These are the 'Surprising Colors' used in: 'Color Harmony by Hideaki Chijiiwa, Rockport Publishers 1987 ISBN 0-935603-06-9
DIC stands for Dai Nippon Ink Color. See Color Strips to convert the DIC number to RGB
Combinations of colors that we don't often see in life makes for a surprising combination. Remember though, we will quickly get used to a scheme, and then it will be no longer surprising, so change is the essence of surprise! The process colors of cyan, magenta, and yellow are three that we don't see often in every day life, so these colors tend to feature when we want to surprise!
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210
5 |
2
151 |
151
33 |
151
12 |
497
12 |
151
208 |
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454
170 |
151
210 |
182
215 |
151
189 |
151
156 |
172
156 |
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144
166 |
189
170 |
151
166 |
375
156 |
189
373 |
151
373 |
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21
12
82 |
189
19
215 |
189
208
292 |
151
436
166 |
454
170
156 |
189
172
207 |
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151
215
208 |
151
381
84 |
151
144
166 |
151
172
82 |
151
215
166 |
189
215
166 |
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151
172
84 |
189
166
156 |
151
170
82 |
544
172
113 |
544
179
82 |
189
126
133 |