Colors And Associated Colors

Color (Hue)

Black:

Blue-black
Charcoal
Coal
Crow
Ebony
Ink
Jet
Pitch
Raven
Sable (heraldric)
Soot

Blue (and Indigo)

Aqua
Aquamarine
Azure (heraldric)
Cerulean
Cyan/cyanic
Periwinkle
Robin’s egg blue
Royal blue
Sapphire
Sky blue
Spark blue (electric blue)
Turquoise blue
Ultramarine

Blue-black

Dark blue
Indigo
Navy blue

Brown

Adust
Auburn
Bay
Baise
Bistre
Bronze
Chestnut
Chocolate
Cinnamon
Dapple
Ecru
Fawn
Hazel
Liver-colored
Mahogany
Nut brown
Ochre
Puce
Sepia
Tan
Tawny
Toast
Umber

Clear

Crystalline
Limpid
Lucid
Pure
Translucent
Transparent

Gray

Ash-gray
Bat
Blue-gray
Chiaroscuro
Dingy
Dove gray
Drab
Dun
Dusky
Heather
Iron-gray
Lead/leaden
Livid
Mousy
Pearl gray
Pewter
Salt & pepper
Silver
Slate
Smoke
Stone

Green

Apple-green
Aquamarine
Beryl
Bottle-green
Celadon
Chartreuse
Emerald
Glaucous
Grass-green
Hunter
Kelly
Leaf-green
Lime
Malachite
Moss-green
Olive
Pea-green
Pine-green
Reseda
Sage
Sea-green
Spinach-green
Slime-green
Turquoise
Verd
Verdigris
Vert (heraldric)

Opalescence—Color Play

Iridescence
Luminous
Pearlesent
Phosphorescent
Radiant
Scintillating
Sheen
Striated
Rainbow
Variegated

Orange

Apricot
Bright rust
Burnt orange
Carrot-orange
Coral
Flame
Peach
Red-yellow
Salmon
Tangerine
Tenne (heraldric)

Purple

Amethyst
Blue-red
Eggplant
Heliotrope
Lavender
Lilac
Magenta
Mauve
Plum
Puce
Purpure (heraldric)
Violet

Red

Beet-red
Blood-red
Brick-red
Burgundy
Carbuncle-red
Cardinal
Carmine
Carnation
Cerise
Cherry
Cinnabar
Claret
Cochineal
Crimson
Damask
Fuchsia
Gules (heraldric)
Lake
Madder
Magenta
Mulberry
Murrey
Pink
Raspberry
Red ochre
Rose
Rouge
Ruby
Ruddy
Rust-red
Sanguine
Scarlet
Strawberry
Terra cotta
Vermilion
Wine-red

Red-Brown

Bronze
Copper
Henna
Khaki
Maroon
Roan
Russet
Rust
Sorrel

White

Alabaster
Argent (heraldric)
Chalk
Ivory
Lily
Milk
Paper
Platinum
Silver
Snow

Yellow

Amber
Banana
Beige
Buff
Chartreuse
Chrome yellow
Citrine
Crocus
Cream-colored
Fallow
Fawny
Flaxen
Gamboge
Gilt
Gold
Golden
Honey
Lemon
Or (heraldric)
Primrose
Saffron
Sallow
Sandy
Straw-yellow
Sulfur
Topaz
Yellow ocher

Descriptive & Modifying Terms for Color

Bright
Brilliant
Clear
Deep
Intense
Pure
Sharp
Vibrant
Vivid

Glittering
Glossy
Metallic
Shining

Dark
Dull
Dusty
Muddy
Muted
Pale
Shade
Tint
Undertone
Watery

Blotched
Mottled
Spattered
Stained
Streaked

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