It is striking that English color words come from many sources. Some of the more exotic ones, like "vermilion" and "chartreuse," were borrowed from French, and are named after the color of a ...

The order in which colors are named worldwide appears to be due to how eyes work, suggest computer simulations with virtual people. These findings suggest that wavelengths of color that are easier to ...

From Abidji to English to Zapoteco, the perception and naming of color is remarkably consistent in the world's languages. Across cultures, people tend to classify hundreds of different chromatic ...

Pantone has chosen its “Colors of the Year” for 2020, and they are a study in contrasts: “Illuminating,” a sunshine-y yellow; and “Ultimate Gray,” which is... pretty gray. The New York Times posits ...