B.7 List of colors (LilyPond Notation Reference)

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B.7 List of colors

Normal colors

See Coloring objects for detailed usage syntax.

black white red green

blue cyan magenta yellow

grey darkred darkgreen darkblue

darkcyan darkmagenta darkyellow

CSS color names

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

aliceblue antiquewhite aqua

aquamarine azure beige

bisque black blanchedalmond

blue blueviolet brown

burlywood cadetblue chartreuse

chocolate coral cornflowerblue

cornsilk crimson cyan

darkblue darkcyan darkgoldenrod

darkgray darkgreen darkgrey

darkkhaki darkmagenta darkolivegreen

darkorange darkorchid darkred

darksalmon darkseagreen darkslateblue

darkslategray darkslategrey darkturquoise

darkviolet deeppink deepskyblue

dimgray dimgrey dodgerblue

firebrick floralwhite forestgreen

fuchsia gainsboro ghostwhite

gold goldenrod gray

green greenyellow grey

honeydew hotpink indianred

indigo ivory khaki

lavender lavenderblush lawngreen

lemonchiffon lightblue lightcoral

lightcyan lightgoldenrodyellow lightgray

lightgreen lightgrey lightpink

lightsalmon lightseagreen lightskyblue

lightslategray lightslategrey lightsteelblue

lightyellow lime limegreen

linen magenta maroon

mediumaquamarine mediumblue mediumorchid

mediumpurple mediumseagreen mediumslateblue

mediumspringgreen mediumturquoise mediumvioletred

midnightblue mintcream mistyrose

moccasin navajowhite navy

oldlace olive olivedrab

orange orangered orchid

palegoldenrod palegreen paleturquoise

palevioletred papayawhip peachpuff

peru pink plum

powderblue purple rebeccapurple

red rosybrown royalblue

saddlebrown salmon sandybrown

seagreen seashell sienna

silver skyblue slateblue

slategray slategrey snow

springgreen steelblue tan

teal thistle tomato

turquoise violet wheat

white whitesmoke yellow

yellowgreen

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:

Any name that is spelled as a single word with capitalization (e.g., ‘LightSlateBlue’) can also be spelled as space-separated words with or without capitalization (e.g., ‘light slate blue’).
The word ‘grey’ can always be spelled ‘gray’ (e.g., ‘DarkSlateGray’), without any difference in the output.
Some names can take a numerical suffix (e.g., ‘LightSalmon4’).

Use the Scheme function x11-color to access them.

Color Names without a numerical suffix

The following table presents all color names that may be used without a numerical suffix.

aliceblue antiquewhite aquamarine

azure beige bisque

black blanchedalmond blue

blueviolet brown burlywood

cadetblue chartreuse chocolate

coral cornflowerblue cornsilk

cyan darkblue darkcyan

darkgoldenrod darkgray darkgreen

darkgrey darkkhaki darkmagenta

darkolivegreen darkorange darkorchid

darkred darksalmon darkseagreen

darkslateblue darkslategray darkslategrey

darkturquoise darkviolet deeppink

deepskyblue dimgray dimgrey

dodgerblue firebrick floralwhite

forestgreen gainsboro ghostwhite

gold goldenrod gray

green greenyellow grey

honeydew hotpink indianred

ivory khaki lavender

lavenderblush lawngreen lemonchiffon

lightblue lightcoral lightcyan

lightgoldenrod lightgoldenrodyellow lightgray

lightgreen lightgrey lightpink

lightsalmon lightseagreen lightskyblue

lightslateblue lightslategray lightslategrey

lightsteelblue lightyellow limegreen

linen magenta maroon

mediumaquamarine mediumblue mediumorchid

mediumpurple mediumseagreen mediumslateblue

mediumspringgreen mediumturquoise mediumvioletred

midnightblue mintcream mistyrose

moccasin navajowhite navy

navyblue oldlace olivedrab

orange orangered orchid

palegoldenrod palegreen paleturquoise

palevioletred papayawhip peachpuff

peru pink plum

powderblue purple red

rosybrown royalblue saddlebrown

salmon sandybrown seagreen

seashell sienna skyblue

slateblue slategray slategrey

snow springgreen steelblue

tan thistle tomato

turquoise violet violetred

wheat white whitesmoke

yellow yellowgreen

Color names with a numerical suffix

A subset of the X11 color names may be used with a numerical suffix in the range 1 to 4 to get darker shades. Note that for such colors, color foo is identical to color foo1.

