[HN Gopher] Hexwords: Hex colors that are similar to words
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Hexwords: Hex colors that are similar to words
Author : cialowicz
Score : 146 points
Date : 2022-06-08 20:35 UTC (2 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (hexwords.netlify.app)
(TXT) w3m dump (hexwords.netlify.app)
| andix wrote:
| You can do the same with ipv6 addresses. Something like
| dead:beef::babe
| svnpenn wrote:
| Doesnt work with Firefox
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| http://0x0.st/oMvf.png
| CobrastanJorji wrote:
| #5A6E57, SAGEST, is interesting because it appears to be the most
| sage-like color on the board and is therefore autological.
| cygnusryefly wrote:
| @Godel -- look!
| tralarpa wrote:
| And also three-digit color codes, such as #BAD. And for non-hex
| colors, we have this:
| https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8318911/why-does-html-th...
| xigoi wrote:
| I have a project named "xidoc". I spent a long time trying to
| come up with a logo and a primary color, then I got the cute idea
| of using the letter x (xi) in the color #d0c (which happens to be
| a quite lovely magenta).
| duffyjp wrote:
| You should collaborate with https://colornames.org/
| kwatsonafter wrote:
| This is the kind of quirky, brilliant link I crave from Hacker
| News. If I was near you creator, I would garland you and rub your
| feet.
| helsinki wrote:
| Odd. I have the opposite opinion. I find that it was not worth
| my brain power. I mean, what is the point? Not trying to be
| rude or disparaging, but the first thing that came to mind when
| I saw this is, 'The quality of HN has gone to shit'.
| hypertele-Xii wrote:
| I think you're both right. It's a fun little page that
| doesn't actually serve any purpose, like... comedic art?
|
| The practical solutions to this opinion divide are to somehow
| categorize entries like this as [funny] or whatever so people
| can skip them informedly, or to simply accept that HN
| aggregates content that appeals to different minds.
| moron4hire wrote:
| Interesting. You consider it a waste of time. So this post
| from you must be an example of the sunk cost fallacy, as you
| throw good time after bad.
| bricemo wrote:
| I have enjoyed this exchange about as much as the original
| link. Bravo
| abathur wrote:
| This is dumb, and I am in love with it. I'll have to use some of
| these... :)
| nathias wrote:
| pretty cool, now we need something like a prettier plugin that
| forces hexes to the nearest hexword to make it useful
| ljoshua wrote:
| #B00B00 is one of my favorites as a dad with young kids (it's
| red). :)
| phelm wrote:
| Didn't someone once set the PETA website to #BEEEEF
| jalk wrote:
| Love it. Now I need some nice looking/sounding palette phrases
| :-)
| superb-owl wrote:
| You many want to consider a naughty words filter.
| https://github.com/LDNOOBW/List-of-Dirty-Naughty-Obscene-and...
| failTide wrote:
| I understand a lot of those, but why is "beaver cleaver" on the
| list? I could see how it might be used in a dirty way, but that
| can't be the most common way it's used, right?
| hoppyhoppy2 wrote:
| Web surfers who don't want to incidentally encounter adult
| language like #T1771E or #B00B1E might consider using parental-
| control software. I'd also remind people that, according to
| this site's Legal page, HN is not directed at users under 13
| years of age.
| warning26 wrote:
| Since the _raison d 'etre_ of this project seems to be spelling
| ridiculous things out of hex colors, I think it would lose a
| lot of its appeal with such a filter.
| spencerflem wrote:
| I love this <3
| mikece wrote:
| Where has this been all of my career? Very #BADA55 indeed!
| jjslocum3 wrote:
| What a fun and fantastic mnemonic tool!
| mattrb wrote:
| Reminds me a lot of https://c0ffee.surge.sh
| nr2x wrote:
| This should be turned into some hybrid between Wordle and MDN.
| bezoz wrote:
| This would make a pretty cool MIT Mystery Hunt puzzle!
| thrdbndndn wrote:
| What does "alpha" switch do?
| itcrowd wrote:
| Includes longer words to define the alpha (transparency)
| channnel
| tunesmith wrote:
| I love that "booboo" is blood red.
| pdpi wrote:
| Hexspeak[0] is a time-honoured tradition, with constants like
| 0xDEADBEEF used to mark uninitialised memory. Fun to see it
| applied to colours.
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| 0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexspeak
| collegeburner wrote:
| Yeah B15B00B5 and CAFEBABE are 2 of my favorite funnier ones
| Ive used a bunch of times. They make for more interesting
| placeholder values than "foo" and "bar" anyway.
| netsharc wrote:
| Shouldn't that be B16?
|
| I'd make a joke about beware of the woke crowd coming for
| you, but I think even joking about that causes offense
| nowadays.
| hypertele-Xii wrote:
| No 6 looks like a 'b'. I think closest to 'g' is 9.
| hypertele-Xii wrote:
| Without commenting on the reasonability of it, you may want
| to be aware that a growing population of vegetarian and
| female tech workers may find these offensive.
| amelius wrote:
| 7->T and 6->G is pushing it too far, imho.
| spencerchubb wrote:
| i agree, 9 would be better suited as G
| warning26 wrote:
| I'd like to have filters to play with different levels of
| substitution. Only alpha, only 3 -> e, etc.
| BaraBatman wrote:
| Isn't LEET === 1337 pretty standard?
| hifikuno wrote:
| For some reason I used to think that 1337 was LEET upside
| down.
| hunter2_ wrote:
| Bringing up the topic of "leet" actually serves in two
| capacities: not only is it a prime example of 7=T, but
| leetspeak's overall orthography [0] is conceptually similar
| to this "hexwords" site far beyond 7=T.
|
| [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leet#Orthography
| googlryas wrote:
| 2->Z as well. I've been a h4x0r for 25+ years and "21663D"
| looks nothing like "zigged" to me.
| dmead wrote:
| Is #FA6607 the hacker news orange?
| curling_grad wrote:
| The hacker news orange is #ff6600. Pretty close.
| citruscomputing wrote:
| Yeah, if you sort by closeness, this is the closest word.
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