Artists invented the first pigments—a combination of soil, animal fat, burnt charcoal, and chalk—as early as 40,000 years ago

creating a basic palette of five colors: red, yellow, brown, black, and white.

Colour is like pepper and salt; use it with great care and knowledge

A foundation of neutral colours

the addition of preferably 1 single colour

In 1927 the German Reichs-Ausschuß für Lieferbedingungen und Gütesicherung (Imperial Commission for Delivery Terms and Quality Assurance) invented a collection of forty colours under the name of “RAL 840”.

Prior to that date manufacturers and customers had to exchange samples to describe a tint, whereas from then on they would rely on numbers.

this code for Yellow Orange has become a trademark of many |en|en projects

the basic colour of the |en|en HQ