antiquewhite1 antiquewhite2 antiquewhite3 antiquewhite4

aquamarine1 aquamarine2 aquamarine3 aquamarine4

azure1 azure2 azure3 azure4

bisque1 bisque2 bisque3 bisque4

blue1 blue2 blue3 blue4

brown1 brown2 brown3 brown4

burlywood1 burlywood2 burlywood3 burlywood4

cadetblue1 cadetblue2 cadetblue3 cadetblue4

chartreuse1 chartreuse2 chartreuse3 chartreuse4

chocolate1 chocolate2 chocolate3 chocolate4

coral1 coral2 coral3 coral4

cornsilk1 cornsilk2 cornsilk3 cornsilk4

cyan1 cyan2 cyan3 cyan4

darkgoldenrod1 darkgoldenrod2 darkgoldenrod3 darkgoldenrod4

darkolivegreen1 darkolivegreen2 darkolivegreen3 darkolivegreen4

darkorange1 darkorange2 darkorange3 darkorange4

darkorchid1 darkorchid2 darkorchid3 darkorchid4

darkseagreen1 darkseagreen2 darkseagreen3 darkseagreen4

darkslategray1 darkslategray2 darkslategray3 darkslategray4

deeppink1 deeppink2 deeppink3 deeppink4

deepskyblue1 deepskyblue2 deepskyblue3 deepskyblue4

dodgerblue1 dodgerblue2 dodgerblue3 dodgerblue4

firebrick1 firebrick2 firebrick3 firebrick4

gold1 gold2 gold3 gold4

goldenrod1 goldenrod2 goldenrod3 goldenrod4

green1 green2 green3 green4

honeydew1 honeydew2 honeydew3 honeydew4

hotpink1 hotpink2 hotpink3 hotpink4

indianred1 indianred2 indianred3 indianred4

ivory1 ivory2 ivory3 ivory4

khaki1 khaki2 khaki3 khaki4

lavenderblush1 lavenderblush2 lavenderblush3 lavenderblush4

lemonchiffon1 lemonchiffon2 lemonchiffon3 lemonchiffon4

lightblue1 lightblue2 lightblue3 lightblue4

lightcyan1 lightcyan2 lightcyan3 lightcyan4

lightgoldenrod1 lightgoldenrod2 lightgoldenrod3 lightgoldenrod4

lightpink1 lightpink2 lightpink3 lightpink4

lightsalmon1 lightsalmon2 lightsalmon3 lightsalmon4

lightskyblue1 lightskyblue2 lightskyblue3 lightskyblue4

lightsteelblue1 lightsteelblue2 lightsteelblue3 lightsteelblue4

lightyellow1 lightyellow2 lightyellow3 lightyellow4

magenta1 magenta2 magenta3 magenta4

maroon1 maroon2 maroon3 maroon4

mediumorchid1 mediumorchid2 mediumorchid3 mediumorchid4

mediumpurple1 mediumpurple2 mediumpurple3 mediumpurple4

mistyrose1 mistyrose2 mistyrose3 mistyrose4

navajowhite1 navajowhite2 navajowhite3 navajowhite4

olivedrab1 olivedrab2 olivedrab3 olivedrab4

orange1 orange2 orange3 orange4

orangered1 orangered2 orangered3 orangered4

orchid1 orchid2 orchid3 orchid4

palegreen1 palegreen2 palegreen3 palegreen4

paleturquoise1 paleturquoise2 paleturquoise3 paleturquoise4

palevioletred1 palevioletred2 palevioletred3 palevioletred4

peachpuff1 peachpuff2 peachpuff3 peachpuff4

pink1 pink2 pink3 pink4

plum1 plum2 plum3 plum4

purple1 purple2 purple3 purple4

red1 red2 red3 red4

rosybrown1 rosybrown2 rosybrown3 rosybrown4

royalblue1 royalblue2 royalblue3 royalblue4

salmon1 salmon2 salmon3 salmon4

seagreen1 seagreen2 seagreen3 seagreen4

seashell1 seashell2 seashell3 seashell4

sienna1 sienna2 sienna3 sienna4

skyblue1 skyblue2 skyblue3 skyblue4

slateblue1 slateblue2 slateblue3 slateblue4

slategray1 slategray2 slategray3 slategray4

snow1 snow2 snow3 snow4

springgreen1 springgreen2 springgreen3 springgreen4

steelblue1 steelblue2 steelblue3 steelblue4

tan1 tan2 tan3 tan4

thistle1 thistle2 thistle3 thistle4

