After women of color called them out online, Dictionary.com is changing their definition of the word "black." (Credit: Dictionary.com) What is the definition of the word “black?” According to ...

In the early 1900s, defining color in the dictionary required the expertise of a scientist.

Today, naturalists who want to capture the precise color of a certain specimen can rely on color photography, safe in the knowledge that the hues can be preserved for exact recreation or reference.

At first thought, a color dictionary seems about as useful as a deer carcass to a vegan chef. In my usual fashion, after further investigation this device proved to be a bit more useful than I ...

Sanzo Wada's book on Japanese color theory is making a comeback. Find out why color encompasses much more than what meets the eye.

Barnes & Noble’s new Nook Color e-reader, on which our opinions at CrunchGear are divided, represents the first major application of Dictionary.com’s new API tools. They launched them late last month, ...

Each year, since the turn of the millennium, word arrives from on high: Pantone, the self-described world's authority on color, announces its Color of the Year. On Thursday, Pantone declared "Mocha ...