Color names

Desert sand is a very light and very weakly saturated reddish yellow colour which corresponds specifically to the coloration of sand. It may also be regarded as a deep tone of beige. Desert sand was used by General Motors, along with "rosewood", as a paint color for their early Cadillacs. In 1998, desert sand was made into a Crayola crayon colour. The color matches the palest of the three colors in the 3-color Desert Camouflage Uniform of United States Armed Forces, which in 1990 began to replace the 6-color Desert Battle Dress Uniform.

Violet is a color term derived from the flower of the same name. There are numerous variations of the color violet. The so-called web color "violet" is in actuality not really a tint of violet, a spectral color, but is a non-spectral color. The web color violet is actually a rather pale tint of magenta because it has equal amounts of red and blue (the definition of magenta for computer display), and some of the green primary mixed in, unlike most other variants of violet that are closer to blue. This same color appears as "violet" in the X11 color names.

The source of the color orchid pink is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #13-2010 TPX—Orchid Pink.

The first recorded use of baby pink as a color name in English was in 1928. In Western culture, baby pink is used to symbolize baby girls just as baby blue is often used to symbolize baby boys.

The deep tone of "champagne" is the color called champagne in the Dictionary of Color Names (1955) in color sample #73.

Stil de grain yellow or sap green is a pigment derived from berries of the buckthorn species Rhamnus saxatilis, which are commonly called Avignon berries or Persian berries after two historical areas of supply; latterly Italy was a major source. The color, whose principal chemical component is rhamnetin, was formerly called pink (or pinke); latterly, to distinguish it from light red "pink", the yellow "pink" wasqualified as Dutch pink, brown pink,English pink, Italian pink, or French pink — the first three also applied to similar quercitron dyes from the American eastern black oak, Quercus velutina. Other names are Persian berries lake, yellow berries and buckthorn berries.

The color brink pink was formulated by Crayola in 1998. Since 2005 it is called pink sherbert.

This color can be described as lavender pink or pale pinkish-purple when purple is defined as equivalent to red-violet as artists do. This tone of lavender is the color designated as lavender (color #74) in the list of Crayola crayon colors. This version of "lavender" is a lot pinker than the other named shades of lavender.

Shocking pink is bold and intense. It takes its name from the tone of pink used in the lettering on the box of the perfume called Shocking, designed by Leonor Fini for the Surrealist fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli in 1937. The color shown here matches the color of the lettering on the original box. This in turn was inspired by the Tête de Belier (Ram's Head), a 17.27 ct pink diamond from Cartier owned by heiress Daisy Fellowes, who was one of Schiaparelli's best clients.

Tickle Me Pink is a bright shade of pink, formulated by Crayola in 1993. The name was created by Joslyn Davis, who won a Crayola competition.

The color melon is a representation of the color of the interior flesh of a cantaloupe, the most commonly consumed melon. The first recorded use of melon as a color name in English was in 1892. In 1958, melon was formulated as one of the Crayola colors.

Lemon glacier is a fluorescent color, presented here in its non-fluorescent form. The color lemon glacier was released by Crayola in 2009 in the extreme twistable crayons. This color is very slightly greenish looking to the naked eye (just barely detectable).

Rose is the color halfway between red and magenta on the HSV color wheel, also known as the RGB color wheel, on which it is at hue angle of 330 degrees. Rose is one of the tertiary colors on the HSV (RGB) color wheel. The complementary color of rose is spring green. Sometimes rose is quoted instead as the web-safe color FF00CC, which is closer to magenta than to red, corresponding to a hue angle near 320 degrees, or the web-safe color FF0077, which is closer to red than magenta, corresponding to a hue angle of about 340 degrees.

Rose pink is a reddish purple color. The first recorded use of rose pink as a color name in English was in 1760.

This is a Crayola crayon color formulated in 1972 and called ultra pink. In 1990 the name was changed to shocking pink.

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.

Baker-Miller Pink, also known as P-618, Schauss pink, or Drunk-Tank Pink is a tone of pink which has been observed to temporarily reduce hostile, violent or aggressive behavior. It was originally created by mixing white indoor latex paint with red trim semi-gloss outdoor paint in a 1:8 ratio by volume. Alexander Schauss did extensive research into the effects of the color on emotions at the Naval Correctional Facility in Seattle, and named it after the institute directors, Baker and Miller.

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.

Bisque is a light, warm shade of orange with a slight pink tint, reminiscent of baked goods. It was added to the X11 color system in 1999.

Blanched Almond is a soft, creamy off-white with a hint of almond, often used to create a warm, inviting atmosphere. It was added to the X11 color system in 1999.

Lusty gallant is a colour that originated in 16th century Elizabethan England. Named after a popular Tudor dance (which in turn came from a ballad), it is a shade of light pink. The connection between the colour and dance is unknown. However, Lusty gallant's name is said to have come from the practice of dressmakers attempting to catch consumer's attention with eccentric colour names. It proved effective and Lusty gallant became a popular choice for dresses. The oldest surviving mention of the colour is William Harrison's 1577 book The Description of England, in which he describes it as a hue "devised to please fantastical heads".

