Dating back centuries, the names of our everyday colors have origins in the earliest known languages. According to linguists: There was a time when there were no color-names as such . . . and that ...

“Though culture can influence how people name colors, inside our brains we're pretty much seeing the world in the same way,” he said. “It doesn't matter if you're a native of Ivory Coast who ...

These findings suggest that wavelengths of color that are easier to see also get names earlier in the evolution of a culture. A common question in philosophy is whether or not we all see the world ...

Where do such abstract names come from, and why are they a part of something as methodical as writing code? The answer to these questions begins in 1980s Massachusetts. Originally, the colors ...

I've always been fascinated by how people distinguish colors and how they choose to name them. There are lots of colors with specific hues, and appropriately specific names. For example ...

At some point, we've all wondered about the incredibly strange names for paint colors. Research scientist and neural network goofball Janelle Shane took the wondering a step further. Shane decided ...

After feeding it the names and RGB values of paint colors, the AI came up with new colors and names of its own. The results are surprisingly hilarious. “So if you’ve ever picked out paint ...