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Color Names

In addition to the well-known color names like for example blue, yellow, green, red, black and white, there are some other lesser-known color names, which apply, for example, in product descriptions and in the advertising or in the clothing industry. The advantage of these definitions is, that you do not have to recognize the strange and unhandy numerical color values such as the values from the RGB color model.

In the following we would like to see various systems for naming colors. We first start with the 16 colors from the HTML 4 respectively VGA standard and then look at the 140 colors that are defined in the CSS 3 specification.

HTML 4 and VGA

In the HTML 4 standard, the following 16 colors are defined, which can be used instead of the hexadecimal notation (column HEX) for example in HTML documents. The translations (in the columns German, Spanish and French) of the English color names (column English) is for information only, in the HTML documents you may use only the English names. It does not matter, whether they are written upper- or lowercase.

  English     German     Spanish     French     HEX RGB RGB RGB
  Black Schwarz Negro Noir #000000 0 0 0
  Gray Grau Gris Gris #808080 128 128 128
  Silver Silber Plata Argent #C0C0C0 192 192 192
  White Weiß Blanco Blanc #FFFFFF 255 255 255
  Navy Marinenblau Azul Marino Bleu Marine #000080 0 0 128
  Blue Blau Azul Bleu #0000FF 0 0 255
  Teal Krickentengrün Verde Azulado Sarcelle #008080 0 128 128
  Aqua Wasser Agua / Cian Aqua / Cyan #00FFFF 0 255 255
  Green Grün Verde Vert #008000 0 128 0
  Lime Limone Lima Vert Citron #00FF00 0 255 0
  Maroon Kastanie Granate Marron / Bordeaux #800000 128 0 0
  Red Rot Rojo Rouge #FF0000 255 0 0
  Purple Purpur Púrpura Pourpre / Violet #800080 128 0 128
  Fuchsia Fuchsia Fucsia / Magenta Fuchsia / Magenta #FF00FF 255 0 255
  Olive Olivgrün Verde Oliva Jaune Olive #808000 128 128 0
  Yellow Gelb Amarillo Jaune #FFFF00 255 255 0

CSS 3

With the standard CSS 3, the color palette was also expanded significantly. Now you can use the following 140 color names (only the English name) instead of the hexadecimal notation in the cascading style sheets. Again, it does not matter, if the uppercase or lowercase letters are used.

The 16 colors from the older HTML 4 respectively VGA Standard were adopted and are included in the newer CSS 3 standard with the same names, so that the extension is fully downward compatible.

It should be noted, that instead of "Gray", you are able to write "Grey", too and that the colors Aqua / Cyan as well as Magenta / Fuchsia are identical. Of course, the appropriate browser has to support the CSS3 standard to present the correct colors according to this chart.

