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Q&A How can I learn the name of a colour to use in a description?

For color-to-name converter, a quick Google search gives me this link: http://chir.ag/projects/name-that-color/#C0C0C0 In which you can just pick a color from the color wheel to see its name. ...

posted 10y ago by justhalf‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2020-01-29T10:09:54Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T03:46:01Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T03:46:01Z (almost 5 years ago)
For color-to-name converter, a quick Google search gives me this link:

[http://chir.ag/projects/name-that-color/#C0C0C0](http://chir.ag/projects/name-that-color/#C0C0C0)

In which you can just pick a color from the color wheel to see its name.

![http://chir.ag/projects/name-that-color/#C0C0C0](https://i.stack.imgur.com/KewTC.png)

Perhaps the color you want is "Mercury"

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/mdhyr.png)

**But** , as Phillipp said, you might better explain the color in words more frequently used, instead of using some rather pedantic terms. You can say:

> She has a gray hair

or if you want to invoke more imagination from your readers, you can try something like:

> Her hair color reminds me of my highschool year, when I accidentally broke a thermometer during one science experiment, causing the liquid inside to spill over all the places, covering the floor with the shiny silver color of mercury.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2014-09-17T09:51:50Z (about 10 years ago)
Original score: 9