun it would be to be a talented interior designer and get to "play with" paint chips, fan decks, fabric swatches, etc.

Jerilyn
DS, Sean 10/03

"Baby makes days shorter, nights longer, home happier, and love stronger."

[ChunkyNicksChunkyMom]

As a former buyer for Abercrombie and Fitch I can tell you there is simply no standardization for what different companies call the colors. Our design dept simply called them whatever they wanted to- probably not the best system.



Susan

#1 Nick 11-18-04

[hez]

No way, dude! I got to play with one for awhile while I was trying to color match some materials... WAY too much fun. One of my best girl friends at church is an interior designer (lots of her clients have a lot more cash flow than we do!), and I know my house is the better for it :) A group of girls occasionally spends time before choir on Wednesday nights picking out paint colors for each others' houses, 'cause it's just so *fun* to play with paint chips & decks.

[Marisa6826]

I used to work for an interior designer. It is fun ;) When we bought this house, you better believe it was in full time use - especially when buying fabrics.

Oh, and I do have my own fan deck of Benny Moore paints :P

BTW - You can order them from their website or sometimes get them from your paint store!

-m

[Globetrotter]

Thanks Marisa!! That's perfect.

Kris

[Puddy73]

I've heard of using Crayola crayon colors as a guide because most people are familiar with them. HTH!

Jennifer
Mommy to Annabelle 9/03 & a little pumpkin due 10/05

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."