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.

bearisgray

ghostrider's advice makes sense

I've always thought of them more or less interchangeably.

Wikepedia has some interesting definitions of the colors. With a little color swatch off to the right - - - -

auntpiggylpn

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.

grammysharon

I agree, they are not the same. Trust me I know from experience!!!

brenvs

I come from a graphic design background and think of everything in Pantone colors. And in Pantone there is very little difference between Maroon 208 (C10, M97, Y37, K43) and Burgundy 202 (C10, M97, Y61, K48) - Burgundy has more yellow and black. However, when you get in to varying shades, tints and hues of each color, the differences become very muddled.

I agree the best think would be to ask your friend her definition and look at items she calls maroon. Perhaps she even has some fabric you could take with you to try and match.

GrannieAnnie

in my opinion, burgundy would be a tad more purple than maroon. HOWEVER, people have different names for colors, so if you want a good match, take the focus fabric you'll be using and just match it, regardless of name.

GrannieAnnie

LOL, and to me, it's just the opposite.

bearisgray

Ask your friend for a swatch - or swipe (I mean, borrow) something of hers that she calls "maroon"