Author:  1001bricks  Posted:  Mar 22, 2022 12:46  Subject:  Confusing Medium term in Colors  Viewed:  185 times  Topic:  Colors  Status: Open Cancel Reply

BrickLink ID Card 1001bricks (52465) Location:  France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Member Since Contact Type Status Sep 6, 2005 Seller Store: 1001bricks

We had an order with a color error. We didn't see the stock we put for sale was the wrong color. No problem. But it was mainly because of the confusing "Medium" term in colors: Medium Violet: is lighter than Violet Medium Blue: is lighter than Blue Medium Green: is lighter than Green Medium Lime: is lighter than Lime Medium Orange: is lighter than Orange BUT, at the opposite... Medium Nougat: is DARKER than Nougat Medium Lavender: is DARKER than Lavender Proposal: Just like Medium Dark Pink, couldn't we rename those to: Medium Dark Nougat Medium Dark Lavender? This way it would be clear that those are darker than the original. Ah - and BTW, why Medium Azure and not Azure? If it's not a problem, simply ignore it.

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Re: Confusing Medium term in Colors - maxx3001 (2571)

[...] IGNORE MODE INITIATED!!! (27 months ago, Mar 22, 2022, to Colors)

Re: Confusing Medium term in Colors - leopard37 (4581)

[...] A color chart would have solved this no matter what the color is called... Tyson. (27 months ago, Mar 22, 2022, to Colors)

Re: Confusing Medium term in Colors - SylvainLS (46)

[...] Technically, “Medium” tells us the colours have an absolute medium luminance (light/dark). “Light” & “Dark” tell us the colours are relatively lighter or darker [...] (27 months ago, Mar 22, 2022, to Colors)

Re: Confusing Medium term in Colors - crimson30 (375)

This has always irked me as well. Seems that the more bricklink takes after Lego, the more likely we get less-than-ideal color names. I would love to see a panel of experts [...] (27 months ago, Mar 22, 2022, to Colors)

Re: Confusing Medium term in Colors - jennnifer (3537)

[...] Well, it's not as if someone started with the colors we have now and set out to create the most confusing system possible. Each color was named as it came along over [...] (27 months ago, Mar 22, 2022, to Colors)

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 Msg 1 « - 1001bricks (52465) 27 months ago Mar 22, 2022 to Colors
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