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Named Colors
Here are all the colors names, each in a table cell showing the color. More info below the colors.
| Color | Color name |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Color | Color name |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Color | Color name |
|---|---|
| mistyrose | |
| moccasin | |
| navajowhite | |
| navy | |
| oldlace | |
| olive | |
| olivedrab | |
| orange | |
| orangered | |
| orchid | |
| palegoldenrod | |
| palegreen | |
| paleturquoise | |
| palevioletred | |
| papayawhip | |
| peachpuff | |
| peru | |
| pink | |
| plum | |
| powderblue | |
| purple | |
| 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 |
The colors should be written just as you see them, with no spaces between color names that appear to be multiple words.
NOTE |
There are no mistakes in this chart. If you can’t differentiate between some of the colors it’s most likely because:
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There are a total of 147 named colors you can use that most browsers, including all the major browsers, will recognize. Even the W3C lists these colors on their web site, so it’s a pretty safe bet you can use them without fear.
While there are 147 named colors you can use, there are over 16 million colors available using other color coding methods. Color names are handy, but beware of the limitations.
You can learn more about coding colors into your pages in the following tutorials:
Essentially, you just use the color name in place of other color identifiers. Here's an inline example:
<p style="background-color: maroon;"> content </p>
Seeing these colors reminds me of mankind. We’re all different colors…
…if only we could coexist as peacefully.
