Weekly Theme: PACK A HAWK JAW

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Because you never know when you might need a hawk jaw, right?

Actually, that unusual phrase is concocted from letters that I consider to be a "family" of colors - reds, oranges, and yellows. It's awfully reminiscent of a Wild West desert scene.

Since our group has so many members with grapheme synesthesia, I thought I'd dig a little deeper into how your letters translate into colored words.
Is each letter its own distinct color, or do their colors interact with the surrounding letters? Or do words take on their own color? What about numbers?
I once read an interesting account from a synesthete who forgot the word she was looking for, but saw a colored outline that allowed her to recall the word.

Do you have any sayings, words, number combinations, or unusual phrases like the one above whose color(s) you enjoy? Detest?
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For me, each letter is its own distinct color—usually. In words, the first letter of the word usually determines its color. Some letters, though—like s, u, i, and a couple others—are odd because their colors aren't "strong" enough to determine the colors of words. It's kind of hard to explain.

One interesting case is the number 9. When it's by itself, it's a grumpy, dark yellow man. However, when it's the first digit of a multi-digit number (92, 9456, 930, etc), it's a mysterious, strict, silver woman. Weird, huh? :)