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COLORS

Warm Colors

 

ORANGE

 

RED-ORANGE

RED

RED-VIOLET

PURPLE (Red and Blue)

Adobe

Apricot

Amber

Baseball Field

Brick

Burnished

Cantaloupe

Carrot

Clay

Coral

Curry

Flaming

Fluorescent

Macaroni and Cheese

Mango

Marigold

Monarch

Nuclear

Oriole

Orange

Peach

Poppy

Pumpkin

Russet

Sherbet

Sunrise

Sunset

Tangerine

Tawny

Terra Cotta

Turmeric

Turn Signal

Umber

Yam

Brick-red

Coral

Melon

Peach

Poppy

Rust

Salmon

Tomato

 

 

Aflame

Blood-red

Burgundy

Burnt

Burnt Red

Candy Apple

Cardinal

Carmine

Chartreuse

Cherry

Chinese

Cinnabar

Cotton Candy

Cramoisy

Cranberry

Crimson

Currant

Damask

Ferruginous

Fiery

Fire

Fire Engine

Flushed

Garnet

Geranium

Grape

Holly Berry

Incarnadine

Lateritious

Lobster

Lurid

Magenta

Mahogany

Maroon

Radish

Raspberry

Red Pepper

Rose

Rouge

Ruby Red

Russet

Sanguineous

Scarlet

Scorched

Stop Sign

Strawberry

Sunburned

Titian

Tomato

Vermillion

Vinous

Wine

Amethyst

Fuchsia

Mauve

Raspberry

 

Claret

Cornflower

Eggplant

Fuchsia

Grape

Heliotrope

Indigo

Iris

Lavender

Lilac

Magenta

Orchid

Pansies

Periwinkle

Plum

Puce (brown purple)

Purple

Thistle

Violet

PINK

 

Ballerina

Apricot

Azalea

Bubble-gum

Carnation

Coral

Cotton –candy

Flamingo

Flesh

Fuchsia

Grapefruit

Ham

Hot Pink

Magenta

Mauve

Orchid

Pale

Rose

Salmon

Seashell

Shell

 


 


Warm Colors, Cont.

 


YELLOW-ORANGE

YELLOW

 

YELLOW-GREEN

GREEN

Peach

Saffron

Sunrise

Sunset

Wallflower (yellow red)

Amber

Banana

Brass

Butter

Buttercups

Butterscotch

Canary

Cheese

Citreous

Citron

Corn

Crayon

Daffodil

Daisy

Flavescent

Flaxen

Fulvous

Gold

Goldenrod

Grapefruit

Honey

Jasmine

Jaundice

Lemon

Margarita

Ocher (yellow brown)

Pineapple

Primrose

School

Squash

Straw

sulfur

Sunflower

Sunset

Topaz (dark yellow)

Yellow

Yolk

 

Light Yellow

Butter

Creamy

Ivory

Khaki

Light

Manila

Oatmeal

 

 

Chartreuse

Citrine

Granny Smith Apple

Key Lime

Lime

Pear

Apple

Aquamarine

Artichoke

Celadon

Celery

Emerald

Fluorescent

Grape

Grass

Jade

Kelly

Kiwi

Leaf

Leprechaun

Light

Lime

Loden

Malachite

Marine

Mist

Peridot

Pickle

Pistachio

Puke Green

Sage

Sea Foam

Sea Green

Shamrock

Turtle

viridian

 

Dark Green

Avocado

Broccoli

Evergreen

Fern

Forest

Hunter

Ivy

Leek

Moss

Olive

Pea Green

Sulfur

Zucchini

 

 

 



COLORS

Cool Colors

 

BLUE-VIOLET

BLUE

 

BLUE-GREEN

Cornflower

Heliotrope

Violet

 

Admiral

Aquamarine

Azul

Azure

Blue Berry

Blue Bonnet

Blue Jay

Bluebell

Cadet Blue

Celeste

Cerulean

Cerulean

Chili

Cobalt

Cyan

Dark

Forget-Me-Not

Hyacinth

Hyacinthine

Iceberg

Indigo

Lapis

Light

Midnight

Moon

Mulberry

Navy

Peacock

Periwinkle

Persian

Powder

Prussian

Regatta

Royal

Sapphire
Sea
foam

Sky

Ultramarine

Violet

Aqua

Aquamarine

Teal

Turquoise

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 


 


COLORS

Neutral Colors

 

Brown

 

White

Grey

Black

Acorn

Adobe

Aeneous

Auburn

Brick

Butterscotch

Chocolate

Cinnamon

Clay

Copper

Dirt

Fuscous

Infuscate

Muddy

Nugget

Nutmeg

Oak

Peanut butter

Penny

Rosewood

Russet

Sepia

Sorrel

Suede

Terra Cotta (Red brown)

