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Kassia St. Clair

The Secret Lives of Color

The Secret Lives of Color

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  • Lindsay Hale
    Lindsay HaleFirst to rec

    “One page per color. Well-told stories. One about underwear?!”

  • Rob Grennan
    Rob Grennan

    “It’s like if you see a color and you’re able to click ‘learn more’. Excellent gift for an artist.”

    15
  • Very Carrie
    Very Carrie

    “I always love learning more about colors.”

    6
  • Juno
    Juno

    “This book gives character to colors beyond their looks and personal understandings. A bit like speed dating, each color gets only a few pages. But their histories are so rich and interesting. I love stories about ordinary things that make you look at the world a little differently.”

  • Kaylan
    Kaylan

    “Fascinating!”

  • Kat Haynes
    Kat Haynes

    “If you’re a ~chromaphile~ like me, you’re going to be obsessed with this book — learn all about the history of color. Incredible”

  • Ana Stapleton
    Ana Stapleton

    “Easy to read, fascinating backstory of 75 different colors and how they shaped culture and history.”

  • Kaianne
    Kaianne

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