Interactive Color Zeitgeist
This is a very cool tool from HP that allows you to type in the name of a color, and it will give you the RGB equivalant for that color, as well 
as showing related colors. The list of colors was based on 25,000 colors collected from a three month query of their online color thesaurus. As you continue clicking on colors, other related colors are listed and it goes on and on. It's called the Interactive Color Zeitgeist, and was featured on the hp idealab.
How would you use this tool? Let's say you have a project, suppose you're building a website, and you have a particular color in mind. We all know that people have a variety of different concepts as to what a color is based on it's name. Mauve to me, for example, is something completely different than 'mauve' to my husband (that's supposing he has any clue at all ;), so on this interactive tool, you type in the word 'mauve'. What you will see is the Zeitgiest interpretation of mauve, as well as similar colors in different hues. In this way, you will likely find the color you have in your mind's eye, and the RGB info you need to duplicate it.
This is the link to HP's Interactive Color Zeitgeist.
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