Stone Lantern
Hex colourful reference: #ffcfab A colourful note: peach is a delicate colour, named after the pale internal flesh of a peach fruit. The first recorded use of this name as […]
Very Potty
. Hex colour reference: #faa76c A colourful note: tan entered as one of Crayola’s new colours in 1958. The first written use of tan as a colour name in English […]
The Bard
Close to the Globe Theatre on the south bank of the Thames, you can now find a bright mural of Shakespeare. This colorful piece is the work of Australian […]
Room with a View
Practical info: art’otel Budapest, Bem Rakpart 16-19, Budapest H-1011 Hex colour reference: #d68a59 A colourful note: sienna’s shades of orange and red come from a mix of iron oxide and […]
On the Street
Hex colour ref: efcdb8 A colourful note: the origins of the colour name desert sand are apparent when you observe how accurately it resembles the Saharan sand. Interestingly, it was used by General […]
Francophilia
Cienfuegos was founded in 1819 by a French émigré from Louisiana. Don Louis D’Clouet brought in other French families from the USA and from Bordeaux, and the influence of […]
His Heart is in his Hands
This piece is the work of British artist Greg Stobbs of Squirlart, who are based in Kent. Hex colour reference: #9f8170 A colourful note: Crayola’s beaver shade joined […]
London bridge at Night
Hex colour reference: #ffa474 A colourful note: atomic tangerine became a Crayola colour in 1997 (quite a mild colour given its intense name) and in 1995-2007 there was a […]
Relaxing in the Sun
Hex colour reference: FF8243 A colourful note: this bright and bold shade of orange was issued by Crayola in 2003 under the name Mango Tango. That year was the 100th anniversary of […]
A Burning Dawn
. Hex colour reference: #ff7f49 A colourful note: A Dictionary of Color by Maerz and Paul informs us that burnt orange has been used as a colour name since 1915. […]
Trendy Lippy
Our guide at El Paraiso, an organic finca, spoke excellent English, gave us an educational tour around the gardens and kept us highly amused. That very trendy makeup comes from a shrub […]
Travel with Intent 