Crayola Madness ideas

crayola.py

#!/usr/bin/python

import string
d = dict(zip(string.lowercase, range(1, 28)))

crayons = ['jungle green', 'sky blue', 'cotton candy', 'outer space', 'macaroni and cheese', 'lemon yellow']

for c in crayons:
  t = 0
  for l in c:
    if l not in string.letters: continue
    t = t + d[l]
  print "%s: %s (%s)" % (c, t, hex(t%16))

#Results:
#jungle green: 118 (0x6)
#sky blue: 95 (0xf)
#cotton candy: 134 (0x6)
#outer space: 123 (0xb)
#macaroni and cheese: 138 (0xa)
#lemon yellow: 151 (0x7)