>>En réponse ŕ Maarten van Beek <dungeonmaster@...>:
>>
>>>
>>> Well, off course the whole thing with colors is, that there are a
>>> infinite
>>> number of hues on the visible spectrum, and it is just a matter of taste
>>> or
>>> convenience in how much colors they are split up. Fot everyday purposes,
>>> six
>>> or seven is about enough, but for more specific things, people need
>>> more
>>> accurate classifications. Someone who works with colors often
>>> (painter,
>>> fashion designer) will hoave a better eye for differences in color.
>>>
>>
>>Completely agree.
>>
>>> To me, for instance, there is a huge difference between sky blue and
>>> dark
>>> blue, and I am still frustrated for not having seperate words for it. We
>>> do
>>> have pink and lilac to go with red, why not something to go with blue?
>>
>>Lilac with red?!!! Although by stretching a little far, pink could be
>>considered as having strong affinities with red, lilac is at the opposite end
>>of the spectrum, with affinities with violet! Decidedly, this subject is even
>>more surprising than I thought. People seem to make really strange associations
>>about colours...
>>
>>Christophe.
>>
>>
http://rainbow.conlang.free.fr
>>
>>Take your life as a movie: do not let anybody else play the leading role.
>>