Based on satellite imagery, Erin Davis found the average color of places around the world. The above is by county in the United States, but Davis also made maps by country, which are a mix of greens, browns, and yellows. See also the NYT piece from 2020, which framed color by political leaning. Tags: color, […]
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Colors of Bob Ross explored
Connor Rothschild charted all the colors Bob Ross used in The Joy of Painting: Most commonly, paintings have 12 colors. Of the 403 pieces in The Joy of Painting, 100 used 12 colors. The peak is concentrated around 12, meaning most of Ross’ paintings used somewhere in the range of 7-13 colors; very rarely did […]
Analysis of color names used with makeup
For The Pudding, Ofunne Amaka and Amber Thomas looked at shades, words, and numbers used to describe foundation makeup: A 2020 study investigating the connotations of foundation shade names in 20 products found that dark shades were largely named after “the least valuable substances and objects” while lighter shades were labeled after “decorative, valuable, and […]
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