You're running into a lot of different things here, I think, and I'll be glad both to read the discussion and to help kick it off. Personally I'm 'red-green' deficient, which is the most common form of colour blindness - men who can see all colours but not finer shades on the red-green scale. For me, traffic lights are red, yellow, and white. No problem - at least they're different colours.
Some of these words are marketing ploys, but some really do have a meaning in recent Scottish Highlandwear sales. Some of the same colour (at least to me) have different names from different dealers. Some of the colour differences we see are due to computer monitors having their own inherent biases. What looks like one colour on my screen may not look quite the same to you. Blues and yellows are, I'm told, the most accurate - something that doesn't help me much with my red-green problem.
So on to those who are more knowledgeable than myself, and I hope to learn along with you.
P.S. - not too far from you, I'm told, is a wonderful lady who knits kilt hose to order - requiring a few threads from the actual cloth your tartan is made from. She matches the colours to those threads when she dyes her wool and then knits the hose. I have three pair from her and they are superb. Also not cheap! I purchased through dealers, so I'm only told by them that she's in Wisconsin or thereabouts.
Last edited by Father Bill; 26th September 19 at 06:35 AM.
Rev'd Father Bill White: Mostly retired Parish Priest & former Elementary Headmaster. Lover of God, dogs, most people, joy, tradition, humour & clarity. Legion Padre, theologian, teacher, philosopher, linguist, encourager of hearts & souls & a firm believer in dignity, decency, & duty. A proud Canadian Sinclair with solid Welsh and other heritage.
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