  English     German     Spanish     French     HEX RGB RGB RGB
  AliceBlue Eisfarben Azul Alicia Bleu Alicia #F0F8FF 240 248 255
  AntiqueWhite Antikweiß Blanco Antigua Vieux Blanc #FAEBD7 250 235 215
  Aqua (=Cyan) Wasser Agua / Cian Aqua / Cyan #00FFFF 0 255 255
  Aquamarine Aquamarinblau Aguamarina Aigue-Marine #7FFFD4 127 255 212
  Azure Himmelblau Azul Cielo Bleu Ciel #F0FFFF 240 255 255
  Beige Beige Beige Beige #F5F5DC 245 245 220
  Bisque Biskuit Bisque Bisque #FFE4C4 255 228 196
  Black Schwarz Negro Noir #000000 0 0 0
  Blanchedal- mond Mandelweiß Almendra Pálido Amande Pâle #FFEBCD 255 235 205
  Blue Blau Azul Bleu #0000FF 0 0 255
  Blueviolet Blauviolett Violeta Azul Bleu Violet #8A2BE2 138 43 226
  Brown Braun Marrón Marron #A52A2A 165 42 42
  Burlywood Gelbbraun Madera Bois #DEB887 222 184 135
  CadetBlue Kadettenblau Azul Cadete
Bleu Cadet #5F9EA0 95 158 160
  Chartreuse Hellgrün Chartreuse Chartreuse #7FFF00 127 255 0
  Chocolate Schokolade Chocolate Chocolat #D2691E 210 105 30
  Coral Koralle Coral Corail #FF7F50 255 127 80
  CornflowerBlue Kornblumenblau Azul Aciano Bleuet #6495ED 100 149 237
  Cornsilk Mais Maíz Corn #FFF8DC 255 248 220
  Crimson Karmesinrot Carmesi Cramoisi #DC143C 220 20 60
  Cyan (=Aqua) Türkis Agua / Cian Aqua / Cyan #00FFFF 0 255 255
  DarkBlue Dunkelblau Azul Oscuro Bleu Foncé #00008B 0 0 139
  DarkCyan Dunkeltürkis Turquesa Oscuro Turquoise Foncé #008B8B 0 139 139
  DarkGoldenrod Dunkle Goldrutenfarbe Vara de Oro Oscura Verge d'or Sombre #B8860B 184 134 11
  DarkGreen Dunkelgrün Verde Oscuro Vert Foncé #006400 0 100 0
  DarkGrey Dunkelgrau Gris Oscuro Gris Foncé #A9A9A9 169 169 169
  DarkKhaki Dunkelkhaki Caqui Oscuro
Kaki Foncé #BDB76B 189 183 107
  DarkMagenta Dunkelmagenta Magenta Oscura Magenta Foncé
#8B008B 139 0 139
  DarkOliveGreen Dunkles Olivgrün Verde Oliva Oscuro Vert Olive Foncé #556B2F 85 107 47
  DarkOrange Dunkles Orange Naranja Oscura Orange Foncé #FF8C00 255 140 0
  DarkOrchid Dunkle Orchidee Orquidea Oscura Orchidée Noire #9932CC 153 50 204
  DarkRed Dunkelrot Rojo Oscura
Rouge Noire
#8B0000 139 0 0
  DarkSalmon Dunkle Lachsfarbe Salmón Oscuro Saumon Foncé #E9967A 233 150 122
  DarkSeaGreen Dunkles Seegrün Oscuro mar Verde Mer Vert foncé #8FBC8F 143 188 143
  DarkSlateBlue Dunkles Schieferblau Azul Pizarra Oscuro Bleu Ardoise Foncé #483D8B 72 61 139
  DarkSlateYellow Dunkles Schiefergrau Gris Pizarra Oscuro Gris Ardoise Foncé #2F4F4F 47 79 79
  DarkTurquoise Dunkeltürkis Turquesa Oscuro Turquoise Foncé #00CED1 0 206 209
  DarkViolet Dunkelvilolett Púrpura Oscuro Violet Foncé #9400D3 148 0 211
  DeepPink Tiefrosa Rosa Profundo Rose Profond #FF1493 255 20 147
  DeepSkyBlue Tiefes Himmelblau Cielo Azul Profundo Bleu Ciel Profond #00BFFF 0 191 255
  DimGrey Dunkelgrau Gris Oscuro Gris Foncé #696969 105 105 105
  DodgerBlue Persenningblau Cubierta Azul Couverture Bleu #1E90FF 30 144 255
  Firebrick Backstein Ladrillo Refractario Brique Réfractaire #B22222 178 34 34
  FloralWhite Blütenweiß Blanco Floral Blanc Floral #FFFAF0 255 250 240
  ForestGreen Waldgrün Verde Bosque Vert Forêt #228B22 34 139 34
  Fuchsia (=Magenta) Fuchsia Fucsia Fuchsia #FF00FF 255 0 255
