Color names

Coral red is a vibrant color, often described as a mix of red and orange tones.

Electric ultramarine is the tone of ultramarine that is halfway between blue and violet on the RGB (HSV) color wheel, the expression of the HSV color space of the RGB color model.

This is the color Folly. It is mentioned as variations of rose color on Wikipedia article.

A light orange color was formulated for Crayola colored pencils.

The color yellow in Crayola crayons was one of the original colors formulated in 1903.

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.

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

Saffron is a shade of yellow or orange, the colour of the tip of the saffron crocus thread, from which the spice saffron is derived. The hue of the spice saffron is primarily due to the carotenoid chemical crocin.

Maximum yellow was a Crayola crayon color from 1926 to 1944.

The orangish tone known as tan has been used in Crayola crayons since 1958 and in Crayola markers since 1990.

Bone white is a yellowish-gray shade of white which represents the color of natural, unbleached bones.

The name rose bonbon translates loosely from French into English as candy rose or candy pink, or more specifically as bonbon rose or bonbon pink – presumably referring to bonbons that are coated with icing that is colored rose bonbon. Rose bonbon is a tone of rose that is popular in France.

Orange-yellow was a Crayola crayon color from 1958 to 1990.

Manhattan is a pale light grayish brown color.

Violet red is a bright tone of red-violet and has been part of the Crayola color collection since 1958.

Lemon meringue is a color sourced from the Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX) color list, identified as color #12-0711 TPX.

The color French rose is also called France rose. The first recorded use of France rose as a color name in English was in 1926. This color shown here matches exactly the color sample shown as "France rose" in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color.

Wheat is a color that resembles the light yellow of the wheat grain. The first recorded use of wheat as a color name in English was in 1711. Wheat is one of the X11 web colors.

Pale goldenrod is a light, soft yellow web color with a gentle golden hue.

Cadmium orange is a pigment used in painting, made from cadmium sulfide. It has been used for centuries by artists due to its bright and durable properties. The color shown here with hex code #ED872D resembles this cadmium orange pigment.

Rose Pompadour is a desaturated, purplish pink color designed by Sèvres for Madame de Pompadour in 18th century France.

Marigold is a yellow-orange color. It is named after the flower of the same name. It is currently unknown when marigold was first used as a colour name, although the New Zealand author Katherine Mansfield used it to describe a hair colour in her short story Something Childish But Very Natural (1914).

This variation of burnt sienna is from the Maerz and Paul "A Dictionary of Color" from 1930. It is considerably lighter than most other versions of burnt sienna. It was a mix of burnt orange and raw sienna.

Spanish orange is the color that is called anaranjado (the Spanish word for the colour "orange") in the Guía de coloraciones (Guide to colorations) by Rosa Gallego and Juan Carlos Sanz, a color dictionary published in 2005 that is widely popular in the Hispanophone realm.

The first recorded use of Princeton orange as a color name in English was in 1928. The color symbolizes Princeton University and is defined as Pantone 158. The equivalent RGB values vary among sources.

Spanish red, also known as torch red, is the color that is called rojo (the Spanish word for "red") in the Guía de coloraciones (Guide to colorations) by Rosa Gallego and Juan Carlos Sanz, a color dictionary published in 2005 that is widely popular in the Hispanophone realm.

Lemon-lime is a fluorescent chartreuse color that is named after the carbonated soft drinks such as Sprite, 7 Up, and Sierra Mist. The red value to this neon color is almost to yellow.

Butterscotch is a warm, golden-brown color that resembles the appearance of the confectionery it is named after.

Chili red is the color of red chili peppers.It is the shade of red used in the flags of Chile and South Africa.

Lion is a color that is a representation of the average color of the fur of a lion. The lion is a feline top predator found in Africa and India. The lion was poetically called the king of beasts. The first recorded use of lion as a color name in English was in 1551.

The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #17-2033 TPX—Fandango Pink.

Gainsboro is a pale tone of gray. Prior to standardization as a web color, Gainsboro was included as one of the X11 color names. It was, however, absent from the original 1987 version of the list, but present in Paul Raveling's version which added, amongst other things, "ight and off-white colors, copied from several Sinclair Paints color samples".

The color poppy red is named after the poppy flower. Poppy red is a shade of pink-red. Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae, a Canadian officer and surgeon in World War I, wrote possibly history's most famous wartime poems, called "In Flanders Fields", written in 1915. It helped the poppy (Papaver rhoeas) become a symbol of remembrance for soldiers who have died during the conflict and later conflicts.

