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Root825997ySimilarly, `lightskyblue` (#87cefa) isn't a lighter `skyblue` (#87ceeb) -- it just looks a little less green.
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Root825997y@Letmecode oh, one of the distros I've used recently (Ubuntu?) had apparently fixed this in its color selector/etc. by swapping the values. The thought of inconsistencies annoyed me, but it was fixed, so... not really sure how I felt about it. Probably best to leave it incorrect.
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Am I the only one only using these color names for white and black? ^^
else i quickly guess a 3 digit code -
namnbyte5357yAlways thought written colours is for those not yet mastered how to read/write hex values
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Root825997y@namnbyte No. They're just for convenience.
An added benefit is that they (at least somewhat) encourage a consistent set of colors across the web.
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