Like Crayola crayons, that is – by what they resemble.
The following are the first names that popped into my head as I looked at a handful of Sharpies:
– Raspberry Smoothie
– The Tan Slash Brown That One Can Find in Any Store
– Army Green
– J. Crew Dark Grey
– Big-Eyed Cartoon Frog Green
– School Jersey Purple
– Mango Sorbet
– Overcast Sky Blue
– Pretty Pretty Princess Purple
– Five-Year-Old Pink
– That Rich Dark Red That I Love
– Artificial Grass
– Translucent Shirt Pink
– Milk Chocolate
– I Want to Seem Daring and Crazy, But I’m Too Scared [Green]
– Indistinguishable Mix Between Blue and Green
– The Color I Always Think Is Black But Is Really Dark Navy
– The Perfect Example of the Primary Color Blue
– Orange You Glad I Just Made That Overused Orange Joke…Again?
– Neither Sunshine Nor Lemon
– That Awkward Shade That’s Only Slightly More Brown Than Every Other Hue
– A Light Pastel That Really and Truly Does Not Resemble Sea Foam
– What We Used to Color Apple Leaves in Elementary School
– Duller Than Bright Orange
– Look at Me, I’m Girly! Pink
Free association FTW. Feel free to draw your own conclusions, Freudians.