Color:...ISCC::B(3pm)
π NAME π
Okay bestie, you found the 3pm manpage for Color::Library::Dictionary::NBS_ISCC::B β aka (NBS/ISCC B) Colour Terminology in Biology. It's giving very niche, very scholarly, very "I have 128 Latin-ish color names and I'm not afraid to use them." π
π¦ DESCRIPTION π¦
So here's the whole backstory, no skips:
- Kenneth L. Kelly and Deanne B. Judd.
"Color: Universal Language and Dictionary of Names",- National Bureau of Standards,
- Spec. Publ. 440, Dec. 1976, 189 pages.
Color Name Dictionary: (B) Colour Terminology in Biology
Colour Terminology in Biology, H.A. Dade
This combinatorial dictionary seems to be derived from Latin (eg. viridi-caeruleus). Its 128 names map to 789 colors, using 214 of the 267 centroids. But averaging over 6 colors per name means it has little descriptive power.
<http://swissnet.ai.mit.edu/~jaffer/Color/Dictionaries#B>
Lowkey iconic that it's Latin-coded, but highkey it's averaging like six colors per name so the descriptive power is kinda not there. Still slay. π
π COLORS π
Okay so here's the entire color list, every single one, no cap. Names first, normalized name in parentheses, then all the hex codes. π
aerugineus(aerugineus)#93c592#679267#6aab8e#3b7861#8da399#5e716a#66ada4#317873
armeniacus(armeniacus)#cb6d51#d99058
atroardesiacus(atroardesiacus)#3a4b47#4e5755#00304e#536878#36454f#202830#51585e#202428#5d555b#555555#222222
atrocyaneus(atrocyaneus)#317873#004b49#367588#004958#436b95#00304e#536878
atroherbaceus(atroherbaceus)#867e36#665d1e#8a9a5b#4a5d23#515744#355e3b#3b7861#5e716a
atrolazulinus(atrolazulinus)#00a1c2#0067a5#00416a#436b95#00304e#536878#36454f#545aa7#4e5180#4c516d
atrolividus(atrolividus)#86608e#563c5c#796878#50404d#5d3954#673147
atromurinus(atromurinus)#5b504f#555555
atropurpureus(atropurpureus)#602f6b#86608e#563c5c#50404d#9e4f88#702963#915c83#5d3954#341731#673147
atrovenetus(atrovenetus)#3b7861#1b4d3e#5e716a#3a4b47#4e5755#007a74#317873#004b49#367588#536878#36454f
atrovinosus(atrovinosus)#905d5d#543d3f#674c47#50404d#673147#915f6d
atroviolaceus(atroviolaceus)#36454f#272458#4e5180#252440#4c516d#604e81#2f2140#554c69#602f6b#563c5c#796878#50404d
atroviridis(atroviridis)#7e9f2e#8a9a5b#4a5d23#515744#679267#355e3b#3eb489#007959#3b7861#1b4d3e#5e716a#3a4b47#4e5755#317873#004b49
aurantiacus(aurantiacus)#f38400#ed872d#eaa221
avellaneus(avellaneus)#c19a6b#826644#ae9b82
badius(badius)#ab4e52#905d5d#543d3f#882d17#79443b#674c47
brunneo-vinosus(brunneovinosus)#905d5d#543d3f#5c504f#674c47#635147#5b504f#50404d#673147
bubalinus(bubalinus)#f4c2c2#e3a857#fad6a5#f8de7e#c9ae5d#f3e5ab
caeruleo-glaucus(caeruleoglaucus)#c7e6d7#96ded1#66aabc#bcd4e6#91a3b0
caeruleo-griseus(caeruleogriseus)#bcd4e6#91a3b0#536878#81878b#8c92ac
caeruleus(caeruleus)#c7e6d7#96ded1#66ada4#239eba#9cd1dc#66aabc#a1caf1#70a3cc#bcd4e6#91a3b0
caesius(caesius)#66aabc#367588#70a3cc#436b95#91a3b0#536878#8791bf#4e5180#8c92ac#4c516d
castaneus(castaneus)#79443b#3e1d1e#674c47#43302e
chlorinus(chlorinus)#8a9a5b#44944a#679267
