[scribus] [OT] How many different colors?

[Gerard Cunningham]

On Thu, 2010-12-09 at 12:56 +0100, Juraj Fedel wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 08, 2010 at 09:18:01AM -0500, Gregory Pittman wrote:
> > I think perhaps a more important consideration is the ability of the  
> > eye/brain to differentiate colors in a useful way.
> 
> This is exactly what I am looking for! And I am aware of most problem
> you mentioned. It is my fault that I can not ask qestion simply.
> 
> I am looking for a list of colors that are distinct enough for most
> people not to be confused when comparing them.

Part of the problem is that there are no agreed names for colours.
Colour perception is subjective. The link below isn't exactly
scientific, but it does give a flavour of some of the problems:
http://blog.xkcd.com/2010/05/03/color-survey-results/ 



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Gerard Cunningham
Journalist
Kildare, Co Kildare