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.

Peach is a color that is named for the pale color of the interior flesh of the peach fruit. This name may also be substituted for "peachy". Like the color apricot, the color peach is paler than most actual peach fruits and seems to have been formulated (like the color apricot) primarily to create a pastel palette of colors for interior design.

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.

Amber is one of several technically defined colors used in automotive signal lamps. In North America, SAE standard J578 governs the colorimetry of vehicle lights, while outside North America the internationalized European ECE regulations hold force. Both standards designate a range of orange-yellow hues in the CIE color space as "amber". In the past, the ECE amber definition was more restrictive than the SAE definition, but the current ECE definition is identical to the more permissive SAE standard. The SAE formally uses the term "yellow amber", though the color is most often referred to as "yellow". This is not the same as selective yellow, a color used in some fog lamps and headlamps.

True Red is the color that was chosen as the "2002 Pantone color of the year" by the Pantone Color Institute.

Tigerlily is the color that was chosen as the "2004 Pantone color of the year" by the Pantone Color Institute.

Blue Iris is the color that was chosen as the "2008 Pantone color of the year" by the Pantone Color Institute.

Mimosa is the color that was chosen as the "2009 Pantone color of the year" by the Pantone Color Institute.

Honeysuckle is the color that was chosen as the "2011 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.

Emerald is the color that was chosen as the "2013 Pantone color of the year" by the Pantone Color Institute.

Marsala is the color that was chosen as the "2015 Pantone color of the year" by the Pantone Color Institute.

Rose Quartz is the color that was chosen as the "2016 Pantone color of the year" by the Pantone Color Institute.

Classic Blue is the color that was chosen as the "2020 Pantone color of the year" by the Pantone Color Institute.

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. India saffron (Kesara/Kesariya), representing courage and sacrifice, was chosen for one of the three bands of the National Flag of India, along with white (peace and truth) and what is now called India green (faith and chivalry).

Spanish emerald is the color that is called 'Esmeralda' 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.

Displayed here is the color called "Illuminating Emerald" in Crayola Metallic FX Crayons from 2001, a set of 16 metallic crayons whose names were chosen through a contest open to residents of the U.S. and Canada.

Displayed in the color box is the color called "forest green" in Crayola crayons. Forest green has been a Crayola crayon name since 1958, when it was renamed from dark green.

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

Quinacridone magenta is a color made from quinacridone pigment. It is sold in tubes at art supply stores. By mixing various amounts of white with it, artists may create a wide range of light, bright, brilliant, vivid, rich, or deep tints of magenta.

Greenish yellow is the main color on the Indian 20-rupee note.

Ultramarine is a deep blue color pigment which was originally made by grinding lapis lazuli into a powder. The name comes from the Latin ultramarinus, literally 'beyond the sea', because the pigment was imported into Europe from mines in Afghanistan by Italian traders during the 14th and 15th centuries. Ultramarine was the finest and most expensive blue used by Renaissance painters. It was often used for the robes of the Virgin Mary and symbolized holiness and humility.It remained an extremely expensive pigment until a synthetic ultramarine was invented in 1826.

Portland Orange (desaturated approximation) is the color of light emitted by the "dont walk" phase of pedestrian crossing signals in the United States and Canada. The color was chosen to avoid confusion with regular traffic lights in conditions of poor visibility. Its chromaticity is specified by the Institute of Transportation Engineers in that body's technical standards, along with lunar white for the walk lights. Its application is stipulated in the U.S. federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Various jurisdictional standards also require Portland Orange for dont walk signs. The color can be created with some LEDs, and the ITE specifies the precision of its wavelength to 3 nanometers. In practice, the most brilliant color of gaseous tubing is similar to Portland Orange.

Lavender is a light shade of purple or violet. It applies particularly to the color of the flower of the same name. The web color called lavender matches the color of the palest part of the flower. Another name of the color is Lavender Mist

Arylide yellow, also known as Hansa yellow and monoazo yellow, is a family of organic compounds used as pigments. They are primarily used as industrial colorants including plastics, building paints and inks. They are also used in artistic oil paints, acrylics and watercolors. These pigments are usually semi-transparent and range from orange-yellow to yellow-greens.Related organic pigments are the diarylide pigments. Overall, these pigments have partially displaced the toxic cadmium yellow in the marketplace. Painters such as Alexander Calder and Jackson Pollock are known to have employed arylide yellow in their artworks.

Salmon is a range of pinkish-orange to light pink colors, named after the color of salmon flesh. The first recorded use of salmon as a color name in English was in 1776. The actual color of salmon flesh varies from almost white to light orange, depending on their levels of the carotenoid astaxanthin due to how rich a diet of krill and shrimp the fish feeds on; salmon raised on fish farms are given non-synthetic or artificial coloring in their food.