cinnamomeus(cinnamomeus)#d9a6a9#d99058#a67b5b#e3a857#be8a3d
...and we're picking right back up with the color list, bestie. Same deal: Latin name first, the un-hyphenated spelling second, then every hex value that lives under it. No skipping, no summarizing, we're getting through all of them π
cinnamomeusβ also writtencinnamomeusπ it's giving cinnamon latte energy#996515#c19a6b#826644
citrino-viridisβ also writtencitrinoviridisππ lemon-meets-leaf, obsessed#b9b459#98943e#867e36
corallinusβ also writtencorallinusπͺΈ four whole entries, she's generous#e4717a#ab4e52#d9603b#cb6d51
croceusβ also writtencroceusπΈ saffron-ish main character, five of them#f4c2c2#d99058#fbc97f#e3a857#fad6a5
cyaneusβ also writtencyaneusπ deep blue crew, no cap#007791#367588#0067a5#436b95
electrinusβ also writtenelectrinusβ‘ golden and shiny, literally#fada5e#d4af37#f8de7e#c9ae5d
ferro-griseusβ also writtenferrogriseusπͺ¨ just the one, a loner, iconic#57554c
flavo-virensβ also writtenflavovirensπΎ nine shades, she ate#beb72e#eae679#b9b459#ebe8a4#bdda57#7e9f2e#c9dc89#8a9a5b#dadfb7
flavusβ also writtenflavusπ classic yellow behavior#fada5e#d4af37#f8de7e#e9e450#beb72e
fulvusβ also writtenfulvusπ€ tawny lil trio#ae6938#be8a3d#996515
fumosusβ also writtenfumosusπ¨ smoky, seven entries, she's thorough#c1b6b3#c2ac99#ae9b82#c2b280#bfb8a5#f2f3f4#b9b8b5
fusco-nigerβ also writtenfusconigerπ€ dark dark dark, eight of them#5c504f#3e322c#5b504f#483c32#50404d#5d555b#38152c#555555
fuscusβ also writtenfuscusπ€ dusky bestie, five shades#905d5d#5c504f#5b504f#50404d#5d555b
glauco-griseusβ also writtenglaucogriseusπ©Ά grey-green-blue situation, nine of them#8f9779#c7e6d7#8da399#b2beb5#7d8984#91a3b0#536878#b4bcc0#81878b
glauco-venetusβ also writtenglaucovenetusπ§ sea-glass vibes#8da399#5e716a#66ada4#317873
glaucusβ also writtenglaucusπ«§ six entries, all of them misty#93c592#c7e6d7#8da399#66ada4#9cd1dc#bcd4e6
griseo-caeruleusβ also writtengriseocaeruleusβοΈ grey-blue, eight of them, she's booked and busy#a1caf1#70a3cc#bcd4e6#91a3b0#b3bce2#8791bf#c0c8e1#8c92ac
griseo-chlorinusβ also writtengriseochlorinusπΏ grey-green, seven shades#eae679#b9b459#ebe8a4#b9b57d#c9dc89#8a9a5b#dadfb7
griseo-lavendulusβ also writtengriseolavendulusπ eleven entries, the way she just kept going#8791bf#c0c8e1#8c92ac#c4c3dd#9690ab#554c69#b695c0#aa98a9#796878#8b8589#c3a6b1
griseo-lazulinusβ also writtengriseolazulinusπ¦ grey-lapis, four of them#91a3b0#536878#8c92ac#4c516d
griseo-lilacinusβ also writtengriseolilacinusπͺ» grey-lilac trio#dea5a4#aa8a9e#c3a6b1
griseo-lineusβ also writtengriseolineusπ§΅ grey-flax, six shades#4997d0#a1caf1#70a3cc#8791bf#c0c8e1#8c82b6
griseo-olivaceousβ also writtengriseoolivaceousπ« three, all olive-y#8c8767#8a8776#57554c
griseo-roseusβ also writtengriseoroseusπ· eleven entries of dusty pink, she's the moment#ea9399#e4717a#f9ccca#dea5a4#c08081#ead8d7#c4aead#de6fa1#efbbcc#d597ae#c17e91
griseo-sepiaceusβ also writtengriseosepiaceusπ grey-sepia, eight of them#977f73#958070#635147#5b504f#c19a6b#826644#ae9b82#7e6d5a
