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Color::Library::Dictionary::VACCC - (VACCC) VisiBone Anglo-Centric Color Code

VisiBone Anglo-Centric Color Code

<http://www.visibone.com/vaccc/>

Peter Hamer correctly points out that this naming scheme should not be confused with names given to spectral colors, such as those that follow the mnemonic "Roy G. Biv": Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet. The distinction is between the physical nature of light and the human perception of if.

Humans can't distinguish yellow light from a mixture of red and green light. That's due to the color detection mechanism of the human eye. The "cones" on the surface of the retina respond differentially to red, green and blue light. (The "rods" on the other hand are very sensitive to the brightness of light but can't distinguish hues.) So computer phosphors don't attempt to transmit yellow light at all. They simulate it by transmitting both red and green. At least humans can be fooled in this way.

There's much more to light than the human eye can measure. Besides the fact that visible light is a narrow subset of all the light coming from the sun, there a whole dimension in the variation of frequency and amplitude to which the eye is "tone deaf". This dimension is important to astronomers and chemists. Their instruments measure aspects of light that can reveal, for example, the composition of a star as well as that of a material found at a crime scene.

Only when light is "for eyes only," your's or anyone's, can we simplify theory and measurement to varying quantities of red, green and blue. (Ever use a magnifying glass on your computer screen to see the little dots? Watch that eyestrain! Didn't I say a magnfying glass?!) So the physics of color and the perception of color are different disciplines.

Another interesting distinction, "hues" on a computer monitor as well as in the mind of a user, follow a circular series, as named above in the hue list. Magenta and Pink are as close to each other in perception as Green and Teal. But the physics of light is linear, a spectrum. Violet in the color spectrum is the furthest thing from Red. With real light, there's no such thing as magenta. The eye, when the red and blue cones are stimulated "sees" magenta, but it doesn't correspond to any frequency of light, the way most other hues do.

Incidentally, the distinction between Red, Green, Blue (RGB) and Cyan, Magenta, Yellow (CMY or CMYK when Black is added to the mix) is purely tactical. Printers use light-absorbing ink and computer monitors use light-transmitting phosphors. The perfect cyan ink would completely absorb red light and be completely transparent to green and blue. The tactic of mixing cyan and yellow ink to get green is backwards from mixing red and green light to get yellow. But the strategy is the same: fooling human eyeballs by manipulating the red, green and blue light that ultimately hits the retina.

