Color names

The BISU Visual Identity, or BISU Visual Identity System (VIS) is a set of coherent graphic styles that underlines the visual recognisability of Beijing International Studies University (BISU), providing clarity for the University's graphic identity. The system was developed by the University Relations and was officially launched on 30 December 2003. BISU Silver is described as a light grey and is used accompanied with BISU Maroon as the official color of Beijing International Studies University. The hexadecimal value of BISU Silver is DCDDDE. It is a CMYK color.

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 Dogwood Rose, sometimes referred to as Dogwood Red, is often described as a vivid red. It is listed under variations of the rose color in Wikipedia.

The rich carmine color tone matches the shade shown as carmine in the 1930 book "A Dictionary of Color". Also known as Chinese carmine, this color is commonly referred to as carmine in fashion and interior design.

Languid lavender is sourced from the Plochere Color System, which was formulated in 1948 and is widely used by interior designers.

The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #16-2120 TPX—Wild Orchid.

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.

Peru is a web color classified as an orange-brown, with a hue of 30. This color was originally called Peruvian brown with the first recorded use in 1924 of Peruvian brown as a color name in English. The color name was changed to peru in 1987, when this color was formulated as one of the X11 colors, which in the early 1990s became known as the X11 web colors.

The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #18-2436 TPX—Fuchsia Purple.

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.

Crayola crayons have a color called silver which is a pale tone of silver color. This silver (Crayola) has been a Crayola color since 1903. Crayola silver is not a neutral grayscale color but a warm gray with a very slight tinge of orange-red.

Cal Poly Pomona gold was one of the two official colors of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona). The official university colors were green (PMS 349) and gold (PMS 131). Cal Poly Pomona's Office of Public Affairs created the colors for web development and has technical guidelines, copyright and privacy protection; as well as logos and images that developers are asked to follow in the University's Guidelines for using official Cal Poly Pomona logos.

Cardinal is a vivid red, which may get its name from the cassocks worn by Catholic cardinals (although the color worn by cardinals is scarlet). The cardinal bird also takes its name from the cardinal bishops. The first recorded use of cardinal as a color name in English was in the year 1698.

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.

Plum is a purple color with a brownish-gray tinge, like that shown in the color box, or a reddish purple, which is a close representation of the average color of the plum fruit. As a quaternary color on the RYB color wheel, plum is an equal mix of the tertiary colors russet and slate. The first recorded use of plum as a color name in English was in 1805.

Lime is a color that is a shade of yellow-green, so named because it is a representation of the color of the citrus fruit called limes. It is the color that is in between the web color chartreuse and yellow on the color wheel. Alternate names for this color included yellow-green, lemon-lime, lime green, or bitter lime. Lime (color hex code #C0FF00) is a pure spectral color at approximately 564 nanometers on the visible spectrum when plotted on the CIE chromaticity diagram.

Aero blue is a fluorescent greenish-cyan color. Aero blue was used as rainshower in one of the Sharpie permanent markers but not as bright on the marker. However, there is no mechanism for showing fluorescence on a computer screen.

Powder blue is a pale shade of blue. As with most colours, there is no absolute definition of its exact hue. Originally, powder blue, in the 1650s, was powdered smalt (cobalt glass) used in laundering and dyeing applications, and it then came to be used as a colour name from 1894. Powder blue was also used as a colour name in English in 1774, but the exact colour is unclear: it may be a blue-grey or a dark unsaturated blue.

Dark khaki is a deep, muted yellow-greenish shade that evokes a natural, earthy feel. It corresponds to Dark Khaki in the X11 color names.

The color Byzantine is a rich tone of medium purple toned toward magenta. The first recorded use of byzantine as a color name in English was in 1924.

Variation of acid green mentioned on Wikipedia. Acid green is a shade of yellow-green. Sources differ as to the exact color.

Opera mauve is a color whose first recorded use as a color name in English dates back to 1927.

Rich lilac, a rich tone of lilac labeled lilac at Pourpre.com (a popular French color list), is shown in color box. Another name for this color is bright French lilac.

The color tiger’s eye is named for the tiger’s eye gemstone, so named because its banding resembles the eye of a tiger. This color was formulated by Crayola in 1994 as part of the Gem Tones set.

