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HTML Named Colors “Family” Order |
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[You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.]
This is a chart of the 138 colors named in the HTML 4.0 spec, arranged by color “family.” (Don’t blame me for the weird color names; this is what happens when a committee gets to decide things.) If you’d prefer to view the colors alphabetically by color names, click here instead. If you’d prefer to view the color samples against a gray background, click here. White background? Click here. Anywhere you can use a hex triplet to specify an RGB color value, you can instead use one of these color names. Using a color name is exactly equivalent to using the corresponding hex triplet — nothing is gained or lost either way, provided the user is looking at your page(s) with an up-to-date browser. Older browsers may not interpret the color names correctly — if you suspect that this might be a problem, stick with hex triplets. Do not use a pound sign (#) when specifying one of these color names. This list is not equivalent to the 216 colors considered to be “web-safe.” If you’d like to see these 216 colors, click here. If you want to chat about something you find in here, drop me a line. |
| Color Sample | Color Name | Hex Value | Color Sample | Color Name | Hex Value | |
| darkred | #8b0000 | antiquewhite | #faebd7 | |||
| maroon | #800000 | aquamarine | #7fffd4 | |||
| firebrick | #b22222 | beige | #f5f5dc | |||
| crimson | #dc143c | black | #000000 | |||
| indianred | #cd5c5c | blue | #0000ff | |||
| red | #ff0000 | brown | #a52a2a | |||
| orangered | #ff4500 | cadetblue | #5f9ea0 | |||
| tomato | #ff6347 | chocolate | #d2691e | |||
| darkorange | #ff8c00 | cornflowerblue | #6495ed | |||
| darksalmon | #e9967a | crimson | #dc143c | |||
| lightcoral | #f08080 | darkblue | #00008b | |||
| lightsalmon | #ffa07a | darkgoldenrod | #b8860b | |||
| orange | #ffa500 | darkgreen | #006400 | |||
| pink | #ffc0cb | darkmagenta | #8b008b | |||
| lightpink | #ffb6c1 | darkorange | #ff8c00 | |||
| gold | #ffd700 | darkred | #8b0000 | |||
| yellow | #ffff00 | darkseagreen | #8fbc8f | |||
| khaki | #f0e68c | darkslategray | #2f4f4f | |||
| lemonchiffon | #fffacd | darkviolet | #9400d3 | |||
| lightgoldenrodyellow | #fafad2 | deepskyblue | #00bfff | |||
| lightyellow | #ffffe0 | dodgerblue | #1e90ff | |||
| cornsilk | #fff8dc | floralwhite | #fffaf0 | |||
| beige | #f5f5dc | fuchsia | #ff00ff | |||
| darkgreen | #006400 | ghostwhite | #f8f8ff | |||
| green | #008000 | goldenrod | #daa520 | |||
| forestgreen | #228b22 | green | #008000 | |||
| seagreen | #2e8b57 | honeydew | #f0fff0 | |||
| mediumseagreen | #3cb371 | indianred | #cd5c5c | |||
| darkseagreen | #8fbc8f | ivory | #fffff0 | |||
| mediumspringgreen | #00fa9a | lavender | #e6e6fa | |||
| springgreen | #00ff7f | lemonchiffon | #fffacd | |||
| limegreen | #32cd32 | lightcoral | #f08080 | |||
| lime | #00ff00 | lightgoldenrodyellow | #fafad2 | |||
| lightgreen | #90ee90 | lightgrey | #d3d3d3 | |||
| palegreen | #98fb98 | lightsalmon | #ffa07a | |||
| lightseagreen | #20b2aa | lightskyblue | #87cefa | |||
| lightslategray | #778899 | lightsteelblue | #b0c4de | |||
| lightyellow | #ffffe0 | lime | #00ff00 | |||
| limegreen | #32cd32 | linen | #faf0e6 | |||
| magenta | #ff00ff | maroon | #800000 | |||
| mediumaquamarine | #66cdaa | mediumblue | #0000cd | |||
| mediumorchid | #8a55d3 | mediumpurple | #9370db | |||
| mediumseagreen | #3cb371 | mediumslateblue | #7b68ee | |||
| mediumspringgreen | #00fa9a | mediumturquoise | #48d1cc | |||
| mediumvioletred | #c71585 | midnightblue | #191970 | |||
| mintcream | #f5fffa | mistyrose | #ffe4e1 | |||
| navajowhite | #ffdead | navy | #000080 | |||
| oldlace | #fdf5e6 | olive | #808000 | |||
| olivedrab | #6b8e23 | orange | #ffa500 | |||
| orangered | #ff4500 | orchid | #da70d6 | |||
| palegoldenrod | #eee8aa | palegreen | #98fb98 | |||
| paleturquoise | #afeeee | palevioletred | #db7093 | |||
| papayawhip | #ffefd5 | peachpuff | #ffdab9 | |||
| peru | #cd853f | pink | #ffc0cb | |||
| plum | #dda0dd | powderblue | #b0e0e6 | |||
| purple | #800080 | red | #ff0000 | |||
| rosybrown | #bc8f8f | royalblue | #4169e1 | |||
| saddlebrown | #8b4513 | salmon | #fa8072 | |||
| sandybrown | #f4a460 | seagreen | #2e8b57 | |||
| seashell | #fff5ee | sienna | #a0522d | |||
| silver | #c0c0c0 | skyblue | #87ceeb | |||
| slateblue | #6a5acd | slategray | #708090 | |||
| snow | #fffafa | springgreen | #00ff7f | |||
| steelblue | #4682b4 | tan | #d2b48c | |||
| teal | #008080 | thistle | #d8bfd8 | |||
| tomato | #ff6347 | turquoise | #40e0d0 | |||
| violet | #ee82ee | wheat | #f5deb3 | |||
| white | #ffffff | whitesmoke | #f5f5f5 | |||
| yellow | #ffff00 | yellowgreen | #9acd32 |