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HTML Color Name Generator

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Funax built an HTML Color Name Generator to derive RGB hex code from a physical objects -

I can decide the HTML color name without looking at color charts.
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PC side software was built with Processing. This stapler's color is Cadet Blue. Ok?

Ok! - HTML Color Name Generator on Flickr

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Posted by: Jeff on July 23, 2008 at 1:24 PM

That color doesn't look like it really matches.

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Posted by: Collin Cunningham on July 27, 2008 at 12:30 PM

it's a relative approximation from the available list of web colors

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