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