The Average Color of the Universe

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The Average Color of the Universe

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Picture a bright blue ball just spinning, spinning free
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'Well, the thing about a Black Hole – its main distinguishing feature - is it's black. And the thing about space, your basic space colour is black.


...better not be obscure..... :P
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Ha ha! I was about to humorously suggest that the universe was beige and then I read the article attached to the pic and found out I was right!
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I sat there a few seconds waiting for the picture to load. Until I realized it already had.
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"Beige"? looks like - ack - Magnolia to me!
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I like magnolias... even if they are messy.
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Hey, that is exactly the color of my shed! I'll have to start calling it the Universal Toolshed.
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Oooo, new desktop background.
I feel like I am contributing to the color of the universe now.
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In case anyone's wondering, the Universe is Benjamin Moore Linen White. I know. I have a background in paint mixing.
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emmline wrote:In case anyone's wondering, the Universe is Benjamin Moore Linen White. I know. I have a background in paint mixing.
Ha! I am sorry to disagree, but it is BM Milkyway 2018-70. Of course my monitor might be displaying the color incorrectly.
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Denny wrote:Image
Is this about right? Yep. Color #FFFFBF on the font color palette. I wonder what the letters stand for. The B's probably for "beige", anyway.
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Nanohedron wrote:Is this about right? Yep. Color #FFFFBF on the font color palette. I wonder what the letters stand for. The B's probably for "beige", anyway.
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Denny wrote:
Nanohedron wrote:Is this about right? Yep. Color #FFFFBF on the font color palette. I wonder what the letters stand for. The B's probably for "beige", anyway.
base 16 numbering system (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F) called hexadecimal
Oh. I thought maybe "FFFFBF" stood for something like "Fantastically Fabulous Fine Fur (of) Bichon Frisé
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Nanohedron wrote:Color #FFFFBF on the font color palette. I wonder what the letters stand for. The B's probably for "beige", anyway.
Funky, funky, funky, funky beige. Funky!

Actually, my color picker says it's #FFF8E6 on the RGB palette. But that ruins the jokes.
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MTGuru wrote:
Nanohedron wrote:Color #FFFFBF on the font color palette. I wonder what the letters stand for. The B's probably for "beige", anyway.
Funky, funky, funky, funky beige. Funky!

Actually, my color picker says it's #FFF8E6 on the RGB palette. But that ruins the jokes.
One person's Benjamin Moore Linen White is another's Magnolia is another's Bones-of-Beige is another's Whiter Shade of Pale.
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