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		Thorentis on Nov 21, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: A color picker for named web colors Why on earth do both lawngreen and chartreuse exist? I can barely if at all tell the difference on my phone screen. Regardless, I love this, and love using named colors when prototyping.

quickthrower2 on Nov 22, 2022 [–]

Yeah they look the same to me on PC. I can make out the difference between the off-whites though.

I read it as Chart Reuse. But it of course not that, it is a French word.

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