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Posted by Ken Henry (Member # 598) on :

Some time back, Crayola introduced several new colours into their pallatte of crayons. They held a contest among kids to name the new colours. One of the winning entries, was named " Dog tongue pink" by a little girl in grade 2. Don't you just wish that your customers could come up with colour names as descriptive as that little girl?

There are some colours that instantly set themselves in your mind's eye, and are readily identifiable, simply by hearing the name...Robin's Egg Blue is one. Here's a fun challenge. Come up with a colour name that matches the two previous examples for clarity, and instant recognition in the mind of the reader. We all deal daily with colours, so how descriptive can you be in identifying a colour? I look foreward to seeing some very creative names.

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Ken Henry
Henry & Henry Signs
London, Ontario Canada
(519) 439-1881
e-mail kjmlhenry@home.

10,000 sperm swimming for that egg...and I won!

Posted by Michael Boone (Member # 308) on :

Mauve......it's not a color at all...it's a state of mind......

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Michael Boone
Sign Painter
5828 Buerman Rd.Sodus,NY 14551
Ontime @localnet.com

Posted by Nevman (Member # 332) on :

Bazooka gum pink and baby boy blanket blue.

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Pat Neve, Jr.
Sign Man, Inc. Melbourne, FL
signmaninc@metrolink.net
Capt. Sign
MELBOURNE MIGRATION LETTERHEAD MEET http://www.signmaninc.com/migration/default.htm
Letterville Constituent
constituent: "One of the individual entities contributing to a whole"

Posted by jimmy chatham (Member # 525) on :

puke green & chicken sh*t brown

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Jimmy Chatham
Chatham Signs
164 Poplar Rd.
Commerce, Ga 30529
706-335-2348
Fax 706-335-3378
icq#11718273

Posted by Donna in BC (Member # 130) on :

Hot Fudge Sundae Dark Brown
Chunky Chocolate Brown
Whipping Cream White
Lemon Meringe Yellow
Vanilla Custard Cream
Easter Egg Pastels
Cinnamon Valentine Red
Hot Pepperoni Pizza Rust
Hot Buttered Popcorn Yellow
Thick Juicy Steak Burgundy

And along with your signs, you could also market diet pills.

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Graphic Impact
located in BC Canada
gisigns@sprint.ca

Posted by PKing (Member # 337) on :

SkyBlue PINK!!
it is in the new crayola pack.

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PKing is
Pat King of
King Sign Design in
McCalla,Alabama
The Professor of
SIGNOLOGY

Posted by Mark Fair Signs (Member # 289) on :

forget about colours donna!

you are makin' me hungry!!!! LOL

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Mark Fair

Mark Fair Signs
http://www.markfair.com

I Don't Work... I dis-PLAY

2162 Mt. Meigs Road
Montgomery, Alabama 36107
334-262-4449

mark@markfair.com

"Mark Fair is a Proud Contributor to The Letterhead Site!"

Posted by Ken Henry (Member # 598) on :

With all the imagination and experience that you heads have with colours, I thought that we'd have a huge palette of colours by now. Wedding Gown white is another possibility, or egg yolk yellow. Those of you that are inclined to bend an elbow occasionally may have a special affinity for re-cycled beer amber. Up here in Canada, that's a necessary ingredient for yellow snow yellow...a colour that you more Southern heads may not be familiar with. Keep them coming anyhow. We'll get a workable selection of colours yet.

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Ken Henry
Henry & Henry Signs
London, Ontario Canada
(519) 439-1881
e-mail kjmlhenry@home.

10,000 sperm swimming for that egg...and I won!

Posted by George Perkins (Member # 156) on :

These came from one customer, a truck body shop manager discribing colors of vinyl.

little kid snot green = vibrant green

Richard Petty blue = olympic blue

Hey, saved me a trip across town

I can't believe nobody has said t***y pink or a** white

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George Perkins
Millington,TN.
goatwell@ixlmemphis.com

"I started out with nothing and still have most of it left"

http://goatwell.tripod.com

Posted by John Deaton (Member # 925) on :

Rhode Island Red Red. Hog Jowl Gray. Possum Pink. Hippos Butt Blue. Frog Eyes Black. And on and on.......

