violently red
wet-nail-polish-red
the dusky red of fire through much smoke
an odd sort of red, as of old blood
autumnal orange
rust-colored
urine-yellow
deep autumnal yellow
mint-green
indecisive green
the watery green of extreme ocean depths
deep deadwater grey-green
milky blue
sky-blue
apothecary blue
obscene pink
mature eggplant-skin
furious purple
linen-pale
the color of sand mixed with ash
the slightly sad color of early winter p.m.
clean-sheet-white
anachronistic white
birch-colored
vampire-colored
black as ink
glossy black
eyeliner-colored
pubic-black
the inkiest black
All these colors are taken from THE INKIEST BLACK, a book by BARBARA BALFOUR (chapter QUALIFIED COLOURS - pp. 65-109 - whose content "derived from the subtly distinguished colors mentioned by [David Foster] Wallace [in Infinite Jest]").
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