What is a good singular name for the color light blue?

by Heisenberg Posted 2012/07/11 04:37:59

Related Topics: Baby, White, Name, Light, Call, color

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		Cerulean
		Azure
		Sky
		Cornflower
		Carolina
		Celeste
		Columbia
		Undecided (Please leave a comment)

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	Cerulean	1 vote	4%
	Azure	3 votes	12%
	Sky	9 votes	35%
	Cornflower	2 votes	8%
	Carolina	0 votes	0%
	Celeste	3 votes	12%
	Columbia	0 votes	0%
	Undecided	8 votes	31%

After all, it is a secondary color mixed with blue and white. Most people I hear call it powder blue, light blue, electric blue, or baby blue. What do you think would be a good name for it?

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karrie 2013/04/07 01:57:06

Cerulean

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Cerulean just kinda stands out for this color it definitely fits it.

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Heisenberg to karrie 2013/04/07 03:52:05

That it certainly does. Thanks for answering.

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-Kezzi Evanescence- 2013/01/30 10:20:35

Sky

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sky blue

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Heisenberg to -Kezzi ... 2013/01/30 12:27:55

Thanks for answering.

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Sid♥ 2013/01/30 06:29:47

Sky

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Sky blue.

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Heisenberg to Sid♥ 2013/01/30 06:31:20

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That might work. I love that color, too. =)

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John Duffee 2012/07/12 07:02:24

Azure

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No cyan?

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Heisenberg to John Du... 2012/07/12 07:02:55 (edited)

Cyan is more of a bright bluish-green color.

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flaca BN-0 2012/07/11 17:01:31

Undecided

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the russians have a name for light blue: goluboy dark blue they call siniy
that'd work.

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Heisenberg to flaca BN-0 2012/07/11 17:17:11

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That sounds perfect. I would love it if they anglicized both those words. We borrowed many from French, so why not?

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Vision of Verve 2012/07/11 14:24:37
Heisenberg to Vision ... 2012/07/11 17:17:34

+1
I'm sure you aren't the only one who has.

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Shawna 2012/07/11 05:52:15

Undecided

+1
Susan

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Heisenberg to Shawna 2012/07/11 05:53:05

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Hahaha! Cute one!

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Dolly 2012/07/11 05:51:32

Sky

+1

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Heisenberg to Dolly 2012/07/11 05:53:31

That's a good one. I love this color, you see. It's one of my all-time favorites.

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Marcus Clark 2012/07/11 05:12:45

Undecided

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That would depend on which shade of light blue. All of the above are in that category. There is not a singular name that encompasses the entire spectrum of light blue.

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Heisenberg to Marcus ... 2012/07/11 05:13:15

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Well red and white make pink which comes in many different shades, so I figure why not?

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Marcus ... to Heisenberg 2012/07/11 05:23:13

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Because no one has yet coined a word to cover it. At least not one that has stuck. All existing words that refer to a shade of light blue refer to a specific shade (or narrow band of shades) so it would have to be a new word. Give it a go. Make something up. Maybe you'll be famous someday, (probably generations after your dead.)

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Heisenberg to Marcus ... 2012/07/11 05:25:34

Thank you! That's why I put this poll up in the first place. :)

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KarenInKenoshaWisconsin 2012/07/11 05:09:03

Undecided

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The human eye can see up to 10 million colors and a lot of them are some shade of light blue. Not everyone has equal ability to differentiate all those colors, of course.

Why on earth would anyone want to use one shade of light blue to be represent all colors that are some shade of light blue?

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Heisenberg to KarenIn... 2012/07/11 05:11:36

Because it's easier to remember. The same reason why they used the name of a shade of red mixed with white and called it "pink" and why they call black and white mixed together "gray" while brown and white make "beige."

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KarenIn... to Heisenberg 2012/07/11 05:13:57

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Well, you have light blue. Trying to make it more specific is where it goes wrong.

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Heisenberg to KarenIn... 2012/07/11 05:25:59

Well sometimes things sound more catchy with singular names.

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Your Favorite Nerd Guru 2012/07/11 04:38:42

Undecided

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Aqua

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Heisenberg to Your Fa... 2012/07/11 04:40:41

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That's a good one, but I think aqua is more of a light green.

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Your Fa... to Heisenberg 2012/07/11 04:41:10

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Maybe...

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