#f42069 and #b4da55 are fantastic colors that go so well with each other
Watermelon candy instinct
Cosmo and Wanda dynamic
Splatoon
We really gonna sleep on the fact that the hex code of the green color literally says “badass”? And f 420 69?
The power of this post is too great
The coincidences of the color codes arehilarious, but in seriousness, I’m unsurprised to see them go well together! To those of us with normal color vision* (see footnote 1), color theory actually works pretty well to explain this!
See, in color theory, there’s something called Complementary Colors; this term refers to placement across the Color Wheel from each other:
If you look at this chart, you might notice something: the Primary Colors are all DIRECTLY across from a Secondary Color, while each Tertiary Color is directly across from another Tertiary Color. Those are your “Complementary Color” combos!
As you can see, Red is across from Green on the color wheel,butRed Violet in specific is also across from Yellow Green, making that combo also “complementary”!
Now, not all “color wheel” images bother to show the Tertiary colors (the in-between colors like Blue-Green, Yellow-Green, Red-Violet etc), but Tertiary colors are actually what we’re dealing with here, because the f42069 is pretty darn close to Magenta or Fuchsia, which are particularly red hues of RED VIOLET, while Badass Green here is a Yellow Green hue!
So what does this mean?
It means that BECAUSE of Complementary Colors being a thing, most hues of red-violet, including magenta, should go pretty darn well with most hues of yellow-green.
Or in the words of that article I got the image from: “ [Complementary] colors, such as red and green, can neutralize each other or provide a perfect contrast.”
What does thatmean?
Well, green has no red in it (being a blend of yellow and blue, in terms of pigments, usually) - thus the contrast of an added red hued thing next to it is striking and visually interesting.Likewise, when you edge the red into Violets, you’re adding blue to that one (yes, really, even if it still Looks Pink; color is weird that way), but if you edge the green into “more yellow than blue”, you’re proportionally REMOVING blue from that color…again, you’re adding in an element of contrast.
That’s why it’s called“complementary”** (see footnote 2) - meaning they supplement each other.
In this case, though, I’d also note that the EXACT colors work pretty well together in part because each of them softens the perceived intensity of the other; if you cover one of them, the still-visible one looks slightly more intense! Which in the case of the magenta, IMO, makes it almost toointense on my screen (though that green I personally like even more on its own, tbh, but that’s just me preferring Strong Colors lol).
So, yeah, the combination of them right next to each otherisvery different from the two colors separately!
This is why when I’m designing picture framing for myself or others, especially when it comes to the mat boards that accent the print or drawing, I pull a LOT of colors that are even remotely related to what’s in the image, because you really can see the same color seem to change like MAGIC depending on EXACTLY what other hues or shades you put it next to. :D It’s a particular challenge of working with color, but it can be very fun!
*1st Footnote: it’s worth noting that some people with a different form of color perception see colors in ways those of us without that difference don’t; for example, red-green color blindness means that something I would read as a bright teal would read to them as something in the violet range (because while the blue component stays the same, the green element in teal or blue-green becomes indistinguishable for them from thered element in violets, you know?), which…this changes a LOT about color dynamics, obviously! However, since people on this post like the combination so far? I’m going to go out on a limb here and assumemostof them have so-called “normal” color vision or close to it, with the ability to distinguish not just color in general but at minimum, reds from greens. Still, it’s worth acknowledging that this difference exists, since the Color Wheel and Color Theory were clearly designed by and for people with “normal” color vision that can distinguish ALL those colors, because someone who sees color completely differently might not react the same way to a combination like this that relies on hues commonly impacted by color perception differences
**2nd Footnote: not to be confused with“complimentary”, which is speaking of something/someone in a positive and praising light. “Complimentary” and “complementary” are often homophones in various dialects of English and are literally ONE vowel letter off from each other to begin with, so they’re commonly confused or conflated - and tbh it doesn’t bother me if someone uses the “wrong” spelling because I can usually tell what they mean from context - but they’re ~officially~ two different words, so it was worth noting I figure, especially since some of you folks out there might need to use that tiny scrap of knowledge on SATs or resumes or something someday, idk.
The comment responses to the writer of the first few linked articles are very telling. Several people take strong issue with her assertion that children should be handled lovingly and with respect. I’m a little surprised that I haven’t seen anyone (yet) call them out, or bring up the primary motivation behind the behavior OP is decrying: control.
“Kids are bad,” the naysayers keep commenting. “You gotta keep them under control.” “I expected to receive gifts on cultural gift-giving holidays because I was entitled” (and not, apparently, because repeated behavior becomes expected???), “These entitled little jerks need to have gifts withheld to teach them not to be entitled little jerks” (I’m not even unpacking that one).
But none of these parents will admit it’s about control. The author even seems confused by it – she wonders why a mom would not only conceive of a concept like ‘gift jail’, but would be ‘so dang proud’ of herself for ‘being unkind’. It’s blisteringly clear that she isn’t proud of unkindness, she’s proud of CONTROL. “Look at me,” she’s saying, “My kids know not to fuck with me. I’m in charge. They better live in fear of my whims, because I run this house.” She wants other, more exhausted mothers to be envious of her iron-clad dominance.
