Researchers now know what colors were used by Mexica artists in the late 15th century & early 16th; colors that were included on such sculptures as the Sun Stone, Coyolxauhqui & Tlaltecuhtli.

"Studies of paint found in the pores of the stones confirmed that Mexica sculpture, as Greek and Roman, was polychrome. An interdisciplinary team coordinated by the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), has determined the nature of pigments and agglutinants, pictorial techniques and symbolism of Mexica polychromy."

The investigation, announced by INAH Direction of Archaeological Studies, Leonardo Lopez Lujan, analyzed trace amount of pigments on scultpures from the National Museum of Anthropology and Templo Mayor Archaeological Zone and Site Museum to determine that the chromatic palette of the Mexica was made up of 5 colors: red, ochre, blue, white and black.

Sun Stone

The Sun Stone is a good example: "It was cleaned and analyzed in 2000, as part of the remodeling of Mexica Hall, at MNA, celebrations. Although it was exposed to the elements almost a century, a group of INAH restorers directed by Mari Carmen Castro achieved to detect rests of red and ochre pigments in the stone pores."

We're taking a color road trip across America.

Here are some classic colors from 1950's & 1960's American motels. Thanks to RoadsidePictures for sharing their collection of motel postcards.

Inspired Palettes

Rainbows are one of the great visual wonders of our colorful world. They are very familiar to most, but because of the particular conditions in which they form, it is rare to catch a glimpse of their vivid colors, and even harder to capture one on film.

Here is a collection of impressive rainbow photos, and a little information about how they form and the different variations that can be seen.

Rainbows

Rainbows can be observed whenever there are water drops in the air and sunlight shining from behind at a low altitude angle. The most spectacular rainbow displays happen when half of the sky is still dark with raining clouds and the observer is at a spot with clear sky in the direction of the Sun. The result is a luminous rainbow that contrasts with the darkened background, it might even be possible to see a  second arc with an inverse order of colors.

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A rainbow spans a continuous spectrum of colours; the discrete bands are an artefact of human colour vision. The most commonly cited and remembered sequence, in English, is Newton's sevenfold red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet (popularly memorized by mnemonics like Roy G. Biv). Rainbows can be caused by other forms of water than rain, including mist, spray, and dew.

Fashion

Chuni Churi Scarf Collection

Chuni Churi

Chuni Churi is a collection of Indian accessories created by Payal Luthra, a designer living in Brooklyn, New York.

Illustrations

Google Street View Sketches

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Google Street View Sketches by Lehel Kovacs

Digital Art

Thomas Tibitanzi

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Thanks to Nikolas for the suggestion.

Products

Naked Binders

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The Project Binder is a bare board Naked Binder with a spine wrap of durable library-grade 100% cotton book-binding cloth to add color and protection. Made from 97% post-consumer 100% recycled board, these bare board binders are 100% easily recyclable.

Reds, oranges and browns, these are the colors that are associated withautumn. Though it is not that time of year I wish it was because it is so crisp and fresh. These colors seem to be comforting and cozy. You can usually find a variety of items with many color variations. I hope that you enjoy the selected items in this image.

What are your thoughts on reds, oranges and browns?

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As part of the work created for his recent show, Concoction, at Rotofugi Gallery, Chicago artist Chad Kouri took inspiration from the spectrum and put together this series of collages. To admire or acquire this series or other work from Concoction jump over to Rotofugi or contact the artist.

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Color Inspiration from mid-century kitchens.

To create an inspired palette from these, or any, images, simply copy the image's URL (right click) and paste it under the "Photo" tab in PHOTOCOPA.

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The Ancient Egyptians had a rich culture full of advance communication, art & science. We know all this because of the record they left behind, but what we might not realize is how important color symbolism was to them, and how color plays an integral part in understanding that history. Color was often used purely as symbolism, rather then for realistic accuracy of a subject. A king might be painted with black skin, but it was only to assure the fertility of the land to his subjects, as black was used to symbolize fertility. Many other examples like this exist throughout their culture. By taking a look at the meanings behind each color, maybe we can gain a better understanding of this, or any, culture. Egyptian Color Symbolism

Here are some Egyptian color symbolism theories broken down by color.

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The Egyptian palette  was made up of six colors all created from minerals: red (desher), green (wadj), blue (khesbedj and irtiu), yellow (kenit and khenet), black (khem or kem), and white (shesep and hedj).

Blue & Green color palettes from across the web.

To create an inspired palette from any of these images, or any image on the web, simply copy the image's URL (right click) and paste it under the "Photo" tab in PHOTOCOPA.

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The ColorAdd® system was developed by designer Miguel Neiva to allow those who suffer from different types of colorblindness to easily identify colors, and allowing them to interact with certainty in situations where color plays a key role like in navigation, reference and organization.

Code Development

Each primary color of the code is associated to three forms which represent red, yellow and blue, from these three that the code is developed.

This will allow the individual to simply connect the colors and its subsequent division into different colors with no memorizing effort, through mixing simple forms combined with the elementary chromatic combinations.