Peachpuffs and Lemonchiffons
summary
History and evidence: the named web colors come from X10/X11 work starting 1987 with 69 colors then 138 entries, later a patch added 101 grays that became 202 via misspellings, many names lifted from a 72‑crayon collector box, values tuned to a single HP monitor, Sandy Brown appears in two commits, browsers now accept grey spellings, CSS3/Color Level 4 codifies them, Navajo White is FFDEAD, and repeated debates over inconsistent naming and questionable cultural origins drive standards conflict.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Intro
- 4:45Gray
- 6:58Sandy Brown
- 13:25Navajo White Indian Red
- 15:27Color Krantz
- 18:34CSS
- 21:03X11 Colors
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