Category Archives: Colour stories

A guide to vintage Penguin book colours

Here are some pretty Penguins for your delectation The colours don’t just add beauty to [...]

Colourful street art: why I love it

It’s that time of year I start to feel intense wanderlust In my mind, i [...]

Welsh colour names

When i was a little girl, my Mamgu (‘grandmother’ in Welsh) looked after me while [...]

The joy of watercolour paints

What IS it about a set of watercolour paints? Pure, unadulturated colour joy. I love [...]

Creating flat lays with Pantone postcards

OK, so it would seem I’ve discovered a new favourite colourful pastime (like I don’t [...]

How The Colour File got its name

When I started The Colour File, I chose the name for several reasons. When I [...]

American academic tassels: what the colours mean

I’m fascinated by the subject of colour blindness A friend told me about a boyfriend [...]

A world of undiscovered colours

Hello, folks, and welcome to a new week. Do you take for granted being able [...]

Where to find colour in London: Liberty’s

Where do you head to when you’re feeling flat, melancholy or in need of recalibrating [...]

How to play the Valspar paint swatch game

When I was a kid, I loved playing Monopoly. It wasn’t on account of being [...]