[Healeys] Primrose Yellow

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In a message dated 10/14/07 8:33:54 PM, healeys-request at autox.team.net
writes:


> The yellow on this months issue has a definite green cast to it and theB 
> inside article pictures have an even more defined green cast.B  Is this
justB 
> a
> result of poor color rendition during the printing process?B  Or doesB 
> Primrose
> Yellow have a green cast to it?
>
The "Primrose" shade, like "Healey Blue" did vary from car to car and year to
year, sometimes lighter yellow and sometimes darker yellow. I adjusted the
cover within the range I could, but didn't spend as much time on the interior
photographs, since we were interested in showing model details rather than
color
shade.
That having been said, if you photograph a very highly polished primrose car
at high noon on a clear day in a place with clear air b the conditions under
which this one was shot during the time when the car was available -- the
finish will reflect the blue of the sky in the yellow of the paint. Result:
Green.
When the car is photographed again for the full color restoration book that we
contemplate, we'll have the luxury of time to permit finding a good spot with
the right backdrop that allows us to photograph early in the morning or late
in the afternoon to get as close to accurate a shade as possible.
But the moral of the story is still: if you want to look at color shades that
will be sprayed on a car, never trust any publication short of one that is
printed by a specialist in rendering accurate color shades (such as Pikovnik
used in his excellent Healey colors reference book which was printed by a firm
specializing in make-up shade cards). It is almost impossible to get exact
color
renderings except once in awhile by accident, and lighter shades are the most
difficult.
Cheers
Gary Anderson
Editor, Austin-Healey Magazine
Healey.org



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