tomato1 tomato2 tomato3 tomato4

turquoise1 turquoise2 turquoise3 turquoise4

violetred1 violetred2 violetred3 violetred4

wheat1 wheat2 wheat3 wheat4

yellow1 yellow2 yellow3 yellow4

Grey Scale

The set of X11 colors also contains a palette of 101 gray shades.

gray0 gray1 gray2 gray3 gray4

gray5 gray6 gray7 gray8 gray9

gray10 gray11 gray12 gray13 gray14

gray15 gray16 gray17 gray18 gray19

gray20 gray21 gray22 gray23 gray24

gray25 gray26 gray27 gray28 gray29

gray30 gray31 gray32 gray33 gray34

gray35 gray36 gray37 gray38 gray39

gray40 gray41 gray42 gray43 gray44

gray45 gray46 gray47 gray48 gray49

gray50 gray51 gray52 gray53 gray54

gray55 gray56 gray57 gray58 gray59

gray60 gray61 gray62 gray63 gray64

gray65 gray66 gray67 gray68 gray69

gray70 gray71 gray72 gray73 gray74

gray75 gray76 gray77 gray78 gray79

gray80 gray81 gray82 gray83 gray84

gray85 gray86 gray87 gray88 gray89

gray90 gray91 gray92 gray93 gray94

gray95 gray96 gray97 gray98 gray99

gray100

The table for color names greyN looks the same.

Color-blind-safe colors

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

black orange skyblue bluegreen

yellow blue vermillion redpurple

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`black`	`white`	`red`	`green`
`blue`	`cyan`	`magenta`	`yellow`
`grey`	`darkred`	`darkgreen`	`darkblue`
`darkcyan`	`darkmagenta`	`darkyellow`

`aliceblue`	`antiquewhite`	`aqua`
`aquamarine`	`azure`	`beige`
`bisque`	`black`	`blanchedalmond`
`blue`	`blueviolet`	`brown`
`burlywood`	`cadetblue`	`chartreuse`
`chocolate`	`coral`	`cornflowerblue`
`cornsilk`	`crimson`	`cyan`
`darkblue`	`darkcyan`	`darkgoldenrod`
`darkgray`	`darkgreen`	`darkgrey`
`darkkhaki`	`darkmagenta`	`darkolivegreen`
`darkorange`	`darkorchid`	`darkred`
`darksalmon`	`darkseagreen`	`darkslateblue`
`darkslategray`	`darkslategrey`	`darkturquoise`
`darkviolet`	`deeppink`	`deepskyblue`
`dimgray`	`dimgrey`	`dodgerblue`
`firebrick`	`floralwhite`	`forestgreen`
`fuchsia`	`gainsboro`	`ghostwhite`
`gold`	`goldenrod`	`gray`
`green`	`greenyellow`	`grey`
`honeydew`	`hotpink`	`indianred`
`indigo`	`ivory`	`khaki`
`lavender`	`lavenderblush`	`lawngreen`
`lemonchiffon`	`lightblue`	`lightcoral`
`lightcyan`	`lightgoldenrodyellow`	`lightgray`
`lightgreen`	`lightgrey`	`lightpink`
`lightsalmon`	`lightseagreen`	`lightskyblue`
`lightslategray`	`lightslategrey`	`lightsteelblue`
`lightyellow`	`lime`	`limegreen`
`linen`	`magenta`	`maroon`
`mediumaquamarine`	`mediumblue`	`mediumorchid`
`mediumpurple`	`mediumseagreen`	`mediumslateblue`
`mediumspringgreen`	`mediumturquoise`	`mediumvioletred`
`midnightblue`	`mintcream`	`mistyrose`
`moccasin`	`navajowhite`	`navy`
`oldlace`	`olive`	`olivedrab`
`orange`	`orangered`	`orchid`
`palegoldenrod`	`palegreen`	`paleturquoise`
`palevioletred`	`papayawhip`	`peachpuff`
`peru`	`pink`	`plum`
`powderblue`	`purple`	`rebeccapurple`
`red`	`rosybrown`	`royalblue`
`saddlebrown`	`salmon`	`sandybrown`
`seagreen`	`seashell`	`sienna`
`silver`	`skyblue`	`slateblue`
`slategray`	`slategrey`	`snow`
`springgreen`	`steelblue`	`tan`
`teal`	`thistle`	`tomato`
`turquoise`	`violet`	`wheat`
`white`	`whitesmoke`	`yellow`
`yellowgreen`

