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Colour Stories

BRITISH COLOUR STANDARD - Pigeon Grey No. 368
A colour standardised in 1934, from the colour of the feathers of the bird.

BRITISH COLOUR STANDARD - Nanking Blue No. 140
A seasonal colour name introduced in 1936 to describe a blue colour found in Chinese silks.

BRITISH COLOUR STANDARD - Amethyst Violet No. 159
A colour name which has been in use since the middle of the sixteenth century, representing a hue of the precious stone determined in 1938. Amethyst comes from the Greek...