I hate people who won't be precise about what they want.

Problem is, not everyone knows how to be precise. They might know what they want, but not know how to precisely convey that information.

The client might not know precisely what they want, or be aware of the options available to them. Getting to know precisely what the client wants is part of the development process.

Yes, I know these people who can't be specific, but later on, they know exactly what they DON'T want...

Whenever I hire a graphic artist for work, I give them a general idea of what I want and then I tell them that the interpretation of that, and the rest of it, is all up to them. Because I'm paying them for their experience and I'm sure they'll come up with something better than I ever could.

To date I have yet to be proven wrong. People who try to micromanage just don't understand that they're hurting themselves by not taking advantage of the experience before them.

I'd make it 127,127,127 too

Ah yes, “bring me a rock” requirements document is sooooo common.

Next time request a specific Federal Standard color code.

Or the RAL number.

It pleases me to see RGB being said before the 127,127,127.
After all. Could have also been HSV or HSL.

This indeed is the most grey there is.

It's these kinds of directions that make me want to convey my specifications in person. Too bad I have the worst communication skills with others.

HKS 92 or 93 would be my choise.

I checked 127, 127, 127 and yes, that would have been the way to go.

It bothers me that "exactly" 50% gray is 127.5 so I can never decide between RGB(127/127/127) and RGB(128/128/128) :<

WAIT... 127-127-127 ??? Da fek?! That's too bright... That's not a proper gray... It should be 90-90-90 or html 5A5A5A at the very least!

Set it for 255,255,255 and drop the saturation to 30% That's a nice gray.

It's been my experience that when a client is insistent on giving directions but doesn't use the same graphic design jargon you do, they most likely have no idea what they actually want. Doubly so when they get picky about fonts while suggesting Papyrus for the letterhead.

This is why you have business analysts and project triage teams to winnow out the weak requests.

Ok, so its gray in the third panel, but yellow in the fourth?

That's sort of the joke ;)