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| Colors: Red: ##### blood-red--deep red as of blood brick-red--brownish red as of bricks burgundy--deep red or deep purplish red as of the wine cardinal--bright red as of color that Roman Catholic cardinals wear carmine--deep red as of the pigment cerise--see cherry cherry--red as of the fruit Chinese Red--see cinnabar cinnabar--bright red as of the pigment claret--dark purplish red as of the wine coral--deep pink to yellowish-pink as of coral coralline--see coral crimson--see blood-red fiery--bright red as of fire flame--bright red as of fire flesh--yellowish pink as of human skin fuchsia--purplish red as of the dye fuchsin garnet--dark red as of the gemstone geranium--bright red as of the flower hot pink--bright pink incarnadine--blood red or flesh colored as of flesh Indian red--reddish brown as of the pigment madder--deep red as of the dye magenta--see fuchsia maroon--dark brownish red pink--pale pink as of the flower Pompeian red--red as of the houses of Pompeii poppy--reddish orange as of the flower puce--dark red to dark purple as of the color of a flea raspberry--dark red as of the fruit rose--pink to red as of the flower roseate--see rose rosy--see rose ruby--deep red as of the gemstone rust--yellowish-red or brownish-red as of rust rusty--see rust salmon--yellowish pink as of the fish sanguine--see blood-red scarlet--bright red from "red with shame or indignation" strawberry--red as of the fruit terra cotta--brownish red as of certain cooked clay titian--brownish orange as of the painter vermeil--see cinnabar vermilion--see cinnabar wine--dark purplish red as of red wine Purple: ##### amaranth--dark reddish purple as of the dye amethyst--purple as of the gemstone grape--dark purple as of the fruit heather--grayish purple as of the flower heliotrope--purple as of the flower hyacinth--bluish purple as of the flower indigo--bluish violet as of the dye lavender--pale purple as of the flower lilac--pale purple as of the flower mauve--purple as of mallow plants mulberry--dark purple as of the fruit murrey--see mulberry orchid--pale purple to purplish red as of the flower pansy--deep violet as of the flower periwinkle--pale bluish purple as of the flower plum--dark reddish purple as of the fruit royal purple--violet to reddish purple associated with royalty Tyrian purple--reddish purple as of the dye violaceous--see violet violet--bluish purple as of the flower Blue: ##### aqua--see aquamarine aquamarine--greenish blue as of water azure--see sky blue baby blue--pale blue as of a baby's eyes berylline--pale blue as of the beryl gemstone blueberry--dark blue as of the fruit cerulean--see sky blue cobalt blue--greenish blue or deep blue as of the pigment cyan--bluish green eggshell blue--pale blue as of an eggshell electric blue--bright blue as of a spark ice blue--pale blue as of ice lapis lazuli--deep blue as of the gemstone Mazarine blue--deep blue as the cardinal midnight blue--dark blue as of the midnight sky navy--dark blue as of from British naval uniform Nile blue--pale greenish blue as of the dye peacock blue--greenish blue as of the bird powder blue--pale blue as of powdered smalt Prussian blue--greenish blue as of the pigment robin's-egg blue--pale greenish blue as of the a robin's egg royal blue--deep blue associated with royalty sapphire--blue as of the gemstone sky blue--deep or light blue as of a clear sky steel blue---grayish blue as of steel turquoise--greenish blue (gemstone) ultramarine--deep blue as of the pigment zaffer,zaffre--deep blue as of the pigment Green: ##### apple green--yellowish green as of the fruit avocado--yellowish green as of the fruit bottle green--grayish green as of a bottle celadon--pale grayish green as of the pottery chartreuse--deep yellowish green as of the liqueur cyan--bluish green emerald--deep green as of the gemstone forest-green--dark green as of a forest grass-green--yellowish green or deep green as of grass honeydew--pale green as of the fruit hunter green--dark yellowish green as worn by hunters ivy--green as of the plant jade--widely varying green as of the stone kelly green--deep yellowish green. Probably related to Irish name "Kelly" lime--pale yellowish green as of the fruit Lincoln green--bright green as of the cloth loden--dark green as of the cloth malachite--mild green as of the mineral mignonette--grayish green as of the plant mint--green as of the plant moss--dark yellowish green as of the plant olive--grayish green as of fruit Paris green--yellowish green as of the pigment patina-colored--grayish green as of copper rust pea green--yellowish green as of the vegetable pistachio green--pale yellowish green as of the nut reseda--grayish-green as of the flower sage green--grayish green as of the plant sap green--pale green as of from berry juice sea green--bluish green as of the