Color Dictionary app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: Vais Salikhov
First release : 03 Nov 2009
App size: 382.25 Kb
Ever wondered what a particular color looks like? Look it up in the Color Dictionary!
Color Dictionary works just like a regular dictionary, but instead of giving you definitions of words, it shows you the colors whose names match your query. In addition to actually seeing the colors, you get their definitions in terms of standard named hues, degrees of saturation, and brightness, as well as their synonyms - other color names that refer to the same standard color. Technically speaking, Color Dictionary maps thousands of color names to the 267 NBS/ISCC standard centroid colors originally identified by the National Bureau of Standards.
Data used in this Color Dictionary is derived from the work of John Foster, which is in turn based on the work of David Mundie, which itself was based on the work of the researchers at the National Bureau of Standards. Thanks to Aubrey Jaffer for his exhaustive research on Color-Name Dictionaries, and very special thanks to John Foster for the permission to use his data on NBS Centroids and Color Names to create this Color Dictionary application.
Data used in this Color Dictionary is made openly available on the Color Dictionary website: http://colordictionary.heroku.com
Latest reviews of Color Dictionary app for iPhone and iPad
The title says it all
Freezes when you use the dictionary, otherwise fairly comprehensive and simple to use. Would rather just type in a color, like blue for instance, and see all the names that come under that category listed. Example: blue~aqua, turquoise, lapis, etc. Included in this list could be names of objects like jay-bird blue, peacock-blue, etc. This would make it easier to find the right color synonym. I do like that the actual color is there to see. Also, could you make this in landscape mode for the iPad? If you were able to meet these expectations, I would be willing to pay more for it.