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What do open floor plans, geometric shapes, mixed materials, and warm, earthy color palettes have in common? They're all mid-century modern ideas, of course. As a style that emerged after World War II ...

In 1692, a Dutch artist set about creating a comprehensive guide to color. Centuries before Pantone made color-matching anything a breeze, A. Boogert’s painstakingly detailed manuscript, Traité des ...

Over at the Smithsonian, Daniel Lewis has a fascinating article up about 19th Century color dictionaries, which were use by scientists to standardize descriptions. Color, Lewis notes, is very ...