Nombres de los colores

El primer uso registrado del verde ruso como nombre de color en inglés fue en la década de 1830 (año exacto incierto). El término parece referirse al tono medio de verde usado por la mayoría de los regimientos del Ejército Imperial Ruso desde 1700 hasta 1914.

«Tyrian purple» es el nombre inglés contemporáneo del color que en latín se denomina “purpura”. Otros nombres ingleses contemporáneos del púrpura son «imperial purple» y «royal purple». El propio nombre inglés «purple» denominaba originalmente el color específico purpura. El púrpura es el color de un tinte extraído de un molusco encontrado en las costas de la ciudad de Tiro, en la antigua Fenicia (actualmente en el Líbano), cuyo color en la Antigüedad clásica era símbolo de realeza y autoridad política porque sólo los muy ricos podían permitírselo, incluidos los emperadores romanos. Por ello, el púrpura tirio también se denominaba «púrpura imperial».

El gris verdoso (también conocido como verde grisáceo, gris verdoso, gris esmeralda o gris verdoso) es un color gris verdoso.

La fuente de este color es la lista de colores «Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)», color #17-4030 TPX-Silver Lake Blue.

El verde SGBUS es el color votado por el público y utilizado por Singapur para colorear todos sus autobuses públicos de propiedad gubernamental.

El color ébano es una representación del color de la madera de ébano, una madera dura tropical muy utilizada para fabricar muebles finos, sobre todo para los reyes franceses. La primera vez que se utilizó ebony como nombre de color en inglés fue en 1590.

Cadet color is a dark shade of cadet grey. The first recorded use of cadet as a color name in English was in 1915.

For printed material, purple (Pantone #268+) is the official school color of Kansas State University. Traditionally, the school has referred to this darker and bluer shade as Royal Purple. For the web, #512888 is the official color, even though that hex triplet is not a direct conversion from Pantone 268+.

Sap green is a green-looking pigment that was traditionally made of ripe buckthorn berries. However, modern colors marketed under this name are usually a blend of other pigments, commonly with a basis of Phthalocyanine Green G. It is one of the greens used in The Joy of Painting.

The source of this colour is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" colour list, colour #18-3937 TPX—Blue Yonder.

Purple navy is a color that has been used by some navies. "Purple navy" in this color terminology usage is regarded as a shade of indigo, a color which can be regarded as a tone of purple when using the common English definition of purple, i.e., a color between blue and red. The first recorded use of purple navy as a color name in English was in 1926. The source of this color is Dictionary of Color Names (1955).

Northwestern Purple is the official color of Northwestern University. Additionally, there are shades and tints that are variations of the base color. Northwestern Purple is a custom ink color and can no longer be referenced by a Pantone number.

The color resembles the shade of blue seen on the flag of the United Nations.

This is the color called artichoke green in Pantone. The source is Pantone 18-0125 TPX.

The first recorded use of celestial blue as a color name in English was in 1535. The source of this color is the Plochere Color System, a color system formulated in 1948 that is widely used by interior designers.

Queen blue is a medium tone of royal blue. The first recorded use of queen blue as a color name in English was in 1926. Before that, since 1661, this color had been called queen’s blue.

Ultramarine is a blue pigment in use since medieval times. It was originally derived from lapis lazuli, a bright blue mineral.

The color mint, also known as mint leaf, is a representation of the color of mint. The first recorded use of mint as a color name in English was in 1920.

Magnolia is a colour named after the flowering plant of the genus Magnolia. As magnolias have flowers of more than one colour, mainly cream or pale purple, magnolia may refer to different colours in different countries. An early use of magnolia as a colour name in English was in 1880, describing it as a "tint of cream-color". In the UK, magnolia is a creamy colour defined by British Standard BS 08B15, with the sRGB value (244, 233, 216) and CMYK (Coated) value (0, 5, 25, 0). Although the interiors of houses in the UK have commonly been painted in pale "stone colours" since the 18th century, the use of the name "magnolia" only dates from the 1950s.

The color kombu green is a representation of the color of kombu, edible kelp from the family Laminariaceae widely eaten in East Asia. The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #19-0417 TPX—Kombu Green.