`antiquewhite1`	`antiquewhite2`	`antiquewhite3`	`antiquewhite4`
`aquamarine1`	`aquamarine2`	`aquamarine3`	`aquamarine4`
`azure1`	`azure2`	`azure3`	`azure4`
`bisque1`	`bisque2`	`bisque3`	`bisque4`
`blue1`	`blue2`	`blue3`	`blue4`
`brown1`	`brown2`	`brown3`	`brown4`
`burlywood1`	`burlywood2`	`burlywood3`	`burlywood4`
`cadetblue1`	`cadetblue2`	`cadetblue3`	`cadetblue4`
`chartreuse1`	`chartreuse2`	`chartreuse3`	`chartreuse4`
`chocolate1`	`chocolate2`	`chocolate3`	`chocolate4`
`coral1`	`coral2`	`coral3`	`coral4`
`cornsilk1`	`cornsilk2`	`cornsilk3`	`cornsilk4`
`cyan1`	`cyan2`	`cyan3`	`cyan4`
`darkgoldenrod1`	`darkgoldenrod2`	`darkgoldenrod3`	`darkgoldenrod4`
`darkolivegreen1`	`darkolivegreen2`	`darkolivegreen3`	`darkolivegreen4`
`darkorange1`	`darkorange2`	`darkorange3`	`darkorange4`
`darkorchid1`	`darkorchid2`	`darkorchid3`	`darkorchid4`
`darkseagreen1`	`darkseagreen2`	`darkseagreen3`	`darkseagreen4`
`darkslategray1`	`darkslategray2`	`darkslategray3`	`darkslategray4`
`deeppink1`	`deeppink2`	`deeppink3`	`deeppink4`
`deepskyblue1`	`deepskyblue2`	`deepskyblue3`	`deepskyblue4`
`dodgerblue1`	`dodgerblue2`	`dodgerblue3`	`dodgerblue4`
`firebrick1`	`firebrick2`	`firebrick3`	`firebrick4`
`gold1`	`gold2`	`gold3`	`gold4`
`goldenrod1`	`goldenrod2`	`goldenrod3`	`goldenrod4`
`green1`	`green2`	`green3`	`green4`
`honeydew1`	`honeydew2`	`honeydew3`	`honeydew4`
`hotpink1`	`hotpink2`	`hotpink3`	`hotpink4`
`indianred1`	`indianred2`	`indianred3`	`indianred4`
`ivory1`	`ivory2`	`ivory3`	`ivory4`
`khaki1`	`khaki2`	`khaki3`	`khaki4`
`lavenderblush1`	`lavenderblush2`	`lavenderblush3`	`lavenderblush4`
`lemonchiffon1`	`lemonchiffon2`	`lemonchiffon3`	`lemonchiffon4`
`lightblue1`	`lightblue2`	`lightblue3`	`lightblue4`
`lightcyan1`	`lightcyan2`	`lightcyan3`	`lightcyan4`
`lightgoldenrod1`	`lightgoldenrod2`	`lightgoldenrod3`	`lightgoldenrod4`
`lightpink1`	`lightpink2`	`lightpink3`	`lightpink4`
`lightsalmon1`	`lightsalmon2`	`lightsalmon3`	`lightsalmon4`
`lightskyblue1`	`lightskyblue2`	`lightskyblue3`	`lightskyblue4`
`lightsteelblue1`	`lightsteelblue2`	`lightsteelblue3`	`lightsteelblue4`
`lightyellow1`	`lightyellow2`	`lightyellow3`	`lightyellow4`
`magenta1`	`magenta2`	`magenta3`	`magenta4`
`maroon1`	`maroon2`	`maroon3`	`maroon4`
`mediumorchid1`	`mediumorchid2`	`mediumorchid3`	`mediumorchid4`
`mediumpurple1`	`mediumpurple2`	`mediumpurple3`	`mediumpurple4`
`mistyrose1`	`mistyrose2`	`mistyrose3`	`mistyrose4`
`navajowhite1`	`navajowhite2`	`navajowhite3`	`navajowhite4`
`olivedrab1`	`olivedrab2`	`olivedrab3`	`olivedrab4`
`orange1`	`orange2`	`orange3`	`orange4`
`orangered1`	`orangered2`	`orangered3`	`orangered4`
`orchid1`	`orchid2`	`orchid3`	`orchid4`
`palegreen1`	`palegreen2`	`palegreen3`	`palegreen4`
`paleturquoise1`	`paleturquoise2`	`paleturquoise3`	`paleturquoise4`
`palevioletred1`	`palevioletred2`	`palevioletred3`	`palevioletred4`
`peachpuff1`	`peachpuff2`	`peachpuff3`	`peachpuff4`
`pink1`	`pink2`	`pink3`	`pink4`
`plum1`	`plum2`	`plum3`	`plum4`
`purple1`	`purple2`	`purple3`	`purple4`
`red1`	`red2`	`red3`	`red4`
`rosybrown1`	`rosybrown2`	`rosybrown3`	`rosybrown4`
`royalblue1`	`royalblue2`	`royalblue3`	`royalblue4`
`salmon1`	`salmon2`	`salmon3`	`salmon4`
`seagreen1`	`seagreen2`	`seagreen3`	`seagreen4`
`seashell1`	`seashell2`	`seashell3`	`seashell4`
`sienna1`	`sienna2`	`sienna3`	`sienna4`
`skyblue1`	`skyblue2`	`skyblue3`	`skyblue4`
`slateblue1`	`slateblue2`	`slateblue3`	`slateblue4`
`slategray1`	`slategray2`	`slategray3`	`slategray4`
`snow1`	`snow2`	`snow3`	`snow4`
`springgreen1`	`springgreen2`	`springgreen3`	`springgreen4`
`steelblue1`	`steelblue2`	`steelblue3`	`steelblue4`
`tan1`	`tan2`	`tan3`	`tan4`
`thistle1`	`thistle2`	`thistle3`	`thistle4`
`tomato1`	`tomato2`	`tomato3`	`tomato4`
`turquoise1`	`turquoise2`	`turquoise3`	`turquoise4`
`violetred1`	`violetred2`	`violetred3`	`violetred4`
`wheat1`	`wheat2`	`wheat3`	`wheat4`
`yellow1`	`yellow2`	`yellow3`	`yellow4`

