Some missing words

[jan Akesimun]

That would be a good idea, actually. It would add easy ways to express more concepts, and add meanings to underused words. After all, how often do we even use the color words here?

[janMato]

Re: color spectrum schemes

Shouldn't white and black play a role?

[janKipo]

The political side of colors has reversed in the US: red is now for conservative states and blue for liberal states (within the US range, which from almost Christian Democrats to nearly Social Democrats, but not quite). The red and blue, if based on the litmus test (I can't remember which is which now), is a little more universal. Even black and white don't have universal symbolism. So we would have to think any such usages through very carefully.
This not a bad idea and might be expanded to emotions and the like, though the connections there are even more culture bound (even subculture, see "blue").

[szilard]

[janKipo]

Really? I hadn't heard that one before. (I believe about as much as I generally do these tales, see "posh") But in English (some Englishes, anyhow) "blue" also mean "obscene" and "drunk" and "cold" and probably several more.

[Kuti]

[szilard]

Yeah, we could associate musical and art stiles with color too.
We need a big synaesthetic chart.

[Jason]

Color is useful for distinguishing

[szilard]

Here is a proposal to start somewhere:

[jan-ante]