        Azure-Azure-Blue       azureazureblue       #0066ff
        Azure-Azure-Cyan       azureazurecyan       #0099ff
        Black                  black                #000000
        Blue                   blue                 #0000ff
        Blue-Blue-Azure        blueblueazure        #0033ff
        Blue-Blue-Violet       blueblueviolet       #3300ff
        Cyan                   cyan                 #00ffff
        Cyan-Cyan-Azure        cyancyanazure        #00ccff
        Cyan-Cyan-Teal         cyancyanteal         #00ffcc
        Dark Azure-Blue        darkazureblue        #003399
        Dark Azure-Cyan        darkazurecyan        #006699
        Dark Blue-Azure        darkblueazure        #0033cc
        Dark Blue-Violet       darkblueviolet       #3300cc
        Dark Cyan-Azure        darkcyanazure        #0099cc
        Dark Cyan-Teal         darkcyanteal         #00cc99
        Dark Dull Azure        darkdullazure        #336699
        Dark Dull Blue         darkdullblue         #333399
        Dark Dull Cyan         darkdullcyan         #339999
        Dark Dull Green        darkdullgreen        #339933
        Dark Dull Magenta      darkdullmagenta      #993399
        Dark Dull Orange       darkdullorange       #996633
        Dark Dull Pink         darkdullpink         #993366
        Dark Dull Red          darkdullred          #993333
        Dark Dull Spring       darkdullspring       #669933
        Dark Dull Teal         darkdullteal         #339966
        Dark Dull Violet       darkdullviolet       #663399
        Dark Dull Yellow       darkdullyellow       #999933
        Dark Faded Blue        darkfadedblue        #000099
        Dark Faded Cyan        darkfadedcyan        #009999
        Dark Faded Green       darkfadedgreen       #009900
        Dark Faded Magenta     darkfadedmagenta     #990099
        Dark Faded Red         darkfadedred         #990000
        Dark Faded Yellow      darkfadedyellow      #999900
        Dark Gray              darkgray             #666666
        Dark Green-Spring      darkgreenspring      #33cc00
        Dark Green-Teal        darkgreenteal        #00cc33
        Dark Hard Azure        darkhardazure        #0066cc
        Dark Hard Blue         darkhardblue         #0000cc
        Dark Hard Cyan         darkhardcyan         #00cccc
        Dark Hard Green        darkhardgreen        #00cc00
        Dark Hard Magenta      darkhardmagenta      #cc00cc
        Dark Hard Orange       darkhardorange       #cc6600
        Dark Hard Pink         darkhardpink         #cc0066
        Dark Hard Red          darkhardred          #cc0000
        Dark Hard Spring       darkhardspring       #66cc00
        Dark Hard Teal         darkhardteal         #00cc66
        Dark Hard Violet       darkhardviolet       #6600cc
        Dark Hard Yellow       darkhardyellow       #cccc00
        Dark Magenta-Pink      darkmagentapink      #cc0099
        Dark Magenta-Violet    darkmagentaviolet    #9900cc
        Dark Orange-Red        darkorangered        #993300
        Dark Orange-Yellow     darkorangeyellow     #996600
        Dark Pink-Magenta      darkpinkmagenta      #990066
        Dark Pink-Red          darkpinkred          #990033
        Dark Red-Orange        darkredorange        #cc3300
        Dark Red-Pink          darkredpink          #cc0033
        Dark Spring-Green      darkspringgreen      #339900
        Dark Spring-Yellow     darkspringyellow     #669900
        Dark Teal-Cyan         darktealcyan         #009966
        Dark Teal-Green        darktealgreen        #009933
        Dark Violet-Blue       darkvioletblue       #330099
        Dark Violet-Magenta    darkvioletmagenta    #660099
        Dark Weak Blue         darkweakblue         #333366
        Dark Weak Cyan         darkweakcyan         #336666
        Dark Weak Green        darkweakgreen        #336633
        Dark Weak Magenta      darkweakmagenta      #663366
        Dark Weak Red          darkweakred          #663333
        Dark Weak Yellow       darkweakyellow       #666633
        Dark Yellow-Orange     darkyelloworange     #cc9900
        Dark Yellow-Spring     darkyellowspring     #99cc00
        Green                  green                #00ff00
        Green-Green-Spring     greengreenspring     #33ff00
