Stitchboard Support message #2
Delica Bead 1744 color
February 16, 2018 at 3:09:01 AM  (in response to Calipage message #1)
 
Hi, Calipage.

I see what you're talking about.  As we have always posted, we initially did our best to get the colors right for beads, yarn, and floss.  Once in a while someone reports an incorrect color but after a few years, there are not as many problems.

I did just scan through the Delica palette of colors and verified that DB1744 is the only one that is entered as nearly black when it should have color.  I'll correct this color as soon as I post this message.  One other problem we have with bead colors is that there is not really a standard color value from which we can enter into our database.  Even bead manufacturers don't have color values by which we can use.

As an example, here are a few different images of DB1744 beads:

 
These images are from various sources, all showing DB1744.  I realize none are close to black but I'm just letting you know that the colors we use in our palettes may or may not be the actual colors you see when you get the beads.

So in answer to your question, it's rare to find a color that's way off in our program (like this particular bead color).  It was definitely incorrect in the database and will get corrected immediately.

We also thank everyone who does report incorrect, discontinued, or new colors.

I apologize for this and actually just updated the database.  Here are the before and after colors:

Before

After

Terry

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