`gray0`	`gray1`	`gray2`	`gray3`	`gray4`
`gray5`	`gray6`	`gray7`	`gray8`	`gray9`
`gray10`	`gray11`	`gray12`	`gray13`	`gray14`
`gray15`	`gray16`	`gray17`	`gray18`	`gray19`
`gray20`	`gray21`	`gray22`	`gray23`	`gray24`
`gray25`	`gray26`	`gray27`	`gray28`	`gray29`
`gray30`	`gray31`	`gray32`	`gray33`	`gray34`
`gray35`	`gray36`	`gray37`	`gray38`	`gray39`
`gray40`	`gray41`	`gray42`	`gray43`	`gray44`
`gray45`	`gray46`	`gray47`	`gray48`	`gray49`
`gray50`	`gray51`	`gray52`	`gray53`	`gray54`
`gray55`	`gray56`	`gray57`	`gray58`	`gray59`
`gray60`	`gray61`	`gray62`	`gray63`	`gray64`
`gray65`	`gray66`	`gray67`	`gray68`	`gray69`
`gray70`	`gray71`	`gray72`	`gray73`	`gray74`
`gray75`	`gray76`	`gray77`	`gray78`	`gray79`
`gray80`	`gray81`	`gray82`	`gray83`	`gray84`
`gray85`	`gray86`	`gray87`	`gray88`	`gray89`
`gray90`	`gray91`	`gray92`	`gray93`	`gray94`
`gray95`	`gray96`	`gray97`	`gray98`	`gray99`
`gray100`