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In lugnet.faq, Jeff Elliott writes:
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> Scott A wrote:
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> > > Anyway, it's fun to imagine what a LD color swatch guide could be like. I'm • sure
> > > their color division at LEGO has the absolutely precise matching capability • to
> > > do something simple on heavy cardstock. Could even have the metalics and
> > > transparents- kinda like the AVON nail polish catalog. (not that many of • you
> > > guys have seen those, but perhaps).
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> > Most graphics types use pantone as a standard - see : www.pantone.com. I'd
> > imagine a colour / color standard based on the wavelength would also be • simple?
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> > Scott A
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> Not really; there's reflective components to colour as well, although
> I'd imagine that Lego, being made of a single type of plastic for the
> most part, is fairly consistent in this respect.
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> F'r'instance, paint is sold with a 'gloss' and 'sheen' rating, which (I
> think) measures how much reflection you get at 60 degrees and 30 degrees
> incident to the surface, respectively.
Sorry. I was really talking about TLC, and how they match coulour. I very much
doubt they use swatches, as was suggested.
Scott A
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> And as Larry pointed out, you have to take into account the nature of
> the pigment and the lighting you're using - very few people have a true
> white light source, and anything else tends to enhance some parts of the
> spectrum and damp others.
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> Basically, reflective colour is not nearly as simple as transmitted
> colour. And then there's prismatic effects - f'r'instance, a blue jay's
> feathers are grey, not blue (when viewed with the light behind them).
> They only look blue with the light in front...
>
> Jeff Elliott
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| Hey, you could always take the color in question down to your local hardware or paint store and ask them to stick it into their computerized color matcher, that would be about as accurate as you can get using today's technology!! I've seen them (...) (24 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.faq, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) Not really; there's reflective components to colour as well, although I'd imagine that Lego, being made of a single type of plastic for the most part, is fairly consistent in this respect. F'r'instance, paint is sold with a 'gloss' and (...) (24 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.faq, lugnet.lego.direct)
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