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Re: What number should I use for Dark Orange?
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Wed, 12 Mar 2003 15:02:41 GMT
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Hi Steve,
Thanks for the info.  I'll try some of the values you suggested, and I'll
take a quick look for the chart you mentioned.  As I was waiting to see what
kind of answeres I would get, I just kind of "eye-balled" my own custom
color, and I came up with a hex value of 0x04C82C82.  I'm not sure if it's
closer to dark orange or earth orange, but it works for my purposes right now.

-Joel

In lugnet.cad.mlcad, Steve Bliss writes:
> In lugnet.cad.mlcad, Joel Hoornbeek writes:
> > Hello all,
> > The subject pretty much says it all.  I am currently working on a project
> > that I will need Dark Orange for, but I can't seem to figure out the right
> > color number in MLcad for it.  I've checked the other Ldraw color references
> > that I know about, but I can't find it listed.  Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> There isn't an 'official' LDraw color for dark orange.  But you do have a
> couple of options.
> 
> In MLCAD, you can define your own color values.
> 
> However, if you want to use an existing LDraw color, you might try dithering
> yellow and brown -- this would be 14 + 6*16 + 256, or 366 (or 486, if you
> swap the colors).
> 
> Thinking about the color-wheel (in RGB color-space), orange is 2 parts red
> and 1 part green.  So you might try dithering green and light red: 2 + 12*16
> + 256, or 450 (again, you could swap the color values and get 300).
> 
> I'm not sure either one of those is close to 'right', but give them a try.
> 
> A while (quite a while) ago, I posted an .mpd file with a 'color chart' for
> all the possible LDraw color codes.  It should be in lugnet.cad.dat.ideas,
> probably from a couple of years ago.  Take a look at that, maybe you'll find
> a color code that works to your taste.
> 
> Steve



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  Re: What number should I use for Dark Orange?
 
(...) There isn't an 'official' LDraw color for dark orange. But you do have a couple of options. In MLCAD, you can define your own color values. However, if you want to use an existing LDraw color, you might try dithering yellow and brown -- this (...) (24 years ago, 12-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)

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