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  2. List of colors (alphabetical) - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 December 2024. For other color lists, see Lists of colors. This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources. Find sources: "List of colors" alphabetical ...

  3. Lapis lazuli - Wikipedia

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    Lapis lazuli (UK: / ˌ l æ p ɪ s ˈ l æ z (j) ʊ l i, ˈ l æ ʒ ʊ-,-ˌ l i /; US: / ˈ l æ z (j) ə l i, ˈ l æ ʒ ə-,-ˌ l i /), or lapis for short, is a deep-blue metamorphic rock used as a semi-precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense color.

  4. Color term - Wikipedia

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    The seventh basic color term is likely to be brown. In English, this is the first basic color term (other than black and white) that is not differentiated on hue, but rather on lightness. English splits some hues into several distinct colors according to lightness: such as red and pink or orange and brown.

  5. Theory of Colours - Wikipedia

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    Light spectrum, from Theory of Colours – Goethe observed that colour arises at the edges, and the spectrum occurs where these coloured edges overlap.. Theory of Colours (German: Zur Farbenlehre) is a book by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe about the poet's views on the nature of colours and how they are perceived by humans.

  6. Traditional colors of Japan - Wikipedia

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    English translation RGB Hex triplet Name Romanized English translation RGB Hex triplet; 鴇羽色: Tokiha-iro: Ibis wing color 245,143,132 #F58F84 桜鼠: Sakuranezumi: Cherry blossom mouse grey 172,129,118 #AC8181 長春色: Chōshun-iro: Long spring (season) color 185,87,84 #B95754 唐紅/韓紅: Karakurenai: Foreign crimson [a] 201,31,55 # ...

  7. Saffron (color) - Wikipedia

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    The color Saffron (Hindi: भगवा, romanized: Bhagawā) is considered as a sacred color in Hinduism.According to Hindu mythology, Saffron (or Kesariya) is the color of Sunset and Fire which symbolises sacrifice, light, and quest of salvation. [6]

  8. Wine-dark sea - Wikipedia

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    Wine-dark sea is a traditional English translation of oînops póntos (οἶνοψ πόντος, IPA: /ôi̯.nops pón.tos/), from oînos (οἶνος, "wine") + óps (ὄψ, "eye; face"), a Homeric epithet. Karlovasi, Greece - demonstrating color variation in the Mediterranean Sea. A literal translation is "wine-faced sea" (wine-faced, wine-eyed).

  9. Brilliant green (dye) - Wikipedia

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    Zelyonka. Brilliant green has been used to color silk and wool.. It is indicated for disinfection of fresh postoperative and post-traumatic scars, umbilical cord of newborns, abrasions, cuts, and other violations of the integrity of the skin, in the treatment of purulent-inflammatory processes of the skin - hordeolum ("barley"), meibomite, blepharitis, pyoderma, local furunculosis ...