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Den første registrerte bruken av russisk grønn som fargenavn på engelsk var på 1830-tallet (nøyaktig årstall usikkert). Betegnelsen ser ut til å referere til den mellomgrønne nyansen som ble brukt av de fleste regimentene i den keiserlige russiske hæren fra 1700 til 1914.

«Tyrian purple» er det moderne engelske navnet på fargen som på latin kalles ‘purpura’. Andre moderne engelske navn for purpura er «imperial purple» og «royal purple». Det engelske navnet «purple» i seg selv betegnet opprinnelig den spesifikke fargen purpura. Purpura er fargen på et fargestoff som ble utvunnet fra et bløtdyr som ble funnet ved kysten av byen Tyr i antikkens Fønikia (i dag i Libanon), en farge som i antikken var et symbol på kongelighet og politisk autoritet fordi bare de aller rikeste hadde råd til den, inkludert de romerske keiserne. Derfor ble tyriansk purpur også kalt «keiserlig purpur».

Grågrønn (også kjent som grågrønn, grønngrå, smaragdgrå eller grønngrå) er en grønngrå farge.

Kilden til denne fargen er fargelisten «Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)», farge # 17-4030 TPX-Silver Lake Blue.

SGBUS-grønn er fargen som er stemt frem av publikum og brukes av Singapore til å fargelegge alle de statseide bussene.

Fargen ibenholt er en representasjon av fargen på ibenholt, et tropisk løvtre som ble mye brukt til å lage fine møbler, særlig til franske konger. Den første bruken av ibenholt som fargenavn på engelsk var i 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.