Saturday, November 14, 2009

What are all the names that describe colors for EX: royal blue,real blue?

There are the metal colors of "or" (gold) and "argent" (silver), plus:





Then the primary colors of Azure (blue), gules (red), purpure (purple), sable (black) and vert (green).





Then the secondary or "stanyard" colors of Murrey (mulberry - kind of a pinkish-purple), tenne' (an orangy-brown) and sanguine (blood red).





Then the last set of colors which are celeste (sky blue), carnation (pale or rose pink), cendree (steel grey) and orange.





These colors are known in heraldry as "tinctures".

What are all the names that describe colors for EX: royal blue,real blue?
Good lord girl, we could be here all day. You're not even asking for one specific color either, are you?
Reply:Teal, baby blue, sky blue, turquoise, rosy red, hot pink, grass green, navy blue, crimson red, bright yellow. (I wish I had a box of the ole Crayola's around, I could've helped ya more!)
Reply:LOL.





Cmon,you can't be serious. Go to a Home Depot and you'll find at least 10,000 different shades.
Reply:it,s called royal blue because 100,s of years a only the royalty would were blue,that,s a fact.


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