The pale tone of copper displayed is the color referred to as copper in Crayola crayons. This color was formulated by Crayola in 1903.

This color is the medium tone of vermilion called vermilion on the Plochere color list, which was formulated in 1948 and is used widely by interior designers.

Steel blue is a shade of blue color that resembles blue steel, i.e., steel which has been subjected to bluing for protection from rust. It is one of the less vibrant shades of blue, and is usually identified as a blue-grey color. The first recorded use of steel blue as a color name in English was in 1817. In 1987, Steel blue was included as one of the X11 colors, later also known as the X11 web colors after the invention of the World Wide Web in 1991.

The color New York pink is a dark, desaturated yellow-toned shade of pink. The color name New York pink for this dark tone of pink has been in use since 2001, when it was promulgated as one of the colors on the Xona.com Color List.

The color known as pink in Pantone is designated as Pink U. It is sourced from the Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX) color list as color #U—Pink.

The color jasper is named for red jasper, the most commonly known form of jasper; however, as with many gemstones, jasper can be found in many colors, from yellow to brown and even green. The color was formulated by Crayola in 1994 as part of their Gem Tones crayon set.

Magenta (Pantone) refers to the color designated as magenta in the Pantone color system. It is sourced from the Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX) color list as color #17-2036 TPX—Magenta.

The color sky magenta is a representation of the color of the sky near the sun during the brief period during twilight when the pink of sunset transitions into the blue of early evening. This color was one of the colors in the set of Venus Paradise colored pencils, a popular brand of colored pencils in the 1950s. This color is also called medium lavender pink.

Bronze is a metallic brown color which resembles the metal alloy bronze. The first recorded use of bronze as a color name in English was in 1753.

The first recorded use of mahogany red as a color name in English was in 1843.

Persian red is a deep reddish orange earth or pigment from the Persian Gulf composed of a silicate of iron and alumina, with magnesia.It is also called artificial vermillion. The first recorded use of Persian red as a color name in English was in 1895. Other colors associated with Persia include Persian pink, Persian rose, Persian orange, Persian blue and Persian green.

Before the invention of printer’s magenta in the 1890s for CMYK printing and electric magenta in the 1980s for computer displays, the original magenta color was created from coal tar dyes and introduced in 1859. This original magenta is sometimes referred to as "rich magenta" to distinguish it from printer’s magenta and electric magenta. Magenta was one of the first aniline dyes, discovered shortly after the Battle of Magenta in 1859, which took place near the town of Magenta in northern Italy. Initially called fuchsine or roseine, the dye's name was changed to "magenta" in 1860 for marketing purposes, after the battle. As a result, the color is indirectly named after the town of Magenta.

Vegas gold is associated with the glamorous casinos and hotels of the Las Vegas Strip, United States. Vegas gold is one of the official athletic colors for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Boston College Eagles, Colorado Buffaloes, South Florida Bulls, St. Vincent–St. Mary High School, Vanderbilt Commodores, the United States Naval Academy Midshipmen, and Western Carolina University Catamounts. It is one of the official colors of the NHL's Vegas Golden Knights, and was the type of gold the Pittsburgh Penguins used on their uniforms until they reverted to "Pittsburgh gold", the shade traditionally associated with the city.

Cardinal red, also called cardinal, is a vivid red, which gets its name from the cassocks worn by cardinals. The family of birds takes its name from the color.

The historical name for this color is lavender gray. It is listed in A Dictionary of Color as one of the three major variations of lavender in 1930 along with lavender blue and lavender. (This book also designates a fourth shade of lavender, called old lavender). This color is similar to Prismacolor colored pencil PC 1026, Greyed Lavender.

This is the Red color in the NCS or Natural Color System (NCS 1080-R). The Natural Color System (NCS) is a color system based on the four unique hues or psychological primary colors red, yellow, green, and blue. The NCS is based on the opponent process theory of vision. The Natural Color System is widely used in Scandinavia.

Pictorial carmine is the color that is called Carmín pictórico (Spanish for "pictorial carmine") in the Guía de coloraciones (Guide to colorations) by Rosa Gallego and Juan Carlos Sanz, a color dictionary published in 2005 that is widely popular in the Hispanophone realm. This is a typical tone of carmine pigment used in painting.