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Ostwald system

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A widely used system for the designation and nomenclature of surface colors, developed by Wilhelm Ostwald of Germany and published in the Jacobson Color Harmony Manual obtainable from the Container Corporation of America, Chicago, Illinois. (Saylor, 1952)

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