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John Deaton III
Deaton Signs&Grafix
400 May St. Harlan, Ky. 40831 606-573-9101
"Grab an ol'cold tater and wait"
johnd3rd@kih.net
http://www.angelfire.com/ky2/dsigns

Posted by Santo (Member # 411) on :

Garbage Man Orange - common safety orange coverals.

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Santo Brocato
Promotion Graphics & Letters
Youngsville LA.

Posted by Del Badry (Member # 114) on :

I work with a lot of rural types... and when they ask what color of striping they should put on their truck I tell em.... rooster di*k pink and canary yellow..... hahahahahaha

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Del "aka" badge
trimline@telusplanet.net
Holden, Alberta

Posted by Chuck Churchill (Member # 68) on :

Ken and other Ontario letterheads that have followed the Toronto Blue Jays over the years certainly know what colour George Bell butt purple is!

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Chuck Churchill,
It's A Good Sign Inc.
3245 Harvester Rd, U-12
Burlington, Ont.
Phone: 905-681-8775
Fax: 905-681-8945

Posted by Nevman (Member # 332) on :

I thought we were supposed to identify other names for dog tounge pink and robin's egg blue? Must be that reading comprehension

Hangover eyes and Carribean Sea blue.

Posted by Kelli (Member # 248) on :

These are color descriptions I've used in Key West:

Sunset Yellow
Sunset Pink
Sunset Orange
Sunset Red
Palm Frond Green
Key Lime Green
Coconut Brown
Driftwood Brown
Pelican Brown
Seaweed Brown
Conch Shell Pink
Bouganvillea Pink (magenta)
Starfish Tan
Deep Sea Blue
Flats Teal
Hibiscus Red
Shark Gray
and, of course, Dolphin Gray

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Kelli Cajigas aka Janda
Dolphin deSigns Key West

Posted by Larry Elliott (Member # 263) on :

Ken,
Here's a few geriatric colors I mixed for a Nursing Home sign several years ago,,,,

Hemorrhoid Red
Varicose Blue
Jaundice Gold
Liver Gray
and Phlegm Green

The first three are pretty specific, the next two comes in several shades and can be lightened with Cataract White or darkened with Fecal Black.

We'll be offering these and many other hues in the near future, watch for our new line of pediatric colors coming this spring.

Larry Elliott..........

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Posted by Donna in BC (Member # 130) on :

Looks like Pat wins the Crayola prize here! Doh!

Cotton Candy Pink
Tropical Beach Blue

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Graphic Impact
located in BC Canada
gisigns@sprint.ca

Posted by Dave Sherby (Member # 698) on :

Banana guts cream
Golden Arches yellow
Kentucky Fried red

Here's one I use (another one not suitable for the Southern Heads) for vibrant green...

Articat Green

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Dave Sherby
"Sandman"
SherWood Sign & Graphic Design
Crystal Falls, MI 49920
906-875-6201
ICQ: 21604027
sherwood@up.net

Posted by Ken Henry (Member # 598) on :

Since no one has included any irridescent colours, how about Mallard Head Green, or Peacock Breast Blue, or Hummingbird Throat Red.

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Ken Henry
Henry & Henry Signs
London, Ontario Canada
(519) 439-1881
e-mail kjmlhenry@home.

10,000 sperm swimming for that egg...and I won!

Posted by Deb Fowler (Member # 1039) on :

Whatcha think about the color I may paint those signs not paid for!

Payless Green!
(Oh, well, there's one in every bunch.)

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Deborah Fowler
Creative Signs

Posted by Alicia B. Jennings (Member # 1272) on :

Today, at the parking lot of the market, I noticed a oil spill on the asphalt. The rainbow like colors reminded me of that new 'Camealeon' auto paint. I then thought
of a new name " Oil Slick Pearl"

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Posted by LazyEdna (Member # 266) on :

Perhaps you've seen some of the new nail polish colors? Smog, Oil slick, Greasy, Dirt, and more.
As for my color description:
Michael Jackson Beige
LE

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LazyEdna
in RL known as Sara Straw
from southern Utah
Red Rock Heaven

Posted by Jackie B (Member # 186) on :

PC Beige (aren't they all beige?)
Tetra Neon Blue (love the color of those little fish!)
Daffodil Yellow
Slime Green
Lazy Lagoon Blue
Hospital Green (yeech!)

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Jackie Vaughn #5115
aka The Bomb
Volcano, California
www.spectrix1.com
email jackiebv@jps.net

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