• Björn Tantau@swg-empire.de
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    18 days ago

    Brown is actually dark orange. It just became its own thing when we gave it a distinct name. So people who know more color names really can see more colors.

    • Justin@lemmy.jlh.name
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      18 days ago

      darker than what? There is no such thing as dark light, colors like brown and pink that are lighter or darker require a comparison point to see

      • Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
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        18 days ago

        you’ve somehow managed to explain it without understanding it, the whole point is that brown only exists in contrast to other colours.

        Brown means “orange that is darker than surrounding colours”

    • Optional@lemmy.world
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      18 days ago

      lighted-display (like a monitor or TV) of brown is dark orange, yes.

      In the actual, real, no the physical world, the one you wake up in before getting on the lighted rectangles, brown is a real color.

    • ReCursing@feddit.uk
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      18 days ago

      No it’s not. Orangey-brown is kinda dark orange I guess, but greenish brown is certainly not

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          18 days ago

          It doesn’t exist. Nor does brown. It’s all just orange, but with extra context. Here is a video you should watch that will be exploring the color brown.

          • Kichae@lemmy.ca
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            18 days ago

            I can smell a Technology Connections link from a mile away, apparently.