Who created it? And why? During World War II, the US government realized it needed to standardize the paint colors it used across both theaters. For example, the color of fighter planes ...

(IBM's PANTONE color? 2718.) The government has a similar system for assuring color consistency. As you might expect, it has the much more bureaucratic name FED-STD-595. There are 650 different ...

This matter specifically concerned the very top portion of some .gov websites displaying a small, icon-sized American flag with the words, "An official website of the United States government." ...