griseo-venetusβ also writtengriseovenetusπ just two, short and sweet#96ded1#66ada4
griseo-violaceusβ also writtengriseoviolaceusπ grey-violet, five shades#8c92ac#4c516d#604e81#9690ab#554c69
griseo-viridisβ also writtengriseoviridisπ grey-green, four entries#44944a#93c592#679267#6aab8e
herbaceusβ also writtenherbaceusπ± FOURTEEN hexes?? she's the main character fr fr#b9b459#98943e#867e36#665d1e#7e9f2e#8a9a5b#8f9779#4a5d23#515744#679267#355e3b#3b7861#5e716a#3a4b47
hinnuleusβ also writtenhinnuleusπ¦ fawn-coded, five entries#977f73#a67b5b#6f4e37#958070#635147
incarnatusβ also writtenincarnatusπ flesh-pink, six of them#e4717a#dea5a4#f88379#e66761#f4c2c2#d9a6a9
isabellinusβ also writtenisabellinusπͺ isabelline, a lil trio#826644#a18f60#967117
latericiusβ also writtenlatericiusπ§± brick-coded, six entries#79443b#977f73#674c47#a67b5b#6f4e37#635147
lavendulo-griseusβ also writtenlavendulogriseusπ©΅ closing out this batch with lavender-grey, four of them#91a3b0#b4bcc0#81878b#bfb9bd
okay that's the end of this chunk β every single name, every single hex, not one skipped π and we are so not done yet, keep scrolling bestie
β¦okay bestie we're still deep in the color roll call, buckle up because there are so many of these and every single one is iconic in its own little way π π
lavendulo-griseus(akalavendulogriseus) β#8b8589,#848482lavendulus(akalavendulus) β#6c79b8,#b3bce2,#8791bf,#7e73b8,#dcd0ff,#8c82b6,#c4c3dd,#9690ab,#d6caddlazulino-ardesiacus(akalazulinoardesiacus) β#00304e,#536878,#36454f,#4c516dlazulinus(akalazulinus) β#00a1c2,#4997d0,#0067a5,#436b95,#30267a,#6c79b8,#545aa7lilacinus(akalilacinus) β#7e73b8,#8c82b6,#d399e6,#b695c0,#86608e,#d6cadd,#aa98a9,#9e4f88,#b784a7,#915c83,#aa8a9e,#de6fa1,#efbbcc,#d597ae,#e8ccd7,#c3a6b1lineus(akalineus) β#4997d0,#a1caf1,#70a3cc,#bcd4e6,#91a3b0,#6c79b8,#b3bce2,#8791bf,#c0c8e1,#8c92aclivido-purpureus(akalividopurpureus) β#86608e,#b784a7,#915c83,#836479,#a8516e,#915f6dlivido-ruber(akalividoruber) β#a8516e,#915f6dlivido-violaceus(akalividoviolaceus) β#604e97,#8c82b6,#604e81,#875692,#86608e,#796878luteolus(akaluteolus) β#fbc97f,#e3a857,#fada5e,#d4af37,#f8de7e,#c9ae5dluteus(akaluteus) β#ed872d,#eaa221,#f3c300,#d4af37malachiteus(akamalachiteus) β#93c592,#679267,#3b7861malvaceus(akamalvaceus) β#d399e6,#875692,#b695c0,#9e4f88,#de6fa1melleus(akamelleus) β#e3a857,#996515,#c19a6b,#826644,#c9ae5d,#ab9144,#967117miniatus(akaminiatus) β#e25822,#d9603b,#cb6d51,#9e4732murinus(akamurinus) β#5b504f,#4b3621,#848482,#555555niger(akaniger) β#5b504f,#57554c,#36454f,#50404d,#5d555b,#555555,#222222obscuro-virens(akaobscurovirens) β#665d1e,#5b5842,#4a5d23,#515744,#3b7861,#1b4d3e,#5e716a,#3a4b47ochraceus(akaochraceus) β#f4c2c2,#d9a6a9,#ed872d,#d99058,#eaa221,#c98500,#be8a3dolivaceo-bubalinus(akaolivaceobubalinus) β#f3e5ab,#c2b280olivaceo-citrinus(akaolivaceocitrinus) β#af8d13,#ab9144,#967117,#6c541e,#98943e,#867e36,#665d1eolivaceo-griseus(akaolivaceogriseus) β#5b5842,#8a8776,#57554colivaceo-niger(akaolivaceoniger) β#57554c,#515744,#31362b,#4e5755,#555555olivaceus(akaolivaceus) β#7e6d5a,#483c32,#ab9144,#a18f60,#967117,#6c541e,#98943e,#867e36,#665d1e,#5b5842persicinus(akapersicinus) β#f88379,#f4c2c2,#d9a6a9,#d9603b,#cb6d51,#fd943f,#fab57f,#d99058pistaceus(akapistaceus) β#8a9a5b,#8f9779,#93c592,#679267,#6aab8e,#8da399,#5e716aplumbeo-niger(akaplumbeoniger) β#51585eplumbeus(akaplumbeus) β#91a3b0,#536878,#81878b,#51585eprasinus(akaprasinus) β#c9dc89,#b6e5af,#93c592,#8ed1b2,#c7e6d7primulinus(akaprimulinus) β#f3e5ab,#eae679,#b9b459purpureo-ardesiacus(akapurpureoardesiacus) β#796878,#50404d,#5d3954,#836479purpureo-griseus(akapurpureogriseus) β#796878,#8b8589,#5d555b,#848482purpureus(akapurpureus) β#9a4eae,#875692,#602f6b,#86608e,#870074,#9e4f88,#702963,#b3446c,#78184a,#a8516e
like, the range bestie πΈ the way it just keeps going from the softest lavender-greys to the deepest purples is giving full gradient main character energy, no cap π
and yes we're still not done β hold on, more coming π
π purpureus
alt spelling when the hyphens dip: purpureus
#915f6d
π roseo-bubalinus
alt spelling: roseobubalinus
#f4c2c2#d9a6a9#ecd5c5#c7ada3#c2ac99#fad6a5
π roseo-vinosus
alt spelling: roseovinosus
#f4c2c2#d9a6a9#ecd5c5#c7ada3#b4745e#a87c6d
πΈ roseus
alt spelling: roseus (no hyphens to drop, iconic behaviour honestly)
#ffb5ba#ea9399#e4717a#ab4e52#f88379#e66761#9e4f88#ffc8d6#e68fac#de6fa1#efbbcc#ce4676#b3446c
π₯ ruber
alt spelling: ruber
#be0032#bc3f4a#ce4676#78184a#a8516e#915f6d
π§‘ salmoneus
alt spelling: salmoneus
#d9a6a9#ecd5c5#c2ac99#fab57f#d99058#e3a857#fad6a5#f3e5ab
ποΈ senatus
alt spelling: senatus
#be6516#c98500#be8a3d#996515
β sepiaceus
alt spelling: sepiaceus
#6f4e37#635147#826644#7e6d5a#483c32#6c541e
πΎ stramineus
alt spelling: stramineus
#f8de7e#f3e5ab#eae679#b9b459#ebe8a4
π¦ sublazulinus
alt spelling: sublazulinus
#4997d0#0067a5#a1caf1#70a3cc#bcd4e6#91a3b0#30267a#6c79b8#545aa7#b3bce2#8791bf#c0c8e1#8c92ac
π submurinus
alt spelling: submurinus
#c1b6b3#8e8279#bfb8a5#b9b8b5
π« subolivaceo-griseus
alt spelling: subolivaceogriseus
#f0ead6#bfb8a5#8c8767#8a8776
πͺ¨ subpurpureo-griseus
alt spelling: subpurpureogriseus
#bfb9bd#8b8589
π· subvinoso-griseus
alt spelling: subvinosogriseus
#c4aead#c1b6b3#ad8884#905d5d#8f817f#958070#aa98a9#796878#bfb9bd#8b8589#e8ccd7#c3a6b1
π₯ subvinosus
alt spelling: subvinosus
#f9ccca#dea5a4#ead8d7#c4aead#c1b6b3#ecd5c5#c7ada3
πΎ subviolaceous
alt spelling: subviolaceous
#30267a#6c79b8#545aa7#b3bce2#8791bf#c0c8e1#8c92ac#7e73b8#dcd0ff#8c82b6#c4c3dd#9690ab#d399e6#d5badb#b695c0
πΏ subviridi-griseus
alt spelling: subviridigriseus
#b4bcc0#b9b8b5
π subviridis
alt spelling: subviridis
#bdda57#c9dc89#dadfb7#83d37d#93c592
β sulphureus
alt spelling: sulphureus
#e9e450#eae679#b9b459#ebe8a4
π§± testaceus
alt spelling: testaceus
#f88379#d9a6a9#b4745e#a87c6d#79443b#d99058#a67b5b
πͺ΅ umbrinus
alt spelling: umbrinus
#79443b#674c47#80461b#a67b5b#6f4e37#996515#826644#4b3621
π venetus
alt spelling: venetus
#00a693#007a74#66ada4#317873
π vinoso-bubalinus
alt spelling: vinosobubalinus
#c1b6b3#f4c2c2#d9a6a9#ecd5c5#c7ada3#c2ac99#c19a6b#ae9b82
