Color names

Orange peel is the color halfway between orange (color wheel) and amber on the color wheel. The first recorded use of orange peel as a color name in English was in 1839. A discussion of the difference between the color orange (the color halfway between red and yellow) and the color orange peel (the actual color of the outer skin of an orange), may be found in Maerz and Paul.

American pink can be described as deep yellowish pink. This color is mentioned as shade on pink on Wikipedia.

The color calledorange in Pantone is taken from the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #021 TPX—Orange.

The web color orange-red was formulated in 1987 as one of the X11 colors, which became known as the X11 web colors after the invention of the World Wide Web in 1991.

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

Coquelicot is a shade of red. The term was originally a French vernacular name for the wild corn poppy, Papaver rhoeas, which is distinguished by its bright red color, and orange tint. It eventually passed into English usage as the name of a color based upon that of the flower. The first recorded use of this usage was in the year 1795. Claude Monet used this color in Les Coquelicots or Poppies Blooming in 1873.

Bright pink is a maximally saturated tone of pink that is another name for the color rose. In most Indo-European languages, the color that in English is called pink is called rosa; therefore, the color that is called rose in English is called bright rosa in most European and Latin American countries (using whatever adjective in a particular language means bright in that language).

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

The Crayola crayon color 'Baby Powder' was introduced in 1994 as part of its specialty Magic Scent crayon collection.

Pastel yellow can be described as a light greenish-yellow and is mentioned as a shade of yellow on Wikipedia.

Old lace is a web color that is a very pale yellowish orange that resembles the color of an old lace tablecloth. It is one of the original X11 colors. Old lace is used as a color of a certain kind of Caucasian skin type in art.

This color can be described as light tone of apricot or pale orange yellow. It was called apricot since 1958 in Crayola crayons.

French fuchsia is the tone of fuchsia called fuchsia in a color list popular in France.

Icterine is a colour, described as yellowish, jaundice-yellow or marked with yellow.It is derived from Ancient Greek ikteros (jaundice), via the Latin ictericus.It is used as an adjective in the names of birds with yellowish plumage to describe their appearance, including the icterine warbler and icterine greenbul.

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

This is the color now called scarlet in Crayola crayons. It was originally formulated as torch red in 1998 and then renamed scarlet by Crayola in 2000.

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.

Light goldenrod yellow is a soft, pale yellow web color with a warm golden hue.

Antique white is a web color. The color name antique white began to be used in 1987 when the X11 colors were first formulated.

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

Mellow apricot is one of the colors on the British Standards 5252 color list, listed as #06E50. This color list is used for color coordination and building construction. The British Standard color lists were first established in 1930 and reached their current form in 1955.

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

There is no evidence that White solid color name was in use before the X11 color names were formulated in 1987. Sometimes also known as Ghost White, the color has marked blue hues, although is otherwise very close to being completely white in the RGB color system.

Anti-flash white is a white colour commonly seen on British, Soviet, and U.S. nuclear bombers. The purpose of the colour is to reflect some of the thermal radiation from a nuclear explosion, protecting the aircraft and its occupants. Many Strategic Air Command nuclear bombers carried anti-flash white without insignia on the underside of the fuselage with light silver-gray or natural metal (later light camouflage) on the upper surfaces.

In 2001, parchment was made into one of the colors on the Xona.com color list.

MU Gold is used by the University of Missouri as the official school color along with black. Mizzou Identity Standards designated the color for web development as well as logos and images that developers are asked to follow in the University's Guidelines for using official Mizzou logos.

The name of the color xanthous is derived from xantho (meaning yellow or golden), from the Ancient Greek ξανθός and "ous" (meaning full of), from the Latin adjectival suffix -ōsus.

Light khaki, also known as khaki tan or simply tan, is a pale shade of khaki.

Cameo pink is a medium light tone of rose pink. The first recorded use of cameo pink as a color name in English was in 1912.

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.

Mexican pink is a color that is used in clothing such as serapes and in the craft and fine art of traditional Mexican culture. Mexican pink became known as such through the efforts of the journalist, painter, cartoonist and fashion designer Ramón Valdiosera in the mid-1940s. Another name for this color is Mexican rose, a play on the Spanish name rosa mexicano.

The color Razzmatazz is a rich shade of crimson-rose. Razzmatazz was a new Crayola crayon color chosen in 1993 as a part of the Name The New Colors Contest. It was named by then 5-year-old Laura Bartolomei-Hill. She was the youngest winner of Crayola's "Name the New Colors Contest."

Raspberry is a color that resembles the color of raspberries. The first recorded use of raspberry as a color name in English was in 1892.

The rich tone of mauve is referred to as mauve by Crayola.

Earth yellow is one of the twelve official camouflage colors of the United States Army.

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.

Rusty red is a color formulated by Crayola in 1990 as one of the colors in its Silver Swirls specialty crayon box of metallic colors.

Thistle is a light purple resembling the thistle plant. The first recorded use of Thistle as a color name in English was in 1892. The color thistle is associated with Scotland because the thistle is the national flower of Scotland and Scotland's highest state decoration is the Order of the Thistle.

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 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.

A representation of the color metallic gold is displayed, simulating the traditional color of gold, which corresponds to the actual metallic element. The source of this color is the ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955), a color dictionary used by stamp collectors to identify the colors of stamps.

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

This is the color called vanilla on the Xona.com Color List.

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.

Super pink is a very purple-toned shade of pink sourced from the Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX) color list as color #17-2625 TPX—Super Pink.

The color Volt is used by Nike in several of their athletic products, most notably their Air Max 90 Hyperfuse sneakers, which were introduced in 2011. This color is similar to electric lime.

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