  Gainsboro Gainsboro Gainsboro Gainsboro #DCDCDC 220 220 220
  GhostWhite Geisterweiß Fantasma Blanco Blanc Fantôme #F8F8FF 248 248 255
  Gold Gold Oro Or #FFD700 255 215 0
  Goldenrod Goldrute Solidago Solidago #DAA520 218 165 32
  Gray Grau Gris Gris #808080 128 128 128
  Green Grün Verde Vert #008000 0 128 0
  GreenYellow Grüngelb Verde Amarillo Vert Jaune #ADFF2F 173 255 47
  Grey Grau Gris Gris #808080 128 128 128
  Honeydew Honigmelone Ambrosía Ambroisie #F0FFF0 240 255 240
  HotPink Leuchtendes Rosa Rosa Brillante Rose Brillant #FF69B4 255 105 180
  IndianRed Indischrot Rojo Indio Rouge Indien #CD5C5C 205 92 92
  Indigo Indigo Índigo Indigo #4B0082 75 0 130
  Ivory Elfenbein Marfil Ivoire #FFFFF0 255 255 240
  Khaki Staubfarben Caqui Kaki #F0E68C 240 230 140
  Lavender Lavendel Lavanda Lavande #E6E6FA 230 230 250
  LavenderBlush Lavendelrosa Rosa Lavanda Rose Lavande #FFF0F5 255 240 245
  LawnGreen Rasengrün Verde Césped Vert Pelouse #7CFC00 124 252 0
  Lemonchiffon Chiffongelb Gasa Amarilla Mousseline Jaune #FFFACD 255 250 205
  LightBlue Hellblau Azul Luz
Bleue Lumière
#ADD8E6 173 216 230
  LightCoral Helles Korallenrot Rojo Coral Brillante Rouge Corail Vif #F08080 240 128 128
  LightCyan Helles Cyan Cian Luz Cyan Clair #E0FFFF 224 255 255
  Light Goldenrod Yellow Helles Goldrutengelb Amarillo Dorado Claro Jaune Clair #FAFAD2 250 250 210
  LightGray Hellgrau Gris Claro Gris Clair #D3D3D3 211 211 211
  LightGreen Hellgrün Verde Claro Vert Clair #90EE90 144 238 144
  LightGrey Hellgrau Gris Claro Cris Clair #D3D3D3 211 211 211
  LightPink Hellrosa Rosa Claro Rose Clair #FFB6C1 255 182 193
  LightSalmon Helle Lachsfarbe Salmón Claro Saumon Clair #FFA07A 255 160 122
  LightSeaGreen Helles Seegrün Verde Mar Claro Vert Mer Clair #20B2AA 32 178 170
  LightSkyBlue Helles Himmelblau Cielo Azul Brillante Ciel Bleu Clair #87CEFA 135 206 250
  LightSlateGrey Helles Schiefergrau Gris Pizarra Brillante Gris Ardoise Brillant #778899 119 136 153
  LightSteelBlue Helles Stahlblau Azul Acero Brillante Bleu Acier Brillant #B0C4DE 176 196 222
  LightYellow Hellgelb Amarillo Claro Jaune Clair #FFFFE0 255 255 224
  Lime Limone Lima Citron #00FF00 0 255 0
  LimeGreen Limonengrün Verde Lima Vert Citron #32CD32 50 205 50
  Linen Leinen Lino Lin #FAF0E6 250 240 230
  Magenta (=Fuchsia) Magenta Magenta Magenta #FF00FF 255 0 255
  Maroon Kastanie Granate Marron / Bordeaux #800000 128 0 0
  Medium Aquamarine Mittleres Aquamarin Aguamarina Mediana Aigue-Marine Moyenne #66CDAA 102 205 170
  Medium Blue Mittleres Blau Azul Medio Bleu Moyen #0000CD 0 0 205
  Medium Orchid Mittlere Orchidee Orquidea Media Orchidée Moyenne #BA55D3 186 85 211
  Medium Purple Mittleres Violett Púrpura Medio Violet Moyen #9370DB 147 112 219
  Medium SeaGreen Mittleres Seegrün Mar Verde Medio Vert de Mer Moyen #3CB371 60 179 113
  Medium SlateBlue Mittleres Schieferblau Azul Pizarra Mediana Bleu Ardoise Moyenne #7B68EE 123 104 238
  Medium SpringGreen Mittleres Frühlingsgrün Verde Primavera Mediana Vert de Printemps Moyen #00FA9A 0 250 154
  Medium Turquoise Mittlere Türkis Turquesa Medio Turquoise Moyen #48D1CC 72 209 204
