A.7 List of colors

Normal colors

Usage syntax is detailed in Coloring objects.

blackwhiteredgreen
bluecyanmagentayellow
greydarkreddarkgreendarkblue
darkcyandarkmagentadarkyellow

CSS color names

CSS color names may be used as-is in string arguments.

alicebluedarkturquoiselightsalmonpapayawhip
antiquewhitedarkvioletlightseagreenpeachpuff
aquadeeppinklightskyblueperu
aquamarinedeepskybluelightslategraypink
azuredimgraylightslategreyplum
beigedimgreylightsteelbluepowderblue
bisquedodgerbluelightyellowpurple
blackfirebricklimerebeccapurple
blanchedalmondfloralwhitelimegreenred
blueforestgreenlinenrosybrown
bluevioletfuchsiamagentaroyalblue
browngainsboromaroonsaddlebrown
burlywoodghostwhitemediumaquamarinesalmon
cadetbluegoldmediumbluesandybrown
chartreusegoldenrodmediumorchidseagreen
chocolategraymediumpurpleseashell
coralgreenmediumseagreensienna
cornflowerbluegreenyellowmediumslatebluesilver
cornsilkgreymediumspringgreenskyblue
crimsonhoneydewmediumturquoiseslateblue
cyanhotpinkmediumvioletredslategray
darkblueindianredmidnightblueslategrey
darkcyanindigomintcreamsnow
darkgoldenrodivorymistyrosespringgreen
darkgraykhakimoccasinsteelblue
darkgreenlavendernavajowhitetan
darkgreylavenderblushnavyteal
darkkhakilawngreenoldlacethistle
darkmagentalemonchiffonolivetomato
darkolivegreenlightblueolivedrabturquoise
darkorangelightcoralorangeviolet
darkorchidlightcyanorangeredwheat
darkredlightgoldenrodyelloworchidwhite
darksalmonlightgraypalegoldenrodwhitesmoke
darkseagreenlightgreenpalegreenyellow
darkslatebluelightgreypaleturquoiseyellowgreen
darkslategraylightpinkpalevioletred
darkslategrey

CSS color definitions differ from X color names for the following colors: green, grey, maroon, purple.

X color names

X11 color names offer a wider choice than CSS names. They come in several variants:

Use the Scheme function x11-color to access them.

The following tables present all color names that may be used without a numerical suffix, and then the subset of these that may be used with such a suffix.

Color Names without a numerical suffix

AliceBlueLawnGreenOrangeRedfirebrick
AntiqueWhiteLemonChiffonPaleGoldenrodgainsboro
BlanchedAlmondLightBluePaleGreengold
BlueVioletLightCoralPaleTurquoisegoldenrod
CadetBlueLightCyanPaleVioletRedgreen
CornflowerBlueLightGoldenrodPapayaWhipgrey
DarkBlueLightGoldenrodYellowPeachPuffhoneydew
DarkCyanLightGreenPowderBlueivory
DarkGoldenrodLightGreyRosyBrownkhaki
DarkGreenLightPinkRoyalBluelavender
DarkGreyLightSalmonSaddleBrownlinen
DarkKhakiLightSeaGreenSandyBrownmagenta
DarkMagentaLightSkyBlueSeaGreenmaroon
DarkOliveGreenLightSlateBlueSkyBluemoccasin
DarkOrangeLightSlateGreySlateBluenavy
DarkOrchidLightSteelBlueSlateGreyorange
DarkRedLightYellowSpringGreenorchid
DarkSalmonLimeGreenSteelBlueperu
DarkSeaGreenMediumAquamarineVioletRedpink
DarkSlateBlueMediumBlueWhiteSmokeplum
DarkSlateGreyMediumOrchidYellowGreenpurple
DarkTurquoiseMediumPurpleaquamarinered
DarkVioletMediumSeaGreenazuresalmon
DeepPinkMediumSlateBluebeigeseashell
DeepSkyBlueMediumSpringGreenbisquesienna
DimGreyMediumTurquoiseblacksnow
DodgerBlueMediumVioletRedbluetan
FloralWhiteMidnightBluebrownthistle
ForestGreenMintCreamburlywoodtomato
GhostWhiteMistyRosechartreuseturquoise
GreenYellowNavajoWhitechocolateviolet
HotPinkNavyBluecoralwheat
IndianRedOldLacecornsilkwhite
LavenderBlushOliveDrabcyanyellow

Color names with a numerical suffix

In the following names the suffix N must be an integer between 1 and 4, from lighter to darker shades:

AntiqueWhiteNLightSkyBlueNSteelBlueNkhakiN
CadetBlueNLightSteelBlueNVioletRedNmagentaN
DarkGoldenrodNLightYellowNaquamarineNmaroonN
DarkOliveGreenNMediumOrchidNazureNorangeN
DarkOrangeNMediumPurpleNbisqueNorchidN
DarkOrchidNMistyRoseNblueNpinkN
DarkSeaGreenNNavajoWhiteNbrownNplumN
DeepPinkNOliveDrabNburlywoodNpurpleN
DeepSkyBlueNOrangeRedNchartreuseNredN
DodgerBlueNPaleGreenNchocolateNsalmonN
HotPinkNPaleTurquoiseNcoralNseashellN
IndianRedNPaleVioletRedNcornsilkNsiennaN
LavenderBlushNPeachPuffNcyanNsnowN
LemonChiffonNRosyBrownNfirebrickNtanN
LightBlueNRoyalBlueNgoldNthistleN
LightCyanNSeaGreenNgoldenrodNtomatoN
LightGoldenrodNSkyBlueNgreenNturquoiseN
LightPinkNSlateBlueNhoneydewNwheatN
LightSalmonNSpringGreenNivoryNyellowN

Grey Scale

A grey scale can be obtained using:

 
greyN

Where N is in the range 0–100.

Color-blind-safe colors

The Scheme function universal-color provides a set of eight colors designed to be unambiguous to people with dichromatism.

blackorangeskybluebluegreen
yellowbluevermillionredpurple

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