        Green-Green-Teal       greengreenteal       #00ff33
        Light Azure-Blue       lightazureblue       #6699ff
        Light Azure-Cyan       lightazurecyan       #66ccff
        Light Blue-Azure       lightblueazure       #3366ff
        Light Blue-Violet      lightblueviolet      #6633ff
        Light Cyan-Azure       lightcyanazure       #33ccff
        Light Cyan-Teal        lightcyanteal        #33ffcc
        Light Dull Azure       lightdullazure       #6699cc
        Light Dull Blue        lightdullblue        #6666cc
        Light Dull Cyan        lightdullcyan        #66cccc
        Light Dull Green       lightdullgreen       #66cc66
        Light Dull Magenta     lightdullmagenta     #cc66cc
        Light Dull Orange      lightdullorange      #cc9966
        Light Dull Pink        lightdullpink        #cc6699
        Light Dull Red         lightdullred         #cc6666
        Light Dull Spring      lightdullspring      #99cc66
        Light Dull Teal        lightdullteal        #66cc99
        Light Dull Violet      lightdullviolet      #9966cc
        Light Dull Yellow      lightdullyellow      #cccc66
        Light Faded Blue       lightfadedblue       #6666ff
        Light Faded Cyan       lightfadedcyan       #66ffff
        Light Faded Green      lightfadedgreen      #66ff66
        Light Faded Magenta    lightfadedmagenta    #ff66ff
        Light Faded Red        lightfadedred        #ff6666
        Light Faded Yellow     lightfadedyellow     #ffff66
        Light Gray             lightgray            #999999
        Light Green-Spring     lightgreenspring     #66ff33
        Light Green-Teal       lightgreenteal       #33ff66
        Light Hard Azure       lighthardazure       #3399ff
        Light Hard Blue        lighthardblue        #3333ff
        Light Hard Cyan        lighthardcyan        #33ffff
        Light Hard Green       lighthardgreen       #33ff33
        Light Hard Magenta     lighthardmagenta     #ff33ff
        Light Hard Orange      lighthardorange      #ff9933
        Light Hard Pink        lighthardpink        #ff3399
        Light Hard Red         lighthardred         #ff3333
        Light Hard Spring      lighthardspring      #99ff33
        Light Hard Teal        lighthardteal        #33ff99
        Light Hard Violet      lighthardviolet      #9933ff
        Light Hard Yellow      lighthardyellow      #ffff33
        Light Magenta-Pink     lightmagentapink     #ff33cc
        Light Magenta-Violet   lightmagentaviolet   #cc33ff
        Light Orange-Red       lightorangered       #ff9966
        Light Orange-Yellow    lightorangeyellow    #ffcc66
        Light Pink-Magenta     lightpinkmagenta     #ff66cc
        Light Pink-Red         lightpinkred         #ff6699
        Light Red-Orange       lightredorange       #ff6633
        Light Red-Pink         lightredpink         #ff3366
        Light Spring-Green     lightspringgreen     #99ff66
        Light Spring-Yellow    lightspringyellow    #ccff66
        Light Teal-Cyan        lighttealcyan        #66ffcc
        Light Teal-Green       lighttealgreen       #66ff99
        Light Violet-Blue      lightvioletblue      #9966ff
        Light Violet-Magenta   lightvioletmagenta   #cc66ff
        Light Weak Blue        lightweakblue        #9999cc
        Light Weak Cyan        lightweakcyan        #99cccc
        Light Weak Green       lightweakgreen       #99cc99
        Light Weak Magenta     lightweakmagenta     #cc99cc
        Light Weak Red         lightweakred         #cc9999
        Light Weak Yellow      lightweakyellow      #cccc99
        Light Yellow-Orange    lightyelloworange    #ffcc33
        Light Yellow-Spring    lightyellowspring    #ccff33
        Magenta                magenta              #ff00ff
        Magenta-Magenta-Pink   magentamagentapink   #ff00cc
        Magenta-Magenta-Violet magentamagentaviolet #cc00ff
        Medium Azure-Blue      mediumazureblue      #3366cc
        Medium Azure-Cyan      mediumazurecyan      #3399cc
        Medium Faded Blue      mediumfadedblue      #3333cc
        Medium Faded Cyan      mediumfadedcyan      #33cccc
        Medium Faded Green     mediumfadedgreen     #33cc33
        Medium Faded Magenta   mediumfadedmagenta   #cc33cc
        Medium Faded Red       mediumfadedred       #cc3333
        Medium Faded Yellow    mediumfadedyellow    #cccc33
