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(Message started by: Lupin on Jul 9th, 2014, 3:58pm)
Title: Polychromatic sequences
Post by Lupin on Jul 9th, 2014, 3:58pm
What do these colors represent:


1. Black, Red, White, Yellow
2. Yellow, Red, Orange, Green, White, Red, Yellow, Green, White, Red, Orange
3. Black, blue, red, green, yellow
4. Yellow, blue, red, purple, orange, green, plum, black, yellow, blue, red, purple, orange, green, plum, white.
5. Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet.
6. Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
7 Red, Blue, Yellow
8. Red-Green, Blue-Orange, Yellow-Violet
9 Red, Yellow, Green
10 Red, Yellow, Blue, green, Orange, Brown
Title: Re: Polychromatic sequences
Post by dudiobugtron on Jul 9th, 2014, 5:12pm
Cool puzzle idea!

5&6 are known by the names of those colour sequences already, so are pretty straightforward!

7 is [hide]the art primary colours[/hide]

Is 8 [hide]different types of Photoreceptors in the eye?[/hide]

I think 9 is [hide]traffic light colours[/hide]

Thoughts for 1: [hide]red, white and yellow are the colours of av cables. So maybe it has to do with that.[/hide]

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EDIT: Additional guesses/comments.

For 8, [hide]I was thinking of them as colour ranges, rather than as colour pairs.  If they are pairs of colours, then these are 'opposite' colours[/hide]

10 seems like [hide]Different colours of electrical wires.[/hide]
Title: Re: Polychromatic sequences
Post by rloginunix on Jul 9th, 2014, 7:49pm
8). In the color theory the number 8 colors are known as the [hide]complementary[/hide] colors. They are located diametrically opposing each other (pair-wise, as given) on the color wheel.

10). Except for (I think) Brown the colors in the number 10 match the [hide]US Homeland Security[/hide] color coded [hide]alerts[/hide] system.


[edit]
Fixed the [hide]complementary[/hide] spelling as per dudiobugtron's observation.
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Title: Re: Polychromatic sequences
Post by Lupin on Jul 9th, 2014, 8:29pm
1. Black, Red, White, Yellow
2. Yellow, Red, Orange, Green, White, Red, Yellow, Green, White, Red, Orange
3. Black, blue, red, green, yellow
4. Yellow, blue, red, purple, orange, green, plum, black, yellow, blue, red, purple, orange, green, plum, white.
5. Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet - [hide] The rainbow[/hide].
6. Cyan, Magenta, Yellow – [hide]CMYK[/hide]
7 Red, Blue, Yellow -  [hide]The primary colors[/hide]
8. Red-Green, Blue-Orange, Yellow-Violet  -  [hide]Complimentary (opposite) colors[/hide]
9 Red, Yellow, Green -  [hide]Traffic light colors[/hide]
10 Red, Yellow, Blue, green, Orange, Brown
Title: Re: Polychromatic sequences
Post by dudiobugtron on Jul 9th, 2014, 11:39pm
If you can sing [hide]a rainbow[/hide], then you probably know the answer to 5. ;)

Minor spelling quibble for 8 (http://www.elearnenglishlanguage.com/blog/english-mistakes/complement-vs-compliment/)
Title: Re: Polychromatic sequences
Post by rloginunix on Jul 10th, 2014, 7:11am
1 or 3 seem to fit [hide]"East or West, home is best"[/hide].
Title: Re: Polychromatic sequences
Post by Lupin on Jul 10th, 2014, 4:52pm
It is said that Judy sang it 1,457 times in her lifetime (give or take a few times)

rloginunix
Quote:
1 or 3 seem to fit "East or West, home is best"


I'm a little slow - lost you there - what are you hinting?  Anyways these two are kind of international ...
Title: Re: Polychromatic sequences
Post by dudiobugtron on Jul 10th, 2014, 6:01pm
Is 1) something like [hide]colours which represent different races, according to the Christian bible (or similar)? I don't know the exact details, but I remember Noah's sons had different types of people descended from them, according to the bible story.[/hide]
Title: Re: Polychromatic sequences
Post by Lupin on Jul 10th, 2014, 9:04pm
dudiobugtron
Quote:
No 1- colours which represent different races, according to the Christian bible (or similar)? I don't know the exact details, but I remember Noah's sons had different types of people descended from them, according to the bible story.
Good guess, but think of places.

dudiobugtron
Quote:
No 10 - Different colours of electrical wires.
 Nothing to do with cables.  Think of common things.

rloginunix
Quote:
Except for (I think) Brown the colors in the number 10 match the US Homeland Security color coded alerts system.
 Think of TV ads.
Title: Re: Polychromatic sequences
Post by rmsgrey on Jul 11th, 2014, 2:15am
11) Black, Red, Green, Yellow, Blue, Magenta, Cyan, White
12) Black, Brown, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet, Grey, White
Title: Re: Polychromatic sequences
Post by rloginunix on Jul 11th, 2014, 7:21am
For 1 or 3 I was thinking the geographic directions - North, South, East, West.

