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		netsharc on June 8, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hexwords: Hex colors that are similar to words Shouldn't that be B16? I'd make a joke about beware of the woke crowd coming for you, but I think even joking about that causes offense nowadays.

hypertele-Xii on June 8, 2022 [–]

No 6 looks like a 'b'. I think closest to 'g' is 9.

function_seven on June 8, 2022 | [–]

But 'B' is already there, and all the other characters are uppercase, so '6' -> 'G' scans easier to my eye.

'619' may be 'big', but it doesn't scan that well. 'B16' looks more like 'BIG'

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