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the prism ([personal profile] saturations) wrote2021-12-03 01:34 pm
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Colors

COLORS
SCARLET
Destruction. Transformation. Bravery.
Scarlet, furious, color of avengers and prophets, banner of the righteous, essence of blood. Courage, passion, heat, and sacrifice, Scarlet is a color that is focused externally. Scarlet wishes to destroy, or take things apart, for any reason. It is the color of bravery, standing up to wrongs, destroying what needs to be destroyed. But it is also the color of explosive tempers, unfocused destruction, anger, and of violence and pain.
SHADES
BURGUNDY ♦ FUTILITY
CARNELIAN ♦ DEFIANCE
RUBY ♦ PASSION
VERMILION ♦ HURT
CRIMSON ♦ ANGER
BLOOD ♦ VOLATILITY
MAGENTA ♦ DRAMATIC
ROUGE ♦ VINDICTIVE
SCARLET ♦ COURAGE
AMBER
Warmth. Community. Selflessness.
Amber, rapture of wilderness, chaos of maelstroms, bone-breaking laughter, rider of the vortex’s edge. Warm, communal, caring, Amber is a color focused externally. Amber cares greatly for its relationship with people. It is the color of selflessness, community, protection, and confidence in the goodness of others. It cares for what it belongs to, for what it relates to, and what it knows; it puts what it loves first and foremost. But it is also the color of neglecting the self, taking too much responsibility, and being overly dependent on others.
SHADES
BURNT UMBER ♦ ISOLATION
GINGER ♦ PROTECTIVENESS
CHERRY BLOSSOM ♦ LOVE
CORAL ♦ LOYALTY
PEACH ♦ WORRY
OCHRE ♦ TRUST
TOPAZ ♦ GRATITUDE
FLAME ♦ GRIEF
AMBER ♦ COOPERATION
SUNRISE
Positivity. Determination. Denial.
Sunrise, color of the bright eyed, the wild whipping wind of change, numbing and perfect. Optimistic, full of cheer, exubrant and loud, Sunrise is a color that is focused both internally and externally. Sunrise is determined, driven, ambitious, but with a warmth and care for others; moving forward should not come at the expense of anybody. But it is also a color of denial, delusion, forced positivity, and an inability to accept present circumstances.
SHADES
RUSSET ♦ PESSIMISM
SAFFRON ♦ DETERMINATION
MARIGOLD ♦ OPTIMISM
CHARTREUSE ♦ DENIAL
CANARY ♦ FOCUS
XANTHIC ♦ AMBITIOUS
WHEAT ♦ ACCEPTANCE
HONEYCOMB ♦ PERSEVERANCE
SUNRISE ♦ TRANSFORMATION
VERDANT
Balance. Healing. Stagnation.
Verdant, heavy and viscous as tar, enveloping canopy, invulnerable shield, arbiter of scale. Balanced, healing and calming, Verdant is a color focused externally. Verdant offers preservation and stability, a cyclical growth that never extends too far past its boundaries. It is the color of acceptance, recovery and clear vision, watching with an unbiased eye. It is kind; it nurtures, without ambition. The world may not change, but it will do what it can to make its small part better. But it is also a color of stagnation, avoidance, and the anxiety that comes from staying neutral.
SHADES
EMERALD ♦ EXHAUSTION
CELADON ♦ COMPASSION
JADE ♦ CALM
OLIVE ♦ ANXIETY
PINE ♦ STABILITY
FERN ♦ RECOVERY
KELLY ♦ COMFORT
LICHEN ♦ PURPOSE
VERDANT ♦ BALANCE
MARINE
Reflection. Thoughtfulness. Regret.
Marine, approaching storm, bringer of death, searing whip, executioner’s blade. Thoughtful, concerned, and emotional, Marine is a color focused internally. Marine is concerned with the past, with the actions it has taken, and what it could or could not have done better. It is the color of self-awareness, taking responsibility, and sadness, nostalgic or severe. But it also the color of self-absorption, being mired in regret, and being incapable of moving on.
SHADES
MIDNIGHT ♦ DESPAIR
PERIWINKLE ♦ SELF-DOUBT
SAPPHIRE ♦ REMORSE
AZURE ♦ SORROW
CORNFLOWER ♦ SHYNESS
SKY ♦ REGRET
TURQUOISE ♦ PRIDE
STORM ♦ THOUGHTFULNESS
MARINE ♦ RESPONSIBILITY
HELIOTROPE
Creativity. Invention. Dishonesty.
Heliotrope, vibrant, chameleon of colors, mysterious tale, lair of the arcane. Creative, vibrant and imaginative, Heliotrope is a color focused externally and internally. Heliotrope is curious, slipping its paws under every door with the need to know, thoughtful to the point of having its head in the clouds. It is arrogant, artistic, and inventive, asking questions and creating answers with whatever means necessary. But it is also the color of self-centeredness, unrealistic expectations, and dishonesty.
SHADES
PLUM ♦ FEAR
LAVENDER ♦ CURIOSITY
MAUVE ♦ CONFUSION
LILAC ♦ DISHONESTY
TYRIAN ♦ ARROGANCE
AMARANTH ♦ HORNY
VIOLET ♦ IMAGINATIVE
INDIGO ♦ DELUSIONAL
HELIOTROPE ♦ CREATIVITY
METALLIC
Strength. Power. Charisma.
Metallic; the richest soul, the clash of swords and the smooth silk of the right words. Unbreakable, powerful in spirit, and not afraid to show it, Metallic is a color focused externally. Metallic is full of charm, charismatic in the way a pen is the mightiest of swords, and the way a blade is sharper than words. It is courageous, confident, and desires power - either for itself, or for the sake of using it for others. But it is the color of conceit, unmoving and stubborn resolve, and ostentatious behavior.
SHADES
IRON ♦ DEFENSIVENESS
GOLD ♦ SOCIABLE
COPPER ♦ CONFIDENCE
BRONZE ♦ FORCEFULNESS
ARGENT ♦ ENVY
BRASS ♦ COWARDICE
PEWTER ♦ CLOSED OFF
RUST ♦ FRAGILITY
METALLIC ♦ STRENGTH
CRYSTALLINE
Intellect. Strategy. Ruthless.
Crystalline - cold-blooded argent, unbendable backbone, treasury of the forsaken kingdom, patron of the takers. Pragmatic, brilliant and cold, Crystalline is a color focused internally. Crystalline is strategic, full of the desire to protect oneself and, possibly, others, a dedication to a duty it has taken upon itself. It is the color of intellect, insight, and desire for power, whatever that may mean to it. But it is also the color of ruthlessness, lack of passion, and distrust, numbness.
SHADES
GARNET ♦ RUTHLESSNESS
BLUSH ♦ CYNICISM
QUARTZ ♦ DISTRUST
TOURMALINE ♦ INSIGHT
STONE ♦ SELF-PRESERVATION
GEODE ♦ PRAGMATISM
AMETHYST ♦ NUMB
AGATE ♦ DESIRE
CRYSTALLINE ♦ INTELLIGENCE