Colors names have more in common with the melodic descriptions of wine than with a box of crayons.

Colors names have more in common with the melodic descriptions of wine than with a box of crayons.
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The hues of spring 2005 evoke Mother Nature with names like flame, blue turquoise, coral reef and kelp.
It's purely intentional, according to the people at Pantone, the New Jersey-based company considered the global authority on color.
Pantone surveyed designers for the top 10 colors of spring.
The selection of colors dovetails with the season's new bohemian look. The colors inspire passion and hedonism, but conjure the earth and water.
Signature color
Consider blue turquoise a color that is equal parts tranquil Mediterranean Sea and open-range American Southwest. Michael Kors uses it as a signature color.
Colors names have more in common with the melodic descriptions of wine in the movie "Sideways" than with a box of crayons. Delft? It's true blue with purple overtones. Flame is a warm poppy red. Kelp is yellow green heading toward khaki but with more complexity than khaki, says Women's Wear Daily.
Others -- slate gray and vibrant green -- take their cues from the rain forest. Flat colors are plumped and energized by the landscape they suggest. Aurora is a luminous yellow, a suggestion of the light phenomenon visible in the night sky. Begonia pink (last year's pink promise continues) and sweet lavender conjure petal perfect flowers. Look at the spring collections of Cynthia Rowley and Ellen Tracy for evidence.
Bold statement
Hues are meant to be thrown together without a second thought or blended in bold prints -- African, Navajo, floral and geometric. Patterns can be mixed or matched -- at least on the runway -- maybe not so much in real life unless you're very brave.
Names of colors may be less consistent than the colors themselves. What www.style.com, the Web site for Vogue and W magazines calls blue turquoise, Marie Claire calls aquatic blue-green - lush and calming like a trip to the Caribbean.
Marie Claire likes the color so much that it has declared blue-green "the new black," although a second look at the spring runway shows indicates that the new black, oddly enough, is white.