It's also odd that so many with paté coloured hair are called blondes. I've noticed it especially outside of Scandinavia.

Anyway, it's amazing so many colour names there are, If you go to paint shop and want a colour for your wall, there are hundreds of different names, even for white. But of course, every one knows what colour you mean, when you say racing green or air force blue. Think I may colour my bathroom Buff next time. See this:

In a RGB color space, hex #f0dc82 (also known as Buff) is composed of 94.1% red, 86.3% green and 51% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 0% cyan, 8.3% magenta, 45.8% yellow and 5.9% black. It has a hue angle of 49.1 degrees, a saturation of 78.6% and a lightness of 72.5%. #f0dc82 color hex could be obtained by blending #ffffff with #e1b905. Closest websafe color is: #ffcc99.

Here's a list of some: http://www.colorhexa.com/color-names