Now I see that 1 are the colors of the human races?

That eliminates 1 from the race and 3 then must be geographic directions. I've checked two of my compasses and the color Red is associated with North, Black with South - the hands are painted in two different colors.

Unfortunately I don't watch TV so I guess I am out with 10.
Title: Re: Polychromatic sequences
Post by rloginunix on Jul 11th, 2014, 7:37am
I've read the previous posts now - sorry, my bad.

1 = [hide]continents[/hide]?
Title: Re: Polychromatic sequences
Post by rloginunix on Jul 11th, 2014, 7:40am
I've got 3. [hide]Olympic Rings[/hide]?
Title: Re: Polychromatic sequences
Post by rloginunix on Jul 11th, 2014, 8:42am
OK, I don't watch TV but for 10 my guess would be [hide]food[/hide] colorings? [hide]Cereal, froot loops[/hide] or [hide]ice cream[/hide] flavors?
Title: Re: Polychromatic sequences
Post by rloginunix on Jul 11th, 2014, 9:03am
In 2 and 4 I see patterns.

In 2 Yellow is a marker and the rest of the colors are the same, permuted: in the second group Red/Green and Orange/White are swapped. Red is one extra in the first group.

Idea - Morse code-like flags used to communicate between the ships in the Navy?
Title: Re: Polychromatic sequences
Post by rmsgrey on Jul 11th, 2014, 9:06am

on 07/11/14 at 07:21:41, rloginunix wrote:
For 1 or 3 I was thinking the geographic directions - North, South, East, West.

Now I see that 1 are the colors of the human races?

There's an obvious pairing between geographic directions and races - Native Americans are "red"; Asians "yellow"; Africans "black"; Northern Europeans "white".
Title: Re: Polychromatic sequences
Post by Lupin on Jul 16th, 2014, 6:06pm
1. Black, Red, White, Yellow – human races fit, but think of places and continents.
2. Yellow, Red, Orange, Green, White, Red, Yellow, Green, White, Red, Orange – candy.
3. Black, blue, red, green, yellow [hide] Colors of the interlocking Olympic Rings[/hide]
4. Yellow, blue, red, purple, orange, green, plum, black, yellow, blue, red, purple, orange, green, plum, white - a game.
5. Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet. [hide]Colors of the rainbow [/hide]
6. Cyan, Magenta, Yellow – [hide]CYMK[/hide]
7 Red, Blue, Yellow -  [hide]The primary colors[/hide]
8. Red-Green, Blue-Orange, Yellow-Violet  -  [hide]Complimentary (opposite) colors[/hide]
9 Red, Yellow, Green -  [hide]Traffic light colors[/hide]
10 Red, Yellow, Blue, green, Orange, Brown – brown is Vanessa Williams.
11  Black, Red, Green, Yellow, Blue, Magenta, Cyan, White – [hide]a color code?[/hide]
12  Black, Brown, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet, Grey, White
Title: Re: Polychromatic sequences
Post by Grimbal on Jul 17th, 2014, 3:22am

on 07/11/14 at 02:15:11, rmsgrey wrote:
11) Black, Red, Green, Yellow, Blue, Magenta, Cyan, White

[hide]0 to 7 coded with red=1, green=2, blue=4[/hide]

12 could be [hide]The colors of a black body.[/hide]  :)
Title: Re: Polychromatic sequences
Post by rmsgrey on Jul 17th, 2014, 6:31am
11 are the colours produced by the 3(4) bit RGB colour scheme used by machines like the BBC Micro. In the 4-bit version, colours 8-15 repeated 0-7 but flashing - alternating with the opposite colour - so, colour 11 and colour 12 both flashed yellow and blue but in antiphase.
Title: Re: Polychromatic sequences
Post by Annettagiles on Nov 1st, 2014, 4:40am
may be VIBGYOR the rainbow


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