Variation of acid green mentioned on Wikipedia. Acid green is a shade of yellow-green. Sources differ as to the exact color.

Light taupe (dark tan) is the light tone of taupe that is the color called taupe in Crayola colored pencils.

Light turquoise is a lighter tone of turquoise.

Windsor tan is a color that was first recorded as a color name in English in 1925.

Copper penny is one of the colors in the special set of metallic Crayola crayons called Silver Swirls, the colors of which were formulated by Crayola in 1990.

The color Magic Mint, a light tint of spring green, is displayed. The color magic mint is a light tint of the color mint. Ceramic tiles in a similar color, often with a contrasting black border, were a popular choice for bathroom, kitchen and upmarket hotel swimming pool décor during the 1930s. This is a Crayola color formulated in 1990 (later retired in 2003).

Medium ruby is the color called ruby in Crayola Gem Tones, a specialty set of crayons introduced by the Crayola company in 1994.

Variation of acid green mentioned on Wikipedia. Acid green is a shade of yellow-green. Sources differ as to the exact color.

The color box shows the color called Puce from the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul, A Dictionary of Color.

It is a pale shade of cyan that is reminiscent of the color of an opal gemstone, although as with many gemstones, opals come in a wide variety of colors.

The BISU Visual Identity, or BISU Visual Identity System (VIS) is a set of coherent graphic styles that underlines the visual recognisability of Beijing International Studies University (BISU), providing clarity for the University's graphic identity. The system was developed by the University Relations and was officially launched on 30 December 2003.

The web color "brown" is a medium dark red traditionally known as red-brown. Its hue code is 0, indicating it's a shade of red, not orange. The first recorded use of "red-brown" as a color name in English was in 1682.

University of Pennsylvania Red is one of the official colors of the Penn Quakers, the athletic teams of the University of Pennsylvania.

This is a variation of acid green mentioned on Wikipedia. Acid green is a shade of yellow-green. Sources differ as to the exact color.

Blue bell is a shade of blue-gray. It is also a Crayola color. It represents the bluebell flower. The first recorded use of bluebell as a color name in English was in 1920.

Baby blue eyes is a rich tone of baby blue. The source of this color is the color that is called baby blue eyes in the Plochere Color System, a color system formulated in 1948 that is widely used by interior designers.

The color purple, as defined in the X11 color names in 1987, is brighter and bluer than the HTML/CSS web color purple. This is one of the very few clashes between web and X11 colors. This color can be called X11 purple. The traditional name for this tone of purple is veronica. The first recorded use of veronica as a color name in English was in 1919.

Amaranth deep purple is the tone of amaranth that is called amaranth in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color.

In cosmetology, a brighter tone of burgundy called vivid burgundy is used for coloring hair.

This color is a representation of the color of mulberry jam or pie. This was a Crayola crayon color from 1958 to 2003. The first recorded use of mulberry as a color name in English was in 1776. It has some similarities with the color raspberry, a shade of red also called mulberry in some countries of Latin America. General Motors Holden released a model in the color Mulberry. It was the 1979 SL/E Statesman. Prismacolor also made a pencil after the color mulberry which was number 995

Big dip o'ruby is one of the colors in the special set of metallic Crayola crayons called Metallic FX, the colors of which wereformulated by Crayola in 2001. This is supposed to be a metallic color.However, there is no mechanism for displaying metallic colors on a flat computer screen.

Olivine is the typical color of the mineral olivine. The first recorded use of olivine as a color name in English was in 1912.

'Tropical Indigo' is the color that is called añil 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 color purple mountain majesty, a Crayola color since 1993, can be described as a medium lavender gray. Before 1958, this color was known as lavender in Crayola crayons, but Crayola later renamed it to lavender pink. As a result, this color is sometimes referred to as lavender purple. It represents the appearance of distant mountains.

Red-purple is the color that is called Rojo-Purpura (the Spanish word for "red-purple") 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. Although "red-purple" is a seldom-used color name in English, in Spanish it is regarded as one of the major tones of purple.

Pistachio is a dull yellowish-green color resembling the pistachio nut.