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Pantone Colour of the Year 2026 is…

December 05, 2025 2:30 pm

Pastel and neutral tones make compatible combinations to the shade, offering subtle shifts in hue that are nuanced, pleasing, and understated to the eye.

Book covers of Bluets, The White Books and The Color Purple superimposed on a colourful picture of a hot air balloon

4 colour-coded novels you should read and what they really mean

August 22, 2025 12:19 pm

Explore the emotional depth of colours in literature through works like "Bluets," "The White Book," "The Color Purple," and "The Black Book."

Each of these colours was a superpower in its own right in the natural world

How our earth is more than a pale blue dot

June 21, 2025 4:20 pm

From deep blue night skies to flowering yellows that attract bees, from the fiery reds of blood to the orange of roaring fires – colours signal the fullness of life and love

Food, medicine that can change your skin colour – sometimes permanently

January 22, 2025 5:17 pm

Research has shown that a carotenoid-rich diet, which can enhance a healthy golden glow, is often perceived as more attractive than sun-induced tanning.

Which colours are bed bugs attracted to?

Are bed bugs attracted to certain colours?

December 07, 2024 9:51 pm

“To find the favourite colour a research study was done on bed bugs,” said content creator Dr Sam.

Pantone Colour of the Year 2025 is...

December 06, 2024 6:00 pm

The rich warm brown hue nurtures the delectable quality of cacao, chocolate and coffee, appealing to our desire for comfort.

True or false: Women see more colours than men

August 05, 2024 2:30 pm

Dr Vinutha G, senior consultant gynaecologist and women health expert at Athreya Super Speciality Hospital Bengaluru, says, “The neurological basis for differences in colour vision between men and women primarily lies in the genetic and structural differences in the eyes and brain.”

As Karnataka Health Department bans artificial food colours, let's understand how they affect health

June 27, 2024 3:30 pm

There are a variety of artificial colours used in food items

This simple hack will ensure you get the 'best flavour and colour' from saffron

April 24, 2024 12:22 pm

How to intensify the flavour and colour of saffron? Here's the hack you have been waiting for!

pantone colour cards used to show a holi game

Holi Quiz | Whose colour is it anyway?

March 22, 2024 6:02 am

Holi Quiz: We’ll show you 10 colours with rare, funny or unusual names. Match each shade to its 'official name'!

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In pictures: Artists paint the post-pandemic life in vibrant hues

March 24, 2023 11:41 am

The ideology of the exhibition was to bring out artists from the dullness and darkness that pandemic lashed out at the world

Nature's own filter: Spectacular fall colours around the world

November 19, 2021 3:03 pm

It's no surprise that changing colours of nature have long inspired by many creatives.

Exhibition explores the varied hues of blue

November 18, 2021 6:42 pm

Titled Indian Blue: From realism to abstraction, the show explores how artists have addressed their work through the prism of the colour blue that has been imbued with nuances particular to the country and its culture

Happy Navratri: Nine days of dance, music, puja and colours

September 25, 2014 10:24 am

The nine-days of festivities begin in India today.

COLOURS VIDEOS

South India celebrates Pongal with great fervour

January 14, 2016 12:48 pm

Madurai, Chennai, Jan 14 (ANI): Tamil Nadu celebrated the harvest festival of Pongal with great zeal and fervor on Thursday. People worshipped local Gods and offered sugarcane and observed fast among other forms of celebrations like cooking mush, porridge, curd rice, poli, payasam etc. Educational institutions in the state held special programmes on the occasion. Dressed in traditional wear, college students in Madurai city prepared beautiful patterns with powdered colours, apart from cooking porridge and other delicacies on the festival. Meanwhile, sugarcane markets remained abuzz in capital Chennai city as people thronged the markets to buy the festival essential.