There is a running theme in my favourite things: colour. One that consistently tops the charts is turquoise. The good people at Pantone have solemnly declared turquoise the 2010 colour of the year. More specifically (as this is Pantone, after all), colour code 15-5519."Combining the serene qualities of blue and the invigorating aspects of green, Turquoise inspires thoughts of soothing, tropical waters and a comforting escape from the everyday troubles of the world, while at the same time restoring our sense of wellbeing."
The 64-colour Crayola Crayon box (also high up on my list of favourite things) contains two amazing colours: green-blue and blue-green. They are distinctly different, with green-blue being heavier on the green than its companion, blue-green. When I was 7 years old, the best part was that someone else recognized the important difference between the two, and then made it abundantly clear in the names. No 'cerulean' this and 'ocean' that. As much as I appreciate creative naming, my childhood self found something comforting in the simplicity of inverting 'green' and 'blue' to describe different versions of what I saw as turquoise. Heaven.
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The green-blue and blue-green crayons! I was always so pleased that those nuances were recognized, and the appropriate crayons for the average girl's everyday needs were provided. They dropped the ball on flesh though.
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