Noms des couleurs

La première utilisation du vert russe en tant que nom de couleur en anglais remonte aux années 1830 (l'année exacte est incertaine). Ce terme semble faire référence à la nuance moyenne de vert portée par la plupart des régiments de l'armée impériale russe entre 1700 et 1914.

Le « Tyrian purple » est le nom anglais contemporain de la couleur qui, en latin, est appelée « purpura ». D'autres noms anglais contemporains pour le pourpre sont « imperial purple » et « royal purple ». Le nom anglais « purple » lui-même désignait à l'origine la couleur spécifique purpura. Le pourpre est la couleur d'un colorant extrait d'un mollusque trouvé sur les rives de la ville de Tyr dans l'ancienne Phénicie (aujourd'hui au Liban). Dans l'Antiquité classique, cette couleur était un symbole de royauté et d'autorité politique, car seuls les plus riches pouvaient se l'offrir, y compris les empereurs romains. C'est pourquoi la pourpre tyrienne était également appelée « pourpre impériale ».

Le gris-vert (également connu sous le nom de gris-vert, gris verdâtre, gris émeraude ou vert-gris) est une couleur gris verdâtre.

La source de cette couleur est la liste de couleurs « Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX) », couleur #17-4030 TPX-Silver Lake Blue.

Le vert SGBUS est la couleur votée par le public et utilisée par Singapour pour colorer tous ses bus publics.

La couleur ébène est une représentation de la couleur du bois d'ébène, un bois dur tropical largement utilisé pour fabriquer des meubles de qualité, notamment pour les rois de France. La première utilisation de l'ébène comme nom de couleur en anglais date de 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.