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Old January 05, 2010, 06:56 AM
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Smile Blanquiañil

Hi., Can anybody describe me the colour mentioned above ?Is it grey white ? black white? or what ? Thank you
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Old January 05, 2010, 07:27 AM
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Where did you find this? Añil is indigo; if I had to guess I'd say that it's a description of a football team's shirt which has stripes of white and indigo.
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Old January 05, 2010, 09:41 AM
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O añil/índigo blanquizco.

(estoy escuchando a Serrat) :-)
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Old January 05, 2010, 11:39 AM
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That reminds me the colour with which many houses in Andalucía are painted outside: a clear indigo, since they use lime instead of paint and mix it with some indigo colour. Something like this:

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Old January 05, 2010, 12:55 PM
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That reminds me the colour with which many houses in Andalucía are painted outside: a clear indigo, since they use lime instead of paint and mix it with some indigo colour. Something like this:

Por qué indigo y no índigo.

Siempre pensé que el índigo era un color azul claro... pero no es así.
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Old January 05, 2010, 01:00 PM
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Por qué indigo y no índigo.

Siempre pensé que el índigo era un color azul claro... pero no es así.
Porque estaba escribiendo en inglés (y en inglés no lleva acento) . Además, yo siempre digo añil, no índigo.

Es un azul fuerte. Es el color que más me gusta.
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Old January 05, 2010, 01:19 PM
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Porque estaba escribiendo en inglés (y en inglés no lleva acento) . Además, yo siempre digo añil, no índigo.
Duh! I am not paying attention.

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Es un azul fuerte. Es el color que más me gusta.
¿Cómo el navy blue?

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Old January 05, 2010, 02:44 PM
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Mira, añil (también lo he visto más fuerte) :

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Mira, añil (también lo he visto más fuerte) :

Es lindo.
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In some regionsof Mexico, "añil" is a substance used for washing the white laundry. Clothes become so white, that they shine with a blue-ish nuance.
I think "blanquiañil" is that kind of colour.
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Old January 06, 2010, 03:18 PM
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In some regionsof Mexico, "añil" is a substance used for washing the white laundry. Clothes become so white, that they shine with a blue-ish nuance.
I think "blanquiañil" is that kind of colour.
Ahora que dices eso, me acuerdo que en Chile vendían unos paquetitos chicos color añil y que era un blanqueador.
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Old January 08, 2010, 02:10 PM
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blanquiañil

I was tottaly lost till the last reference to the "washing" opened a door to my mind.Yes It seems like something indigo but faded ,not exactly indigo .
Thnaks so much
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