There’s River, Navy and Wave, too — all names that harken back to shades of blue and how they show up in the world around us. You can also think outside the box a bit and go with something like Jay as ...

When you walk into Bath & Body Works or even Yankee Candle Store, most scents have a name that identifies the carrying scent.

1. Eburnean — If you love a good off-white or ivory color, then eburnean will certainly make your list. This name is derived from the Latin "eburneus," which means "of ivory." 2. Incarnadine — Used by ...

In some ways, colors are the ultimate example of language's power. The earliest humans didn't have words for colors. They had words for objects and actions, and it took tens of thousands of years for ...

I've always been fascinated by how people distinguish colors and how they choose to name them. There are lots of colors with specific hues, and appropriately specific names. For example, take one of ...

Update: This post was an Editor's pick by Cristy Gelling at Science Seeker, and was included in Bora Zivkovic's top 10 science blog posts of the week. Lately, I've got colors on the brain. In part I ...

Crayola blue it with the name of its new crayon color, according to some early reactions. The longtime crayon-maker retired original color "dandelion" from its classic box of 24 to make room for a new ...

Unless you've been to art school, chances are your vocabulary for colors comes from your elementary school years. While there are plenty of color names, including ones from those lovable crayon sets, ...