| The first instrument
ever designed to measure color was developed in 1880 by Joseph Lovibond,
a British brewer, to ensure that the beer he produced was a consistent
color.
White is sometimes described
as an absence of color, although it does appear in different shades - for
example, with a faint yellow or blue tinge. It is most strongly linked
with light, which allows us to see all of the other colors.
Many people believe colors
are in your dreams as a form of healing or guidance and that negative
shades and negative combinations of colors are a reflections of your fears
and reservations about such healing and guidance.
Today, the world is a very
colorful place. But it wasn't always that way. Binney & Smith, the
company that makes Crayola® products, played a big role in coloring
our world. In the late 1800s, it was Binney & Smith's red oxide pigments
that were used to make paint for what has become a timeless symbol of America
— the classic red barn! *[1]
To date, Crayola has made
over 100 billion crayons. The makers of Crayola crayons produce more than
2 billion crayons each year, an average of 5 million crayons each day.
That's enough crayons to make one giant statue 100 feet taller than the
Statue of Liberty.
Mr. Rogers's favorite Crayola
crayon is lemon yellow. Unfortunately for him, lemon yellow has been retired.
Some other celebrity favorites: Billy Crystal, burnt sienna; Bryan Adams,
denim; Whoopi Goldberg, magenta; Mike Myers, blue; Charles Schulz, copper;
Candice Bergen, dandelion; and Marilyn Quayle, sky blue. |