Color names

The telemagenta is one of the colors in the RAL color matching system, a color system widely used in Europe.The RAL color list first originated in 1927, and it reached its present form in 1961.

Imperial red is a representation of the red color of the Imperial Standard of Napoleon I. The first recorded use of imperial red as a color name in English was in 1914. Note: the RGB values for Pantone red and imperial red are identical.

Rifle green, represented as Pantone 19-0419 TPX, is named for the distinctive color of rifle regiments' uniforms in European armies. First recorded in 1858, this dark green was adopted by 18th-century riflemen for camouflage, contrasting with the colorful uniforms of other soldiers. The original vegetable-based dyes often faded, prompting a gradual darkening until it approached black. After 1890, chemical dyes created the stable shade known today. In the U.S. military, only Special Forces soldiers can wear the rifle green beret. The color also served as the official uniform for the Canadian Forces and the Royal Ulster Constabulary until 2001.

The first recorded use of Tuscan as a color name in English was in 1887.

The prior definition of android green was a yellow-green color #A4C639 (PMS 376C in print). During the initial creation of the android logo, first released in November 5, 2007, #A4C639 was selected by the original designer of the android logo, Irina Blok, "...because it reminded (us of a) nostalgic code color, and it would stand out against dark background." Code color probably refers to the color of text in Monochrome monitors, derived from the green "P1" phosphor.

The official colors of the University of Southern California are Pantone 201C and Pantone 123C. These colors, designated as USC Cardinal and USC Gold, were adopted in 1895 by Rev. George W. White, USC's third president, and are equal in importance in identifying the USC Trojans.

The name of the web color is written as "deeppink" (no space) in HTML for computer display.

Dark magenta is a deep, rich shade of magenta, leaning towards purple.

The color bright lilac, labeled as lilac by Crayola, was introduced in 1994 as part of the Magic Scent specialty box of colors.

The web color "Blue-Violet" is shown, which is an intermediate shade between electric indigo and pigment indigo. It is also known as "Deep Indigo."

Lime green is a vivid yellowish green web color.

Android green is a shade of chartreuse or Caribbean green, defined by Google as the color of the Android robot mascot, used as a logo for the Android operating system. It is defined to be RGB hex value #3DDC84 online and Pantone 7479 C in print.

Ruby, a deep tone of red, is listed as color #542 in the British Standards 381 color list. This list is used for colors in identification, coding, and other specific purposes. The British Standard color lists were first developed in 1930 and took their current form in 1955.

Mountain meadow is a Crayola crayon color formulated in 1998.

Mikado yellow is a shade of yellow that appears in the national flags of Colombia and Kazakhstan. It was also formerly used for Lincoln automobiles and is associated with various dyes and colorings.

Ruby red is one of the colors in the RAL color matching system, which is widely used in Europe. The RAL color list originated in 1927 and reached its current form in 1961.

The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #18-1612 TPX—Deep Taupe.

Scarletis a bright red color, sometimes with a slightly orange tinge. In the spectrum of visible light, and on the traditional color wheel, it is one-quarter of the way between red and orange, slightly less orange than vermilion. According to surveys in Europe and the United States, scarlet and other bright shades of red are the colors most associated with courage, force, passion, heat, and joy. In the Roman Catholic Church,scarlet is the color worn by a cardinal, and is associated with the blood of Christ and the Christian martyrs, and with sacrifice. Scarlet is also associated with immorality and sin, particularly prostitution or adultery, largely because of a passage referring to "The Great Harlot", "dressed in purple and scarlet",in the Bible (Revelation 17:1–6).

Aureolin (sometimes called cobalt yellow) is a pigment sparingly used in oil and watercolor painting. Its color index name is PY40 (40th entry on list of yellow pigments). It was first made in 1831 by Nikolaus Wolfgang Fischer in Breslau characterizing it as "Doppelsalze" or double-salts and its chemical composition is potassium cobaltinitrite. He characterized it again and wrote more extensively about it in 1842, naming it "Salpetrichtsaures Kobaltoxydkali". In 1851-1852, Edouard Saint-Evre synthesized cobalt yellow independently. He is credited with the introduction of cobalt yellow as an artists pigment. The investigation by Gates gives the exact modern procedures for the preparation of aureolin and also the methods for its identification in paintings.

#FF8C00 is a bright shade of orange known as Dark Orange. The color became widely recognized as HTML/CSS standards were established in the late 1990s.

Sunset orange is a color that was formulated by Crayola in 1997.

Dark blue-gray is a deep, muted shade of gray that has hints of blue.

Chocolate cosmos, or red cosmos is the color of Cosmos atrosanguineus flowering plant. The color is described as dark red, deep crimson, deeper burgundy, deep red chocolate, as dark hazelnut and velvety maroon.