Umber (brown red)

Walnut

Willowish

 

Alabaster

Argent (silver-white)

Ashen

Blanched

Bleached

Blinding

Blonde

Bone

Bone

Bride

Chalk

Cloudy

Coconut

Columbine (dove white)

Cream

cretaceous (chalk-white)

Dove

Easter Lily

Eburnean (ivory)

Eggshell

Gardenia

Ghost

Ice

Icing

Lily

Magnolia

Milk

Off-white

Oyster

Pale

Pallid

Pasty

Pearl

Plain

Rice

Snow

Virgin

Wan

Whey (off white)

Bathroom Sink

Sand

Cesious (blue-grey)

Charcoal

Cinereous (ash-grey)

Dove

Dull

Dun

Elephant

Greige (grey/beige)

Gridelin (violet-grey)

Griseous (pearl-blue-grey)

Gunmetal

Isabelline (grey-yelllow)

Lovat (grey-green)

Misty

Pearl

Pebble

Pewter

Sand

Sardine

Silver

Smoke

Smoke

Steel

Stormy

Taupe

Taupe

Wet

Zinc

Cement

Flag Pole

Cloud

 

 

 

Albatross

Black

Blackbird

Coal

Crow

Ebony

Ink

Iron

Jet

Magpie

Melanic

Mockingbird

morel

Oil

Onyx

Pepper

Pitch

Raven

Sable

Shiny

Soiled

Sooty

Stygian

Tar

 

Light Brown

Beige

Camel

Cappuccino

Caramel

Champagne

Cork

Ecru

Fawn

Flesh

Khaki

Nankeen

Oat

Straw

Tan

Taupe (brown grey)

Tawny (brown yellow)

Tuscan

Wheat

wheaten

Dark Brown

Burnet

Chestnut

Cocoa

Coffee

Deep Brown

Ginger

Henna

Leather

Mahogany

Root Bear

Saddle

Sienna

 

COLORS

Light Reflection

 

Metallic

With Light

Without Light

Without-Color

Multi-Colors

METALS

Aeneous (shining bronze)

Aurulent (gold)

Brass

Bronze

Chrysochlorous (green-gold)

Copper

Ferruginous (rust-iron)

Gold (yellow & white)

Lead

Or (yellow)

Penny

Platinum

Plumbeous (lead)

Silver

Steel

 

METALLIC QUALITY

Beam

Bright

Clean

Dazzle

Dull

Flash

Gleam

Glossy

Glow

Illuminate

Matte

radiate

Sharp

shimmer

Shine

Sparkle

Twinkle

Vivid

Shining

Beaming

Bright

Illuminated

Radiant

Lucent

Lustrous

Glowing

Mesmerizing

Daylight

Moonlight

Flaming

Luminous

Sunny

Brilliant

Afterglow

Twilight

Mirror

 

Bleak

Dark

Darkish

Dim

Dingy

Dismal

Dull

Dusky

Faint

Gloomy

Murky

Obscure

Overshadowed

Shady

Stygian

Tenebrous

Un-illuminated

Unlighted

Vague

 

NEUTRALS

Achromatic

Achromatic

Clear

Cloudy

Colorless

Crystal-clear

Diaphanous

Dull

Drab

Faded

Gloomy

Impervious

Limpid

Lucid

Opaque

Pale

Pallid

Pellucid

Reflected

See-through

Sheer

Translucent

Transparent

Opal

Striped

Sparkle

Speckled

Diamond

Dull

Iridescent

Iridian

“Mystique”

Pearlescent

Rainbow

Marble

Varigated

 

Antique

Bleached-out

Bled

Bright

Brilliant

Burnt

Clashing

Cool

Cracked

Dark

Day-Glo

Dazzling

Deep

Discolored

Drab

Dull

Dun

Dusky

Dusty

Electric

Faded Jeans

Coloration

Faint

Fluorescent

Garish

Gaudy

Gay

Glowing

Hot

Jewel

Light

Lustrous

Medium

Mellow

Metallic

Moderate

Muted

Neon

Pale

Pastel

Plain

 

Pure

Ringed

Shades

Shimmering

Slate

Smoky

Soft Spotted

Streaky

Striped

Strong

Subdued

Tinged

Tinted

Tipped

Vibrant

Vivid

Warm

Washed-out

Patterns

Checkerboard

Floral

Leopard

Paisley

Pinstriped

Polka Dotted

Seersucker

Toile

Tortoiseshell

Tye-dyed

 

COLOR WORDS

Bloom

Blush

Dye

Flush

Gouche

Hue

Paint

Pigment

Shade

spectrum

Stain

Tincture

Tinge

Tint

Tone

Watercolor