sea spring green--bright green as of plants in spring teal--bluish green as of color often seen on a duck's head and wings verdant--green as of vegetation verdigris-colored--see patina virid--see verdant viridian--bluish green as of the pigment Yellow: ##### amber--brownish yellow as of the fossil resin banana--yellow as of the fruit blond(masculine)--pale yellow, often used for hair blonde(feminine)--pale yellow, often used for hair buckskin--grayish yellow as of the skin of a buck buff--brownish yellow as of buff leather canary--bright yellow as of the bird citrine--greenish yellow as of the gemstone citron--greenish yellow as of the fruit cream--pale yellow as of the food daffodil--deep yellow as of the flower dandelion--bright yellow as of the flower flaxen--pale yellow as of flax gamboge--slightly reddish yellow as of the resin goldenrod--brownish yellow as of the flower honey--yellow as of the food jasmine--yellow as of the flower lemon--yellow as of the fruit mustard--dark yellow as of the food primrose--bright yellow as of the flower saffron--slightly reddish yellow as of the plant straw--pale yellow as of straw sulfur--pale yellow as of the element sunflower--deep yellow as of the flower topaz--yellow as of the gemstone tow-colored--pale yellow as of flax Orange: ##### apricot--pale yellowish orange as of the fruit bittersweet--deep reddish-orange as of the flower carroty--bright reddish orange as of the vegetable flamingo--reddish orange as of the bird melon--pale reddish orange as of a melon ocher-- yellowish orange as of the pigment ochre--see ocher ocherous--see ocher ochery--see ocher paprika--deep reddish orange as of the spice peach--pale orange as of the fruit tangerine--deep orange as of the fruit Brown: ##### almond--pale brown as of the nut auburn--brown or reddish brown, often used for hair bay--reddish brown, often used with horses beige--pale yellowish brown as of wool bronze--greenish brown as of the metal burnt sienna--reddish brown as of the pigment burnt umber--dark brown as of the pigment butterscotch--pale brown as of the food caramel--yellowish brown as of the food chestnut--deep reddish brown as of the nut, often used for hair chocolate--dark brown as of the food cinnamon--reddish brown as of the spice cocoa--brown as of the food coffee--brown as of the food copper--reddish brown as of the metal cupreous--see copper dun--grayish brown often used with horses ecru--pale brown as of unbleached cloth fawn--grayish brown as of the animal ginger--deep reddish brown as of the spice hazel--yellowish brown as of the nut khaki--yellowish brown, often used with uniforms liver-colored--dark brown as of the food mahogany--reddish brown as of the wood mocha--dark brown as of the food nut brown--brown as of a nut oak--brown as of the wood raw sienna--yellowish brown as of the pigment russet--reddish brown sandy--pale yellowish brown as of sand sepia--dark brown as of the pigment sorrel--reddish brown often used with horses tan--yellowish brown as of tanned skin tawny--pale brown as of tanned skin toasted--brown as of being lightly burned topaz--yellowish brown as of gemstone umber--dark brown as of the pigment walnut--dark brown as of the wood wheat--pale brown as of the plant wheaten--see wheat Black and Gray: ##### ##### battleship gray--gray as of a battleship charcoal--dark gray as of the fuel often made from wood cinereous--gray as of ashes coal black--dark black as of coal ebony--dark black as of the wood fuscous--dark brownish gray grizzle--gray gunmetal--dark gray as of metal used in guns inky--black as of ink iron gray--dark greenish gray as of iron jet black--dark black as of jet coal leaden--dull gray as of lead pearl gray--pale gray as of some pearls pitch-black--dark black as of pitch platinum--pale gray as of the metal raven--dark black as of the bird sable--black as of the heraldic color. The animal has brown fur slate black--purplish black slate gray--dark gray as of the rock smoke--pale gray or bluish gray as of smoke soot black--dark black as of soot stone gray--widely varying gray as of stones taupe--brownish gray as of moleskin White: ##### alabaster-pale white as of the rock bone--see ivory chalk--grayish white as of the mineral cream--yellowish white as of the food eggshell--yellowish white as of an eggshell ivory--yellowish white as of bleached bones off-white--grayish white pearl--yellowish white as of pearls snow-white--pure white as of snow snowy--pure white as of snow Metallic: ##### argent--see silver aureate, auric, aurous, aurulent--see gold gilt--see gold gold--metallic yellow as of the metal golden--see gold guilded--see gold old gold--dark yellow as of aged gold pewter--metallic gray as of the metal silver--metallic gray as of the metal silvery--see silver silverish(uncommon)--see silver |
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