π vinoso-griseus
alt spelling: vinosogriseus
#905d5d#5c504f#977f73#958070#635147#796878
π« vinoso-lividus
alt spelling: vinosolividus
#ad8884#905d5d#a87c6d#674c47#c17e91#915f6d
π vinoso-purpureus
alt spelling: vinosopurpureus
#836479
π vinosus
alt spelling: vinosus
#e4717a#c08081#905d5d#f88379
π violaceo-ardesiacus
alt spelling: violaceoardesiacus
#796878#50404d#5d555b
π©Ά violaceo-griseus
alt spelling: violaceogriseus
#536878#4c516d#796878#8b8589#5d555b#848482#555555
π€ violaceo-niger
alt spelling: violaceoniger
#50404d#5d555b#555555#222222
π violaceus
alt spelling: violaceus
#30267a#545aa7#4e5180#9065ca#7e73b8#604e97#8c82b6#604e81#9a4eae
okay bestie, final stretch of the list, we're so close to the finish line and I'm literally so proud of us rn π
same deal as before: hyphenated name first, squished-together name second, hex code last. both names hit different but they point at the exact same color, no cap β¨
violaceus/violaceusβ#602f6bviolaceus/violaceusβ#86608eviridi-caeruleus/viridicaeruleusβ#3eb489viridi-caeruleus/viridicaeruleusβ#6aab8eviridi-caeruleus/viridicaeruleusβ#c7e6d7viridi-caeruleus/viridicaeruleusβ#96ded1viridi-caeruleus/viridicaeruleusβ#66ada4viridi-flavus/viridiflavusβ#e9e450viridi-flavus/viridiflavusβ#beb72eviridi-flavus/viridiflavusβ#eae679viridi-flavus/viridiflavusβ#b9b459viridi-flavus/viridiflavusβ#ebe8a4viridi-flavus/viridiflavusβ#8db600viridi-flavus/viridiflavusβ#bdda57viridi-flavus/viridiflavusβ#7e9f2eviridi-flavus/viridiflavusβ#c9dc89viridi-flavus/viridiflavusβ#8a9a5bviridi-glaucus/viridiglaucusβ#c9dc89viridi-glaucus/viridiglaucusβ#dadfb7viridi-glaucus/viridiglaucusβ#8ed1b2viridi-glaucus/viridiglaucusβ#c7e6d7viridi-griseus/viridigriseusβ#8a9a5bviridi-griseus/viridigriseusβ#8f9779viridi-griseus/viridigriseusβ#8da399viridi-griseus/viridigriseusβ#5e716aviridi-griseus/viridigriseusβ#b2beb5viridi-griseus/viridigriseusβ#7d8984viridi-griseus/viridigriseusβ#81878bviridi-griseus/viridigriseusβ#51585eviridi-griseus/viridigriseusβ#b9b8b5viridi-griseus/viridigriseusβ#848482viridi-niger/viridinigerβ#555555viridi-olivaceus/viridiolivaceusβ#a18f60viridi-olivaceus/viridiolivaceusβ#867e36viridi-olivaceus/viridiolivaceusβ#8a9a5bviridi-olivaceus/viridiolivaceusβ#8f9779viridis/viridisβ#8db600viridis/viridisβ#bdda57viridis/viridisβ#7e9f2eviridis/viridisβ#83d37dviridis/viridisβ#93c592viridis/viridisβ#3eb489
and that's the whole roster, bestie, every single one of them accounted for π
notice how viridis and viridi-flavus and viridi-griseus all got that #8db600 / #bdda57 / #7e9f2e / #8a9a5b overlap going on β same hex, different name, that's just how the vibes land sometimes π nothing is lost, nothing is renamed, everything above is exactly as the page says it.
ok so that's the page, start to finish, zero details left behind π«Ά
this whole thing shipped as perl v5.36.0, dated 2022-11-27, and it lives under the name Color:...ISCC::B(3pm) β go forth and pick your fave hex, you absolute icon ππ
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