RED
crimson, vermilion
fire & blood
ripe & bold
longwave deep
EARTH
orange, brown, pink, tan, olive, ocher, umber, ecru, beige
mineral tones
fauna: animal life
skin & fur
YELLOW
amber to lemon
warm light
solar radiance
brightest hues in daylight vision
minus blue
LEAFGREEN
ten thousand greens
spring into summer
bursting life, growing, flourishing
flora: gaias glorious cloak
photosynthesis
middlewave deep
abundant
SEAGREEN
aqua, cerulean, cyan, teal
cool light
lunar reflection
brightest hues in twilight vision
oceanic depth
minus red
BLUE
ultramarine, cobalt, lapis lazuli
water, sky, silence, coolness
luminous darkness
shortwave deep
VIOLET
transformation
conjunction of opposites
minus green
rare
GRAY
neutral, calm, dormant, bones
deadwood, ashes, sand