I found this sheet of paper in our staff lounge earlier this week. What color does it look like to you? Initially I was at a loss to describe it. It looks a lot like the color of the ocean around tropical islands, pictures of which I saw often when I received Islands Magazine. But what do you call that color then, Tropical Blue? Maybe.
It's a very interesting color, one you certainly don't see every day. So if I wanted to order this color paper, what color would I order? Funky Blue?
The actual color, from the label on the ream, is Lunar Blue.
Huh? Lunar Blue? Are you kidding me?
I was young, but I remember watching our astronauts on the moon. I've seen lots of footage taken of and on the moon. I've even seen a piece of moonrock at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. I have never seen anything blue on the moon.
How does this strange color become Lunar Blue? When I think of lunar, I think of gray. Very gray. Lifeless, dull, gray. I don't think of some electric blue. How is this name supposed to be descriptive at all? It's not even as accurate or descriptive as Blue Shade 32B would be.
Someone got paid a lot of money to name that color of paper. I should have such a job.
Looks turquoise to me.
ReplyDeleteNot *Lunar* Turquoise?
ReplyDeleteJust call up the office supply place and give them the 8-bit hexadecimal value, which is 62DAF5 according to the color meter on my Mac. You don't have to specify "tropical". :)
ReplyDeleteSeriously, I wish hardware stores could match paint colors this way.
It's about 5FD7F5.
ReplyDeleteI wonder where you go to apply for a job like that? I bet it's very calming especially if you are in the blue and green division. Now the red and orange division....that's a whole other story.
ReplyDeleteI say Bahama Blue. Kind of has a ring to it?
ReplyDeleteHave I mentioned that I've never been to the Bahamas? ;-)
ReplyDeleteMaybe they were thinking about the song..."blue moon"
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