        Medium Orange-Red      mediumorangered      #cc6633
        Medium Orange-Yellow   mediumorangeyellow   #cc9933
        Medium Pink-Magenta    mediumpinkmagenta    #cc3399
        Medium Pink-Red        mediumpinkred        #cc3366
        Medium Spring-Green    mediumspringgreen    #66cc33
        Medium Spring-Yellow   mediumspringyellow   #99cc33
        Medium Teal-Cyan       mediumtealcyan       #33cc99
        Medium Teal-Green      mediumtealgreen      #33cc66
        Medium Violet-Blue     mediumvioletblue     #6633cc
        Medium Violet-Magenta  mediumvioletmagenta  #9933cc
        Medium Weak Blue       mediumweakblue       #666699
        Medium Weak Cyan       mediumweakcyan       #669999
        Medium Weak Green      mediumweakgreen      #669966
        Medium Weak Magenta    mediumweakmagenta    #996699
        Medium Weak Red        mediumweakred        #996666
        Medium Weak Yellow     mediumweakyellow     #999966
        Obscure Dull Azure     obscuredullazure     #003366
        Obscure Dull Blue      obscuredullblue      #000066
        Obscure Dull Cyan      obscuredullcyan      #006666
        Obscure Dull Green     obscuredullgreen     #006600
        Obscure Dull Magenta   obscuredullmagenta   #660066
        Obscure Dull Orange    obscuredullorange    #663300
        Obscure Dull Pink      obscuredullpink      #660033
        Obscure Dull Red       obscuredullred       #660000
        Obscure Dull Spring    obscuredullspring    #336600
        Obscure Dull Teal      obscuredullteal      #006633
        Obscure Dull Violet    obscuredullviolet    #330066
        Obscure Dull Yellow    obscuredullyellow    #666600
        Obscure Gray           obscuregray          #333333
        Obscure Weak Blue      obscureweakblue      #000033
        Obscure Weak Cyan      obscureweakcyan      #003333
        Obscure Weak Green     obscureweakgreen     #003300
        Obscure Weak Magenta   obscureweakmagenta   #330033
        Obscure Weak Red       obscureweakred       #330000
        Obscure Weak Yellow    obscureweakyellow    #333300
        Orange-Orange-Red      orangeorangered      #ff6600
        Orange-Orange-Yellow   orangeorangeyellow   #ff9900
        Pale Dull Azure        paledullazure        #99ccff
        Pale Dull Blue         paledullblue         #9999ff
        Pale Dull Cyan         paledullcyan         #99ffff
        Pale Dull Green        paledullgreen        #99ff99
        Pale Dull Magenta      paledullmagenta      #ff99ff
        Pale Dull Orange       paledullorange       #ffcc99
        Pale Dull Pink         paledullpink         #ff99cc
        Pale Dull Red          paledullred          #ff9999
        Pale Dull Spring       paledullspring       #ccff99
        Pale Dull Teal         paledullteal         #99ffcc
        Pale Dull Violet       paledullviolet       #cc99ff
        Pale Dull Yellow       paledullyellow       #ffff99
        Pale Gray              palegray             #cccccc
        Pale Weak Blue         paleweakblue         #ccccff
        Pale Weak Cyan         paleweakcyan         #ccffff
        Pale Weak Green        paleweakgreen        #ccffcc
        Pale Weak Magenta      paleweakmagenta      #ffccff
        Pale Weak Red          paleweakred          #ffcccc
        Pale Weak Yellow       paleweakyellow       #ffffcc
        Pink-Pink-Magenta      pinkpinkmagenta      #ff0099
        Pink-Pink-Red          pinkpinkred          #ff0066
        Red                    red                  #ff0000
        Red-Red-Orange         redredorange         #ff3300
        Red-Red-Pink           redredpink           #ff0033
        Spring-Spring-Green    springspringgreen    #66ff00
        Spring-Spring-Yellow   springspringyellow   #99ff00
        Teal-Teal-Cyan         tealtealcyan         #00ff99
        Teal-Teal-Green        tealtealgreen        #00ff66
        Violet-Violet-Blue     violetvioletblue     #6600ff
        Violet-Violet-Magenta  violetvioletmagenta  #9900ff
        White                  white                #ffffff
        Yellow                 yellow               #ffff00
        Yellow-Yellow-Orange   yellowyelloworange   #ffcc00
        Yellow-Yellow-Spring   yellowyellowspring   #ccff00
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