Color names

Red (RGB), RGB red, or electric red is the brightest possible red that can be reproduced on a computer monitor. This color is an approximation of an orangish red spectral color. It is one of the three primary colors of light in the RGB color model, along with green and blue. This color is also the color called red in the X11 web colors, which were originally formulated in 1987. It is also called color wheel red. It is at precisely zero (360) degrees on the HSV color wheel, also known as the RGB color wheel

Ultra pink is a Crayola crayon color formulated in 1972. In 1990, the name was changed in error to shocking pink; however, properly speaking, the name shocking pink should be reserved for only the original shocking pink formulated by Elsa Schiaparelli in 1937.

Safety orange (also known as blaze orange, vivid orange, OSHA orange, hunter orange, or Caltrans orange) is a hue used to set objects apart from their surroundings, particularly in complementary contrast to the azure color of the sky. (Azure is the complementary color of orange, and thus there is a stark contrast between the two colors.) The high-visibility color is commonly used for hunting during the rifle season and is also used for upland-bird hunting. Places such as construction sites use this orange to help ensure the safety of others.

The web color coral is a shade of orange. Other modern color schemes use various shades of orange or red. The first recorded use of coral as a color name in English was in 1513.

Orange is the color of an orange fruit, which is where the name of the color comes from. Before the orange fruit was introduced to England in the 1500s, this color was called yellow-red. The first recorded use of orange as a color name in English was in 1512, in the court of King Henry VIII.

Salmon pink (or salmon in Crayola crayons) was introduced by Crayola in 1949.

Pink is the color of a namesake flower that is a pale tint of red. It was first used as a color name in the late 17th century. According to surveys in Europe and the United States, pink is the color most often associated with charm, politeness, sensitivity, tenderness, sweetness, childhood, femininity, and romance. A combination of pink and white is associated with chastity and innocence, whereas a combination of pink and black links to eroticism and seduction. In the 21st century, pink is seen as a symbol of femininity, though this has not always been true; in the 1920s, pink was seen as a color that reflected masculinity.

Burlywood is a light to medium shade of brown that resembles the color of raw wood. It was added to the X11 color system in 1999.

Dark Gray is a deep, neutral gray, darker than average gray but still versatile and modern. It was added to the X11 color system in 1999.

The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color 14-0760 TPX—Cyber Yellow.

Dark Olive Green is a muted green with a hint of brown, evoking the color of olive leaves and dark forests. It was added to the X11 color system in 1999.

Navajo White is an orangish white color, or pastel yellow orange, and derives its name from its similarity to the background color of the Navajo Nation flag. The name "Navajo White" is usually only used when referring to paint. Despite its name, the color is not a shade of white, but rather of yellow or of orange.

Dark Slate Blue is a dark bluish-purple shade that combines the depth of slate with a touch of blue. It was added to the X11 color system in 1999.

Seashell is an off-white color that resembles some of the very pale pinkish tones that are common in many seashells. The first recorded use of seashell as a color name in English was in 1926. In 1987, "seashell" was included as one of the X11 colors.

Moccasin is a warm, light tan color that resembles the color of traditional moccasins. It was added to the X11 color system in 1999.

Lemon chiffon is the X11 color and web color lemonchiffon. It was formulated in 1987 when it was first introduced as a named color in the X Window System. After the invention of the World Wide Web in 1991, these colors became known as the X11 web colors.

Cream is the color of the cream produced by cattle grazing on natural pasture with plants rich in yellow carotenoid pigments, some of which are incorporated into the cream, to give a yellow tone to white. The first recorded use of cream as a color name in English was in 1590.

The color unmellow yellow was formulated by Crayola in 1990. The color "unmellow yellow" is a similar fluorescent yellow to laser lemon but the color is brighter. In crayons, the color may appear slightly orange, though the computer display can appear more pale depending on one's monitor. The color is supposed to be fluorescent, but there is no mechanism to display fluorescence on a flat computer screen.

Blue Turquoise is the color that was chosen as the "2005 Pantone color of the year" by the Pantone Color Institute.

Sand Dollar is the color that was chosen as the "2006 Pantone color of the year" by the Pantone Color Institute.

Tangerine Tango is the color that was chosen as the "2012 Pantone color of the year" by the Pantone Color Institute.

Greenery is the color that was chosen as the "2017 Pantone color of the year" by the Pantone Color Institute.

Ultra Violet is the color that was chosen as the "2018 Pantone color of the year" by the Pantone Color Institute.

Viva Magenta is the color that was chosen as the "2023 Pantone color of the year" by the Pantone Color Institute.

The color known as "steel blue" has been part of Crayola's Metallic FX collection since 2001.