Problems with using color names - created from Mind Map

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Only 16 names will validate

Although most browsers accept

hundreds of color names, only 16 are guaranteed to validate in CSS and HTML validators

Color names are somewhat subjective

You’ll find different opinions on

what exactly constitutes any particular color, especially when you get to

the more obscure colors.

Difficult to modify

What color is a tad

bluer than Gainsboro?

Hard to match

Say you’re building an online shrine to your cat

and you want the text to match your cat’s eye color. It’ll be hard to figure

out exactly what color name corresponds to your cat’s eyes