Double Colors

"Double" names come from a paint-industry convention in which a base color is offered in several strengths. The system is best known from New Zealand paint maker Resene, whose whites and neutrals come in eighth, quarter, half, full, double and triple strength; the double version carries twice the usual tint. The register lists 79 color names containing "Double", and they are almost all warm neutrals in the orange and yellow families: stone, sand, clay and taupe tones such as Double Pearl Lusta, Double Canterbury Clay and Double Masala. Saturation is low throughout. Many base names are New Zealand places. Compare them with the same bases in the Eighth, Quarter and Triple lists to see a single color stepped from pale to deep.

Double Bianca

#FFF5E1

Double Alabaster

#F3F3ED

Double Merino

#EDE4D8

Double Black White

#E4E2DA

Double Barely There

#E4E2D8

Double Rice Cake

#E7E2D3

Double Sea Fog

#DFDDD4

Double Dutch White

#F7E1B7

Double Villa White

#E6DCC5

Double Pearl Lusta

#E9DCBE

Double Solitaire

#E4D2B6

Double Travertine

#DBD5BA

Double Blanc

#D8CEBA

Double White Pointer

#D1CCC1

Double Chandelier

#E5D7AD

Double Wheatfield

#D9CFB3

Double Concrete

#C5C5C3

Double Thorndon Cream

#CDC8B5

Double Colonial White

#E4CF99

Double Joanna

#C9C5B0

Double Spanish White

#D2C3A3

Double Biscotti

#D5BA9E

Double Parchment

#C7BBA3

Double Haystack

#D6B88A

Double Fossil

#C2B89E

Double Surrender

#A8AAAB

Double Rakaia

#A9A5A5

Double Milestone

#B1A09C

Double Tea

#B2A894

Double Akaroa

#B1A589

Double Ash

#A7A392

Double Linen

#A9A790

Double Truffle

#A59F93

Double Sisal

#B2A286

Double Tana

#A8A48C

Double Drought

#AC987D

Double Canterbury Clay

#B89F6F

Double Joss

#A69380

Double Bison Hide

#A19781

Double Pavlova

#A99877

Double Doeskin

#AC916E

Double Cougar

#998F80

Double Putty

#C09B59

Double Perfect Taupe

#988B80

Double Delta

#83857F

Double Rickshaw

#9D7F65

Double Grey Olive

#948A6C

Double Hillary

#978E69

Double Lemon Grass

#8B8B74

Double Malta

#93806C

Double Kalgoorie Sands

#A8724E

Double Napa

#8A7F6B

Double Stack

#6F716E

Double Friar Grey

#756F62

Double Schooner

#726962

Double Pravda

#766C5C

Double Colins Wicket

#826F4C

Double Otter

#796053

Double Stonehenge

#70675B

Double Trojan

#656664

Double Tapa

#6A6A5F

Double Nullarbor

#7D664B

Double Arrowtown

#716753

Double Stonewall

#6C634E

Double Buffalo

#644E46

Double Lumberjack

#633E36

Double Oilskin

#50453A

Double Sidewinder

#473F40

Double Mondo

#4A4237

Double Masala

#454139

Double Felix

#453732

Double Gravel

#3A3C39

Double Tuna

#2F3237

Double Barista

#392C2A

Double Caffeine

#332729

Double Revolver

#29272F

Double Foundry

#282A2C

Double Barbecue

#282020

Double Diesel

#28201D