Help settle an argument- Men and colors...

[Irving]

What color tie should you wear with a Salmon shirt?

Depends on the pants and shoes.

[Great-Kazoo]

As a printer, I see more color names than I care to.
I would like to slap the outta the people that name some of them !!!

Just like tattoos. One client said. OK here's how i would like this done. The clouds a cerulean blue fading out to a powder blue with some wisp of gray in the mix. Ok so you want to go from Dark Blue to Light correct? This is a tattoo studio not Kwal paint.

[Rabid]

I got a BFA in college. We were not allowed to use fancy color names i.e.

Raven purple and Viking purple

Vikings purple is a red-purple. On a side note red-purple does not exist in nature so film (even B&W film) was not calibrated to pick up that color, because of this you would get a huge color shift from it being really blue or really red in different light. Next time you see old footage of them playing watch their shirts or pants change color.

[3beansalad]

Depends on the pants and shoes.

When it becomes an outfit you're done... mancard revoked.

[Irving]

Picking up the ladies wearing an outfit is a lot easier than with jeans and a sports jersey.

Full disclosure: I don't own anything that is "salmon" unless I screwed up the laundry. Well, I did acquire a "pink" tie at some point, but I don't think I've worn it.

[wctriumph]

You should check out the colors that they paint motorcycles these days!

[TheGrey]

Okay, this should be fun, but I need help settling an argument. Do men (and I mean traditional, manly, eat beef, shoot guns, MEN) recognize all these mamby pamby shades of colors? I mean seriously, is "Salmon" a freaking color? I say it's pink. You can try and gussy it up and call it salmon, or coral, or whatever, but when you get down to the brass tacks, it's goddamn pink, crayola boy! WTF is periwinkle? That is blue. So is sky blue, ocean blue, and girly ass baby blue. I consider variations to be "light blue", "dark blue", maybe Navy blue, or "gay/girlie blue." The boss man is wearing a pink shirt today, but he says coral, brother says salmon, I say bullshit, it's pink. What say ye men of Sherwood Forest?

I'll happily throw down with the manly-men.

It is a scientific fact that women see more color shades than men. It is also an interesting fact that when a specific shade is given a name, it is able to be better discerned from other shades.

Periwinkle is a shade of light blue with a light violet cast. There is much more to the shades, hues and color tones than "light," "medium," and "Dark."

There is also a trend in fashion to name colors for seasons, so this year's "salmon," which is a blend of peach and deep pink, was actually last decade's "shrimp." Recycling color names notwithstanding, designers (be it clothing, paint or artists) have an endless supply to draw on, as long as they have the income to do so.

[KestrelBike]

Can you honestly tell me that you cannot discern the difference between what Glock calls "OD" and the reality of their color being merconium-drab?

[Rucker61]

I recognize all 64 colors in a Crayola box!

Some of what you're asking is a traditional male disgust with being caught up with names of colors when we can describe it quickly as "dark", "medium" or "light" shades of a particular primary or secondary color. I used to have fun with it insisting on calling a coworker's "rust" or "copper" dresses just plain "orange" and the "lime" or whatever ones "green". It's not that I couldn't tell the difference between the shades, it's that I wouldn't take the time or bother to differentiate them.

Any red-blooded American male I know can tell the difference between Cardinal red and Redskin burgundy, Raven purple and Viking purple, Cowboy navy blue and Lion light blue.

Call that shirt pink, salmon, coral or whatever the hell you want if it makes you feel more manly. I'm more concerned by what a guy does than what he wears anyway.

I'm pretty sure there's no difference between baby blue and Infantry blue.

[KestrelBike]

I'm pretty sure there's no difference between baby blue and Infantry blue.

Is there a difference between Baby and UN blue?