21/9/12

A través del bloc de xkcd.

Color Name Survey

I'd like your help for a color name survey! The survey shows you colors, and you type a name (word or phrase) you might use for that color. The names can be as broad or specific as you want. The survey is here:

http://aram.xkcd.com/color/

My friend Elizabeth (relsqui on #xkcd) wrote the frontend. I'm doing the analysis, though I won't go too deeply into the details or purpose (to the extent that it has one) for now so as not to bias peoples' answers. Of course, RGB is a small and relative color space which varies depending on the device displaying it, so this survey has its limits, but it's produced some cool data so far.

If any of you want to help, you can fill out a few quick questions (don't worry if you don't know the answers—they're highly optional and just help with calibration) and then come up with color names. There's no end to the survey; the more you answer, the better the data. Thanks!