Originally Posted by
ghostrider
Then you're looking for maroon as your friend sees it, right? If I were you, I'd try to find out from her what maroon is, not from us. She's the one that matters in this case.
She doesn't have to know what you're planning. Look around her house, check out her clothes, start a conversation about how people see color differently, go looking at paint chips together (tell her you want to paint something), lots of ways to discover how she sees it. Chances are you won't go wrong...she's your friend, she'll love whatever you decide.
My MIL favorite colors are purple and green. Now we all know there are a million different shades of any color group. She wanted an organizer to go over the arm of her recliner to hold the remotes, books, pens etc. I found some lovely Moda fabric that had a true purple floral with a light olive green background. Well - it isn't the colors she wanted! She wanted very dark purple and sage green! She is pretty OCD if things don't match perfectly so she can't (won't) use it in her living room where it was intended to be used. She has it in her stitching room and uses it to hold floss, scissors etc.
I agree, look around her house, look at the color of her clothes, the color of her phone - anything that might give you an idea of what shades she is looking for.