Kids are easy targets for this kind of behavior because they’re helpless. Because they’re helpless, they’re also needy – they depend on their parents to fulfill literally ALL of their needs every minute. The demands of this kind of relationship can be harsh, which leads some parents to conclude that they are being manipulated, that their children are ‘entitled’, or that they are ‘losing control’ because they are being asked for more than they can comfortably give. The cold reality is that these parents were not prepared to be fully responsible for another human being. Now they are using manipulation, punishment, and outright lies and surveillance to try to coerce their children into demanding as little as possible.
Also, wrapping fake gifts and throwing them into the fireplace if a child misbehaves? This is a thing??? WTF.
There are major problems about establishing your relationship with your children as one of dominance and submission. One of them is that it becomes hard to relinquish your hard-won control when your children are no longer children. Parents continue to coerce, manipulate, and threaten their offspring who have already become adults because they see their independence as a threat to the parent’s perceived supremacy. This behavior prevents those children from developing age-appropriate independence, from learning how to set healthy boundaries for themselves in relationships, and from being confident enough in their own capabilities to actually make the transition into being a fully independent adult. Control is addicting – a controlling parent’s ego gets used to regular doses of godlike power over others, and is reluctant to let it go. This can be an especially difficult trap for a budding adult to escape because, due to economic conditions, much of the Millennial generation and younger are being forced to live with their parents for an extended time. Even though they are no longer minors, they are still subject to their parents control over essential needs such as food and housing. This means they are still subject to the same threats and intimidation that were used against them as children – parents can take their belongings (even though this is now legally theft), they can punish them physically (even though this is legally assault), and they have nearly unlimited access to harass, manipulate, and isolate their children from outsiders who may recognize the behavior as abusive. Their adult children have little recourse because, while the parent can legally be forced to return stolen property or serve time for assault, they cannot be forced to continue to support their adult children. The threat of loss of support leaves them just as helpless.
I was speaking to @ask-a-rathalos mod a while ago and they asked offhandedly what the meaning behind the “lines in the sand” tag that I use a lot is. In addition to raking parallel lines into sand for no real reason, Surah likes to (attempt to) draw monsters she’s seen. Her drawings appear to be crude glyphs scratched into walls and hard ground, which could possibly be mistaken for grimalkyne/felyne doodles to an untrained eye. Below are a few more examples (+ a self-portrait), and you can spot some in this old post too! Surah is actually secretly proud of her uh,, “art”.
[I would put a read more line here but Tungle kept destroying and glitching out my post whenever I did, so just,, pretend one is here ;<;]
Funny enough, the other day I ran into something similar in-game that I forgot about! Who is this mystery doodler… (I don’t have the observation camera yet leaf me alone)
And if you want to dig deeper, this was actually inspired by the poorly drawn monsters on my beach in Animal Crossing lol
Both of Surah’s parents are still known to her in memory: her father died in a sudden cavern collapse when she was much younger, too much so to remember clearly, and her mother is still alive, but separated from Surah.
Her mother, Saruhnala, is alike to surah in stubbornness, but much more proud and stoic (and not the nicest). [Her appearance is a bit closer to the normal adult Shara that we know than Surah of course.]
She saw Surah as a disappointing weakling and dull of mind, treating her rather coldly in hopes that Surah would become tougher and more disciplined. Saruhn had little patience as well, and found most of Surah’s childish actions and fixations annoying, including her obsession with finding certain rocks.
For clarity she did not truly despise Surah deep down; Saruhn still taught her much of what she knows today, but she still kept her distance often and decided that Surah needed be treated strictly. Surah grew to be angrier and defiant, causing the two to clash somewhat often.
A particularly bad quarrel led to hurtful words, causing Surah to run away, quickly becoming lost in the maze of ancient underground tunnels. Saruhn, still angry, continued her own way for a time, assuming Surah would find her again once she came to her senses. But their reunion never came to be, and they have been separated to this day.
While Surah didn’t have the most perfect relationship, she does miss her mama, being the only family or soul she was close to. As for Saruhn, her whereabouts are a mystery… but do know that she has more regret than anything.
This post was inspired by @smengus’s post about how the Spardas deal with their emotions a) because that post was super interesting and you should definitely check it out and b) I found myself agreeing with some points but vehemently disagreeing with others and didn’t want to derail the original post.
Heads up: this post is gonna be a long one and I might even end up splitting it up into multiple parts to address different points raised in the post that inspired this one. And to be clear this is absolutely not meant in a negative or derogatory way - the post that inspired this one was awesome and it raised many important points and questions. I love some good old fashioned lore discussion and exploration! I simply wanted to point out some inconsistencies with canon and (in another post) state my own thoughts regarding the Spardas and how they deal with emotions and why.
So, without further ado, let us talk about demons and their capability to feel emotions and form bonds with each other and with humans.
