We asked this question and the answer was that those numbers are arbitrary designations used to provide a way of naming, similar in spirit to Pantone numbers.
On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 11:06 AM, Chris Gallo <[email protected]> wrote: > In the section on color, does anyone know how the numbers on the left hand > side of the color charts relate to the right hand hex code? > For example, the spec talks about the '500' range being primary, what does > this 500 refer to? Can't be wavelength, doesn't look like it has anything > to > do with HSL or HSV or RGB or anything else like that. > Also, what's the deal with colors prefixed by an 'A'? > > Follow Polymer on Google+: plus.google.com/107187849809354688692 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Polymer" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/polymer-dev/fa04f888-c8b1-4778-91dc-e90a6f3c6e16%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/polymer-dev/fa04f888-c8b1-4778-91dc-e90a6f3c6e16%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > Follow Polymer on Google+: plus.google.com/107187849809354688692 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Polymer" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/polymer-dev/CAHbmOLZ_zacKa7KgKCgyAOY8dCE4CBW4Vrbvhtkknd_79FgL0g%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
