Guides
How colors are owned, named, and given away — researched, cited, and honest about what a symbolic registration is and is not.
Can You Legally Own a Color?
Companies really do hold rights to Tiffany Blue, UPS brown and T-Mobile magenta — but not the way most people assume. A plain-English guide to color trademarks, why Cadbury lost its purple, and what nobody can own.
#663399 · rebeccapurple · 9 min read
Who Names Colors?
There is no global authority on color names. Instead there are four systems — Pantone, Crayola, the paint industry and the CSS specification — each naming colors by its own rules, for its own reasons.
#9BB7D4 · Serenity · 8 min read
Name a Star, Name a Color, Adopt a Bench: What Symbolic Gifts Actually Give You
Star registries, color registries, dedicated benches and memorial bricks all sell the same thing: a permanent marker attached to a name. Here is what each one actually delivers, and which claims to distrust.
#1B2A4A · Registry Navy · 8 min read
Register a color
Pick a color, name it, add a dedication, and get a certificate plus a permanent registry entry. Symbolic only — no legal rights, and we say so up front.
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