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#987422

This is a post that only true web-nerds will understand.

For the past few years, for some reason as a result of working with them so much, I've developed a knack for being able to see or think of a color and tell you pretty close to spot-on what the hex code is for that color, or conversely take a hex code and visualize what color it represents.

This "skill" has been the subject of both amazement and mockery around the workplace for a while.

Today during a meeting this ability somehow came up and I was jokingly asked, "Ok, so what's the hex code for the color of the edge of this table?"

I took a quick glance and said, "Looks like a #987422."

One of the guys jotted it down and after the meeting checked it out in PhotoShop.

The background color for this post is what came up, a near perfect match for the edge of our conference room table.

Yeah, I'm a big fat nerd! :)

Comments

That's freaky! (In a good way) Whoa

I defy you to find one other person that has that ability. A few of the basic colors simply out of habit are common. However, to be able to just throw out hex code on the fly is crazy.

Scoot wins nerdiest person ever. Congrats.

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