seahawk9 Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Is the current shade of Columbia Blue (Titians Blue) actually slightly darker than was used when they were the Houston Oilers back in 1975-1980 ? I used to be a Oilers fan back then as its seems the shade of Blue was a little lighter than what is used today. Photos of Dan Pastorini, Billy Johnson, etc, the color looks lighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Titian is usually used to describe reddish-brown hair (think Lindsay Lohan without the peroxide dye job), not a shade of blue. And it is pronounced "TISH-un", not "TIT-ee-un". That being said, I would suggest you check out Pantone's database to compare the two shades of blue that you have in mind.www.ssur.org Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Specifically here:http://www.ssur.org/research/TeamColors/Fo...tballLeague.htmBut browse around the entire site - it's amazing. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBM Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 And according to that site, it looks like about the same color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 And according to that site, it looks like about the same color.It's exactly the same color. At least since the 1975 season or so. Believe it or not, the original "Columbia Blue" (from 1960 through 1974) was actually referred to as "Silver-Blue". It had a lot more Gray in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 ...also, when I'm making statements like - "it's the exact same color" - I'm usually referring to the colors in print. Fabrics are matched up to the print (or Solid/Spot) colors, and the matching process is not an exact science. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColeJ Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 amazing how much darker a color looks when it touches dark navy blue, rather than red and white...but it's true. i blame the secondary colors more than materials... but i'm also a firm believer that secondary colors and tertiary colors are what shape the way we view uniforms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 amazing how much darker a color looks when it touches dark navy blue, rather than red and white...but it's true. i blame the secondary colors more than materials... but i'm also a firm believer that secondary colors and tertiary colors are what shape the way we view uniforms.Good point.Here's a color comparison...let's see if it DOES look different: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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