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The color of numbers?

Posted: 2004-03-21 11:20pm
by justifier
This is inspired by a conversation I had in math class.

When you think of certain numbers do you think of or see them as certain colors? Some numbers I get nothing specific, but for some the association is very strong.
As an example one through ten:
1-Black
2-Blue
3-Yellow
4-Purple
5-Red
6-Blue
7-Orange
8-Green
9-Blue
10-Black

Posted: 2004-03-21 11:22pm
by Gandalf
I get nothing like this.

Posted: 2004-03-21 11:29pm
by Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi
Me neither. I guess it's something that gets into your head when you think of it too much.

Posted: 2004-03-22 12:36am
by Howedar
0 Black
1 Brown
2 Red
3 Orange
4 Yellow
5 Green
6 Blue
7 Violet
8 Gray
9 White

Posted: 2004-03-22 01:46am
by XaLEv
Fascinating. I can't say I've experienced this, specifically, I have experienced something similar. I started a thread about it here.

Posted: 2004-03-22 02:54am
by Hobot
I'm kind of tired at the moment so these colours will probablly be weird...

0 - white
1 - black
2 - yellow
3 - red
4 - orange (I think..)
5 - green
6 - almost purple, maybe magenta
7 - light blue
8 - green
9 - violet

Posted: 2004-03-22 02:57am
by Spanky The Dolphin
I don't get it... :|

Posted: 2004-03-22 03:11am
by ArmorPierce
Might have something to do with number charts and what color they were when you learned them as a child.

Posted: 2004-03-22 07:57am
by Psycho Smiley
I sort of do this, too, but with ranges of colors, ie. 20-29 are shades of green, 30-39 are shades of blue, probably because 2 is green and 3 is blue. I also do it with words. I remember making a list of words that were particular "colors" when I was younger. My parents thought I was nuts. :)

Posted: 2004-03-22 10:28am
by Ravenwing
i imagine shapes when it comes to words or similar, kinda strange really but other than 28 as dark blue, my numbers stay black i suppose

Posted: 2004-03-22 11:07am
by General Zod
never really thought of numbers in terms of colors. though if i had to put 'em together, i'd probably come up with something like this:

0 - Black
1 - White
2 - Blue
3 - Green
4 - Red
5 - Yellow
6 - Orange
7 - Purple
8 - Pink
9 - Cyan

black and white are appropriate for 0 and 1 to me, as they represent on and off. then blue, green and red, for the three base colors. yellow, purple, and pink represent the more common combinations of the three base colors, as does cyan.

Posted: 2004-03-22 11:25am
by phongn
FFFFFF == White
FF0000 == Red
00FF00 == Blue
0000FF == Green
000000 == Black

:wink:

Posted: 2004-03-22 11:33am
by Comosicus
phongn wrote:FFFFFF == White
FF0000 == Red
00FF00 == Blue
0000FF == Green
00000 == Black

:wink:


Black is 000000 :mrgreen:

You are really passionate about the Internet.

Posted: 2004-03-22 11:48am
by Peregrin Toker
0 - I don't know...
1 - White
2 - Red
3 - Green
4 - Yellow
5 - Light blue
6 - Purple
7 - yellow again
8 - burgundy
9 - olive

Posted: 2004-03-22 11:57am
by phongn
Comosicus wrote:Black is 000000 :mrgreen:
Exactly as I wrote ;)
You are really passionate about the Internet.
No, those number codes are normal for 8-bit/channel color.

Posted: 2004-03-22 12:07pm
by Sir Sirius
0-9 = Black on a white backround.

Posted: 2004-03-22 02:10pm
by Mad
0 - Black
1 - Blue
2 - Green
3 - Cyan
4 - Red
5 - Magenta
6 - Brown
7 - White
8 - Gray
9 - Light Blue
10 - Light Green
11 - Light Cyan
12 - Light Red
13 - Light Magenta
14 - Yellow
15 - Bright White

:mrgreen:

Okay, seriously, no, I don't associate colors with numbers. I do associate lack of color with music, though. (Some songs are "black" while others aren't. Anyway...)

Posted: 2004-03-22 02:46pm
by Thag
Black-FS37038
White-FS37886
Red-FS31136
Green-FS34138
Yellow-FS33538
Blue-FS35052
Brown-FS30109
Silver-FS17178
Grey-FS36307

:D

Posted: 2004-03-22 02:54pm
by salm
1 = yellow
2 = blaue
3 = red
4 = purple
5 = orange
6 = green
7 = brown
8 = black

but that may be because i play pool regularly

Posted: 2004-03-22 02:54pm
by Mayabird
In psychology what you're talking about (colors with numbers/letters/words) is called synethesia, meaning "To perceive together."

If you're not bored enough from my description (or perhaps, too bored at the moment), here is a link to info about it.

Posted: 2004-03-22 03:48pm
by Oni Koneko Damien
Hmm,

0 = Nothing
1 = Red
sqrt(2) = White
2 = Blue
3 = Light blue/Aquamarine
pi = Ultraviolet
sqrt(-1) = The Colour out of Space

-Damien

Posted: 2004-03-22 04:42pm
by Psycho Smiley
Mayabird wrote:here is a link to info about it.
Gaaah! It burns! :x

I was going to read about it, but with those godawful background and text combinations, forget it.

Posted: 2004-03-22 05:01pm
by Andrew J.
8 is kinda purplish, but that's it.

Posted: 2004-03-22 06:14pm
by Comosicus
phongn wrote:
Comosicus wrote:Black is 000000 :mrgreen:
Exactly as I wrote ;)
You are really passionate about the Internet.
No, those number codes are normal for 8-bit/channel color.
You skipped a 0 in your first post. Hence my observation.

And the same format is used for html color.

:D

Posted: 2004-03-22 08:06pm
by muse
Howedar wrote:0 Black
1 Brown
2 Red
3 Orange
4 Yellow
5 Green
6 Blue
7 Violet
8 Gray
9 White
Resistor colour codes...are you in electronics by any chance?
BTW, you know in you're in trouble when know the tolerance bands too...