User blog comment:PisceanWaterbender/In Depth Analysis On Existing RWBY Color Palettes and What They Mean/@comment-31947358-20170519211301

I'm curious about the CNR.

Obviously, characters need to fit within that ruling, but I always wondered why machines had to as well. For Penny, it's pretty understandable. After all, she's practically a real girl anyway, and so it's expected to not cause suspicion. But I get confused when it comes to androids that weren't intended by the creator to interact much with people.

For example, if someone were to create an android for Grimm clearance due to the closing down of Hunting schools, I couldn't see a reason they'd have anything more than a number code. Even with an AI, (It'd definitely be suppressed emotionally, for "safety reasons") I couldn't see why giving it a color name would be important in the slightest. I mean, that'd be like naming the Spider Droid something like Ciara Crimson.

Does anyone else have an explanation as to why androids would have color names if they aren't made with interaction as their primary purpose? Would you have to name robotic weapons a color too?

No sarcasm intended.