Talk:Crimson
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Looks scarlet to me Wetman 09:52, 29 Apr 2004 (UTC)
How authoritative is the color box here? I agree that this doesn't look anything like what I would expect crimson to look like. Dystopos 23:13, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
- Here's what the University of Alabama specifies as crimson for its "visual identity" [1] : "Whenever a red or crimson is used, it must be PMS 201 or one of the following equivalents: RGB: r = 177, g = 0, b = 33, CMYK: C = 0, M = 100, Y = 63, K = 29" - which is a much darker value than the one indicated in this article. Dystopos 23:28, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
- Harvard University also uses a dark, less saturated crimson: "Generally, for print pieces we use the Pantone Matching System (PMS). To specify the color, tell the printer or designer to use PMS 201, alternatively PMS 187. On the Web, both #990000 and #800000 (hexadecimal) are in wide use throughout KSG and university sites." [2] Dystopos 23:33, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
Perhaps it should be noted also that crimson is a darker shade of red. I'm not sure what the writer meant by strong. - Phil
