Talk:Navajo white

The following is copied from WT:RFV. It may be helpful in improving this entry. —Michael Z. 2009-08-07 04:14 z 

Navajo white (our navajo white is listed as #ffdead) is Benjamin Moore colour 947, still available, earliest mention I can find is 1975, possibly 1968.  It's also Sherwin-Williams colour 6126 (#eadfc9).

Navajo white claims the colour comes from the Navajo flag—possible, but sounds dubious to me. The flag was apparently designed in 1968, with a background described as “tan”.

The most prominent use of Navajo white is a variety of corn, first mentioned 1917. There are also Navajo white pine, Navajo white wool, a movie character named Navajo White Eagle, a mythological Navajo White Bead Woman or Navajo White Shell Woman, and Navajo white clay bodies. —Michael Z. 2009-08-04 07:54 z