Blue–green distinction in language being described. For example, "blue" and "green" might be distinguished, but a single term might be used for both if the color is dark. Furthermore, green might be associated with yellow, and blue with black or gray. According to Brent Berlin and Paul Kay's 1969 study "", distinct terms for brown, purple, pink, orange and grey will not emerge in a language until the language has made a distinction between green and blue. In their account of the development of color terms the first terms to emerge are those for white/black (or light/dark), red and green/yellow. The word for blue
Cambridge Blue (colour) Cambridge Blue (colour) Cambridge Blue is the colour commonly used by sports teams from the University of Cambridge. There is considerable dispute regarding the exact shade of the colour that should be used. Most notably, the colour used by the Cambridge University Boat Club is different from that used by Cambridge University R.U.F.C.. The current Boat Club colour was created when Alf Twinn, Cambridge University boatman 1934–1984, added more yellow to this shade, allegedly in order to distinguish it from the rugby club's colour. The Cambridge University official colour style guide defines Cambridge Blue as Pantone 557; with RGB values