Does anyone know of a website that generates full-screen, solid-color backgrounds? [more inside]
posted by aftermarketradio on Oct 13, 2009 - 14 answers

You buy a bag of delicious frozen blueberries and empty its contents into a plastic tub which you keep in the freezer. When the last of the berries have been consumed, a light pinkish-red residue remains in the tub. You proceed to rinse out the container, and after a few seconds under running water the color suddenly and dramatically changes to a deep dark blue. Why? [more inside]
posted by Rhomboid on Aug 8, 2009 - 14 answers

This might be a wild goose chase. But can anyone help me track down any sort of a technical clue for why a white tint very specifically applied to one part of a photo taken in the 1920s – for the purpose of deliberate deception – would have turned a dark, purplish navy color over time? [more inside]
posted by Jody Tresidder on Jul 24, 2009 - 9 answers

Good professional hair color turned into revolting light red a month later. Want to get back to original color at-home. What to do? [more inside]
posted by Dukat on Apr 14, 2009 - 12 answers

SiameseCatFilter: If I shave my siamese, will he be brown under his fur, or does the fur change color as it grows out? [more inside]
posted by fiercekitten on Nov 21, 2008 - 14 answers

What color should I paint a bedroom with a swirly brown-black-reddish stained concrete floor? [more inside]
posted by halogen on Nov 12, 2008 - 9 answers

Are there any websites that have easy to understand guidelines about matching colors in fashion? [more inside]
posted by peep on Oct 27, 2008 - 10 answers

For a 23 year-old male, what color could I buy a pair of sneakers in and expect them to go with most things? [more inside]
posted by phaded on Sep 11, 2008 - 23 answers

So I am a female in my 20s, just moved to NYC, and need to find a top rate hair salon that does natural-looking highlights--which, as all we women know, requires word-of-mouth recommendations. Please, beauty junkie mefites, help! [more inside]
posted by pearl228 on Aug 23, 2008 - 8 answers

What the heck is wrong with the colour on my TV? [more inside]
posted by loiseau on Nov 12, 2007 - 16 answers

Help! I've just reinstalled Windows XP, and now my computer doesn't recognize that I have a monitor in the Device Manager, which means I can't install drivers, which means my screen in currently in 4-bit colour mode. Which is really not going to sit well with my family if I can't fix it. [more inside]
posted by Dasein on Feb 21, 2007 - 12 answers

Photoshop is distorting the color and contrast in all of my images. Examples linked within. Help! [more inside]
posted by brain_drain on Aug 6, 2006 - 16 answers