Colors Challenge – 13 Colors You’ve Probably Never Heard Of Before (2 of 3)

Burlywood

Burlywood is a light shade of brown – quite similar to khakis – and derives its name from a similar colored wood. Burlywood is quite a balanced color on the RGB color chart, with 87.1 percent red, 52.9 percent blue, and 72.2 percent green.

Celadon

First of all, can we all agree to the fact that celadon is indeed a truly beautiful color. And it has always been considered a very special color. In fact, it was once reserved only for the royals, who wore it on the special occasions. This pale green hue is a shade of 67.5 percent red, 68.6 percent blue, and 88.2 percent green on the RGB color chart.

Aureolin

You might have heard of aureolin if you’re a painter, as it is extensively used in painting. Aureolin is a straw, transparent, ochre like yellow hue with a rich greenish undertone, according to Michael Harding, an oil paint company. The color is quite similar to how cobalt yellow looks, and was produced for the first time in the early 1850s to replace gamboge, which apparently earned a bad name after the sap after which it was named started affecting people’s health adversely.

Glaucous

RGB color chart has glaucous as a color with 71.4 percent blue, 51 percent green, and 37.6 percent red. And if you look at this color, you would realize that it looks something like a wintry mix, and so it doesn’t really surprise us that the term “glaucous” literally translates to “having waxy or powdery coating that gives a wintry appearance”.