Color names

Blast-off bronze 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.

Jazzberry color, a deep shade of red-violet, was formulated by Crayola in 2003.

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

The color Japanese carmine, shown in the color box, is called enji-iro (臙脂色) in Japanese, meaning 'cochineal/rouge color.' The term enji (臙脂) refers to rouge, the cosmetic, which historically was made from a dye produced by the cochineal insect, known as enji-mushi (臙脂虫). The name enji is derived from Yan, an ancient Chinese state during the Zhou dynasty, as the use of rouge in China is believed to have originated there and was later adopted in Japan.

The color amethyst is a moderate, transparent violet. Its name is derived from the stone amethyst, a form of quartz. Amethyst is the birthstone for those born in February. The first recorded use of amethyst as a color name in English was in 1572. Though the color of natural amethyst varies from purple to yellow, the amethyst color referred to here is the moderate purple color most commonly associated with amethyst stones. There is disagreement as to the cause of the purple color of the amethyst stone. Some believe that the color is due to the presence of manganese, while others have suggested that the amethyst color could be from ferric thiocyanate or sulfur found in amethyst stones.

In a press release, Pantone declared the pale hue of cerulean, shown in the color box here, as the 'Color of the Millennium.' This specific shade comes from the Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX) color list and is identified as Cerulean with the code #15-4020 TPX.

Spanish gray is the color that is called gris (gray in Spanish) 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.

Raw sienna is a yellowish-brown natural earth pigment, composed primarily of iron oxide hydroxide. The box shows the colour of the pigment in its natural, or raw state. It contains a large quantity of iron oxide and a small quantity (about five percent) of manganese oxide. This kind of pigment is known as yellow ochre, yellow earth, limonite, or terra gialla.The pigment name for natural raw sienna from the Colour Index International, shown on the labels of oil paints,is PY-43. This color box shows a variation of Raw Sienna from the Italian Ferrario 1919 color list.

The colour blood red is a dark shade of the colour red meant to resemble the colour of human blood. It is the iron in hemoglobin specifically that gives blood its red colour. The actual colour ranges from crimson to a dark brown-blood depending on how oxygenated the blood is, and may have a slightly orange hue. Different sources have proposed different color schemes for the color blood red. This is one of these.

"Popstar" is one of the colors on the Resene Color List. It was formulated in 2006.

Dark Sea Green is a medium to dark shade of green with blue undertones, resembling the color of ocean water. It was added to the X11 color system in 1999.

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.

Dark slate gray is a deep, dark gray with blue undertones.

Lawn Green is a bright, vivid shade of green that resembles freshly cut grass, often associated with vibrant nature. It was added to the X11 color system in 1999.

Moccasin is a warm, light tan color that resembles the color of traditional moccasins. 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.

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

Zomp is one of the colors on the Resene Color List, a color list widely popular in Australia and New Zealand. The color was formulated in 2007.

Alizarin crimson is a shade of red that is biased slightly more towards purple than towards orange on the color wheel and has a blue undertone. It is named after the organic dye alizarin, found in the madder plant, and the related synthetic lake pigment alizarin crimson (PR83 in the Color Index). William Henry Perkin had co-discovered a way to synthesize the pigment alizarin, which became known as the color alizarin crimson. Its consistency and lightfastness quickly made it a favourite red pigment for artists.