Displayed in the color box is the colour vivid sky blue. Sky blue refers to a collection of shades comparable to that of a clear daytime sky. The term (as "sky blew") is attested from 1681.

Fluorescent red is a light brilliant red color.

Turquoise is a blue-green color, based on the mineral of the same name. The word turquoise dates to the 17th century and is derived from the French turquois, meaning 'Turkish', because the mineral was first brought to Europe through Turkey from mines in the historical Khorasan province of Iran (Persia) and Afghanistan today . The first recorded use of turquoise as a color name in English was in 1573. The X11 color named turquoise is displayed in the color box.

White is the brightest color. White light can be made by putting all the other colors of light on the spectrum together. These other colors are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet, collectively called the "rainbow colors" or "spectrum colors." White is linked with light, goodness, innocence, purity, cleanliness and virginity. It is sometimes thought to be the color of perfection. The opposite of black, white usually has a positive connotation. White can stand for a successful beginning. In heraldry, white depicts faith and purity.

Ivory is an off-white color named after, and derived from, the material made from the tusks and teeth of certain animals, such as the elephant and the walrus. It has a very slight tint of yellow. The color is often associated with purity and elegance. In Western culture, it is also associated with weddings and other formal occasions. In Eastern cultures, ivory has been used for centuries in the creation of decorative objects and religious artifacts, such as Buddha statues and other sculptures. The cultural acceptance of the use of ivory as a material has declined over time, with the practice being outlawed in much of the world. The first recorded use of ivory as a color name in English was in 1385. The color "ivory" was included as one of the X11 colors when they were formulated in 1987.

The deep tone of mauve is referred to as mauve by Pourpre.com, a color list that is widely popular in France.

This is a variation on the standard RGB or Hex combination that produces a truer Scarlet color on some monitors. It is slightly more orange than the standard Scarlet RGB value of 255, 36, 0, but does give a truer color on displays where the red dominates over the orange and would otherwise make the color appear more as a normal red rather than a genuine Scarlet.

French (Canada) rose is one of the brilliant raspberry color.

Light Goldenrod is a web color that can be described as a light greenish-yellow. It is mentioned on Wikipedia as one of the variations of goldenrod, a color that resembles the goldenrod plant.

The color pink lace is a very pale purplish pink. The color name pink lace for this pale tone of rose pink has been in use since 2001, when it was promulgated as one of the colors on the Xona.com Color List. This color is suggestive of the color of some women's lingerie.

Mustard is a dull/dark yellow color that resembles culinary mustard. It is similar to the color Flax. The first recorded use of mustard as a color name in English was in 1886.

Mimi Pink is a very pale shade of purplish pink.

Peach puff is a web color with a soft, warm tone resembling the color of peach.

In Western culture, pastel pink is used to symbolize baby girls just as baby blue is often used to symbolize baby boys.

Yellow-orange has been a Crayola crayon color since 1930.

Bright yellow (Crayola) is the main color on the Indian 200-rupee note.

Carnation pink resembles the flower color of a carnation plant. This shade was formulated by Crayola in 1903 and is included in Crayola's boxes of 16, 24, 32, 48, 64, and 96 colors. The first recorded use of "carnation" as a color name in English dates back to 1535.

The color light red, though very similar to pink, is a shade of red that is roughly 50% lighter than red.

Yellow is the color between green and orange on the light spectrum. It is a primary color in subtractive color systems, such as painting and printing. In the RGB color model, used for creating colors on television and computer screens, yellow is a secondary color made by combining red and green at equal intensity. The color box shows the most intense yellow representable in the 8-bit RGB color model. This color is also called "color wheel yellow" and is located at 60 degrees on the HSV color wheel, also known as the RGB color wheel. Its complementary color is blue.

Orange was one of the original colors formulated by Crayola in 1903.

Pumpkin is a color that resembles pumpkins. The first recorded use of pumpkin as a color name in English was in 1922. Pumpkin or orange is used with black for Halloween decorations.

A light orange color was formulated for Crayola colored pencils.

French pink is the tone of pink referred to as "rose" in French, according to the widely popular Pourpre.com color list in France.

Golden poppy is a tone of gold that is the color of the California poppy—the official state flower of California—the Golden State. The first recorded use of golden poppy as a color name in English was in 1927.

Ultra red is a color formulated by Crayola in 1972. In 1990, the name of the color was changed to wild watermelon. With a hue code of 350, this color is within the range of carmine colors. This color is supposed to be fluorescent, but there is no mechanism for displaying fluorescence on a computer screen.

Chalk white is a tint of white resembling the chalk color.

Blonde is a light greenish-yellow color, classified as a shade of yellow on Wikipedia.