operator palette

Color is a
command(ing) language.

An opinionated library of phrases that resolve into art majors' descriptions of ephemeral things.

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The library

Speak naturally. Glow specifically.


`chartruese`	Chartreuse	`ch`	`#7FFF00`
`camoflauge`	Camouflage	`ca`	`#78866B`
`unicorn dust`	Soft lavender sparkle	`ud`	`#E6A8FF`
`halloween`	Pumpkin orange	`ha`	`#FF6B00`
`slime bucket`	Sickly slime green	`sb`	`#9ACD32`
`old plumbing`	Oxidized-copper verdigris	`op`	`#4F756C`
`gifted scholar`	Fountain-pen academic blue	`gs`	`#354B8C`
`yesterday's cloud formation`	Faded blue-gray	`yscf`	`#9EADBA`
`ex-girlfriend but you'll always still love her`	Dusty rose, fond but bruised	`eglas`	`#B76E79`
`fool's gold, but trick's on you - it turned out to be real gold`	Real gold	`fsgts`	`#D4AF37`
`forgotten swimsuit`	Sun-faded poolside turquoise	`fs`	`#65C6C4`
`punk rock rollerskate`	Electric hot magenta	`prr`	`#FF2DAA`
`the beatles' imperfect morning`	Mellow early-morning gold	`bim`	`#D6B86B`
`dry waterslide in autumn`	Weathered burnt orange	`dwa`	`#B85C38`
`narwhal sweat`	Deep, inky dark blue	`ns`	`#0B1F3A`
`massachusetts when it's cold at night`	Cold Atlantic slate blue	`mscan`	`#2C3A4F`
`london train tunnel`	Sooty blue-black rail tunnel	`ltt`	`#262B33`
`that girl from sophomore year's cubic zirconia ring finger ring`	Glinty cool lavender-silver	`gsysc`	`#D8D0E8`
`wawa hoagie sandwich`	Roast-meat reddish brown	`whs`	`#9A4F2D`
`space dolphin jetpack engaged`	Bright jetpack cyan	`sdje`	`#27D9FF`
`classic chesspiece at depth`	Deep ebony blue-black	`ccad`	`#1C2433`
`rug corner kicked back cool`	Muted, relaxed rug teal	`rckbc`	`#527F7A`
`honeyed matchbooks that won't light`	Unlit honey amber	`hmwtl`	`#A56625`
`hard boiled hard thrown`	Scuffed eggshell khaki	`hbht`	`#D2C79E`
`just under acceptable PSI`	Tense gauge amber	`juap`	`#C97922`
`no way that can be real`	Impossible showroom cyan	`wcbr`	`#7FE9FF`
`fragile doesn't translate`	Untranslatable handling blue	`fdtt`	`#8FA4B3`
`a man, a plan, a canal, persians`	Palindromic canal indigo	`mpcp`	`#5C4F86`
`lazy eye`	Wandering iris hazel	`le`	`#907856`
`i wore shorts when no-one else did`	Cold-weather shorts optimism	`iwsd`	`#AFC7D6`
`golf course by a colorblind dog`	Canine fairway ochre	`gcbcd`	`#B8A66A`
`what's left is right`	Directional paradox violet	`wslr`	`#6B5CA5`
`backyard rocket science`	Backyard rocket blue	`brs`	`#3E72D8`
`piano keys reduced by 87`	Lone-key ivory	`pkrb8`	`#F0E8D2`
`goatee on a gorgeous girl`	Velvet chin shadow	`ggg`	`#5B493D`
`penguins on the north pole`	Misplaced penguin frost	`pnp`	`#C6E4F1`
`microwave dinner`	Aluminum-foil gravy gray	`md`	`#8B8A85`
`sleet through the trees`	Sleet-filtered winter blue	`stt`	`#AABCC8`
`suffering succotash`	Aggrieved lima green	`ss`	`#A7B83E`
`dead right`	Unarguable oxblood	`dr`	`#5A1720`
`lonesome celebrity`	Afterparty lavender	`lc`	`#8B7CA8`
`tension when no-one else cares`	Unshared tension mauve	`tc`	`#76586E`
`amalfi coast need a bathroom, now`	Cobalt emergency blue	`acnbn`	`#1B78A6`
`tons of gems but busted NES console`	Cartridge jewel teal	`tgbnc`	`#2F9D98`
`tell me you love me`	Unconditional porchlight gold	`tmlm`	`#F2C66D`
`dressed myself today`	Competent cardigan green	`dmt`	`#7F9A78`
`an orange in a centrifuge`	Citrus G-force orange	`oc`	`#FF6A17`
`my engineer uncle`	Caliper blue	`eu`	`#63798A`
`a horse that dreams`	Moonlit mane blue	`hd`	`#7B88B6`
`dusty piece of toasted bread`	Crumb suede tan	`dptb`	`#B8946A`
`drinking from a garden hose`	Hosewater green	`dgh`	`#6FAE99`
`broken guitar string`	Snapped nickel silver	`bgs`	`#9AA3A7`
`living alone on a planet with everything you need`	Sufficient solitude blue	`lapen`	`#5F8294`
`lost tooth, found happiness`	Tooth-fairy silver	`ltfh`	`#D8D8CE`
`walking to class with the hottest girl in it`	Hallway supernova rose	`wchg`	`#E6A1B5`
`unmanned writing utensil`	Autonomous biro blue	`uwu`	`#3E5F9D`
`bend to squares, five to six times`	Folded-instruction blue	`bst`	`#7293B8`
`a modern cabin in the future`	Solar cedar gray	`mcf`	`#879A91`
`lost my pants`	Public-embarrassment rose	`lp`	`#E4879D`
`dug a hole to find nothing`	Hollow earth umber	`dhfn`	`#756759`
`eating fruit but wanting vegetables`	Nutritional longing green	`efwv`	`#8CAA5B`
`tenugui diaper`	Indigo cloth compromise	`td`	`#51657A`
`goldfish became a monster`	Menacing aquarium orange	`gbm`	`#E95325`
`awesome cologne built on bad smells`	Reformed musk amber	`acbbs`	`#A8754B`
`catch this lemon`	Incoming lemon yellow	`ctl`	`#F1E83A`
`ovary fireworks`	Biological fireworks magenta	`of`	`#EE6CAC`
`beach to hospital`	Sea-glass triage teal	`bth`	`#72B4AE`
`atlantis in a midwest backyard`	Submerged-lawn Atlantis teal	`aimb`	`#2D9CAA`
`mercury pancakes`	Breakfast-metal silver	`mp`	`#A7B3BE`
`ebony elbows`	Elbow-polish umber	`ee`	`#2B201C`
`three quarters full vacuum`	Dust-bag ivory	`tqfv`	`#C8C0A8`
`mood ring lost in the grass`	Tarnished-oracle green	`mrlitg`	`#72885B`
`broken opal repaired on a dream`	Dream-mended opal violet	`boroad`	`#C8B5D9`
`scroll-driven breath power decay`	Velocity afterimage blue	`sdbpd`	`#6F8FA6`
`gorgeous 72`	Blue-hour applause violet	`g72`	`#6F72FF`
`magical 96`	Potion-screen ultraviolet	`m96`	`#8A5CFF`
`humans are the primary editors`	Kindly proofreader green	`hatpe`	`#A6C96A`
`specimen drawer`	Catalog-card walnut	`sd`	`#8B7355`