Pantone is a company that specialises in colour cataloguing, and they are known for their colour guide booklets.

They're often used by graphic artists and interior designers to help communicate different colours to clients as every shade of colour comes with a an exact code. Think of it as the ultimate arbiter of colours.

And if this description doesn't ring a bell, a colour guide looks something like this:

This leaves room for no dispute whatsoever as colours are precise to the extent there is such as thing as Minion Yellow, which was introduced in April 2015 as the official yellow colour of Minions.

So, as with almost all things in life these days, the christening of Pantone colours have been given a Singaporean touch.

One guy from Singapore, Jonathan Tan, wanted to peg Pantone colours to iconic Singaporean landmarks.

Instead of just a generic colour name, Tan replaced that by matching a uniquely Singaporean landmark to its iconic colour.

For example, this shade of blue, similar to the skyline of East Coast Park, was thus named East Coast Blue:

Fancy a cooling shade that reminds you of our UNESCO site?:

Or perhaps bring a bit of arts to your home with Esplanade silver:

If you're loud, proud and patriotic, Red Dot Red will help you show your true colours:

If you are already starting to miss the soon-to-be demolished Rochor Center, why not keep the happy memories in this shade of Rochor Yellow, Blue or Green?

The bustle of Chinatown will be right at your doorstep with this shade of People's Park Yellow:

Justice has its grey areas -- but it's pleasantly solid, just like this National Gallery Grey:

Tan's album of creative re-imaginings of the Pantone guide has gone viral on Facebook, with at least 1,772 shares as of writing.

He also updates his creations via Instagram -- and one of his latest posts features the familiar orange shade of the Toa Payoh Dragon playground:

Who knows, you might soon be painting your house Merlion White or Teh-C Beige.

Top image adapted via Jonathan Tan's Facebook and Instagram

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