  Medium VioletRed Mittleres Violettrot Rojo Púrpura Medio Rouge Pourpre Moyen #C71585 199 21 133
  MidnightBlue Mitternachtsblau Azul Medianoche Bleue Minuit #191970 25 25 112
  Mintcream Cremige Minze Menta Cremosa Menthe Crémeuse #F5FFFA 245 255 250
  Mistyrose Altrosa Rojo Viejo Vieux Rose #FFE4E1 255 228 225
  Moccasin Mokassin Mocassin Mocassin #FFE4B5 255 228 181
  NavajoWhite Navajoweiß Blanco Navajo Blanc Navajo #FFDEAD 255 222 173
  Navy Marinenblau Azul Marino Bleu Marine #000080 0 0 128
  Oldlace Alte Spitze Encaje Viejo Vieille Dentelle #FDF5E6 253 245 230
  Olive Olivgrün Verde Oliva Jaune Olive #808000 128 128 0
  Olivedrab Olivgraubraun Gris Oliva Marrón Olive Gris Brun #6B8E23 107 142 35
  Orange Orange Naranja Orange #FFA500 255 165 0
  OrangeRed Orangerot Rojo Anaranjado Rouge Orange #FF4500 255 69 0
  Orchid Orchidee Orquídea Orchidée #DA70D6 218 112 214
  PaleGoldenrod Blasse Goldrutenfarbe Vara de Oro Pálida Verge d'Or Pâle #EEE8AA 238 232 170
  PaleGreen Blassgrün Verde Pálido Vert Pâle #98FB98 152 251 152
  PaleTurquoise Blasstürkis Turquesa Pálido Turquoise Pâle #AFEEEE 175 238 238
  PaleVioletRed Blasses Violettrot Rojo Violeta Pálido Violet Rouge Pâle #DB7093 219 112 147
  Papayawhip Papayacreme Crema de Papaya Crème de Papaye #FFEFD5 255 239 213
  Peachpuff Pfirsich Melocotón Pêche #FFDAB9 255 218 185
  Peru Peru Perú Pérou #CD853F 205 133 63
  Pink Rosa Rosa Rose #FFC0CB 255 192 203
  Plum Pflaume Ciruela Prune #DDA0DD 221 160 221
  PowderBlue Taubenblau Azul Palomas Bleu de Pigeons #B0E0E6 176 224 230
  Purple Purpur Púrpura Pourpre / Violet #800080 128 0 128
  Red Rot Rojo Rouge #FF0000 255 0 0
  RosyBrown Rosiges Braun Marrón Rosado Brun Rosé #BC8F8F 188 143 143
  RoyalBlue Königsbalu Azul Real Bleu Royal #4169E1 65 105 225
  SaddleBrown Sattelbraun Marrón Ensillar Brune Selle #8B4513 139 69 19
  Salmon Lachsfarben Salmón Saumon #FA8072 250 128 114
  SandyBrown Sandbraun Marrón Arena Brun Sable #F4A460 244 164 96
  SeaGreen Seegrün Verde Lago Vert Lac #2E8B57 46 139 87
  Seashell Muschel Concha Coquillage #FFF5EE 255 245 238
  Sienna Siennaerde Tierra de Siena Terre de Sienne #A0522D 160 82 45
  Silver Silber Plata Argent #C0C0C0 192 192 192
  SkyBlue Himmelblau Cielo Azul Bleu Ciel #87CEEB 135 206 235
  SlateBlue Schieferblau Azul Pizarra Bleu Ardoise #6A5ACD 106 90 205
  SlateGrey Schiefergrau Gris Pizarra Gris Ardoise #708090 112 128 144
  Snow Schneeweiß Blanco Nieve Blanc Neige #FFFAFA 255 250 250
  SpringGreen Frühlingsgrün Verde del Resorte Vert Printemps #00FF7F 0 255 127
  SteelBlue Stahlblau Azul de Acero Bleu Acier #4682B4 70 130 180
  Tan Hautfarben Bronceado Tanné #D2B48C 210 180 140
  Teal Krickentengrün Verde Azulado Sarcelle #008080 0 128 128
  Thistle Distel Cardo Chardon #D8BFD8 216 191 216
  Tomato Tomate Tomate Tomate #FF6347 255 99 71
  Turquoise Türkis Turquesa Turquoise #40E0D0 64 224 208
  Violet Veilchen Violeta Violet #EE82EE 238 130 238
  Wheat Weizen Trigo Blé #F5DEB3 245 222 179
  White Weiß Blanco Blanc #FFFFFF 255 255 255
  WhiteSmoke Rauchfarben Blanco Humo Blanche Fumée 
#F5F5F5 245 245 245
  Yellow Gelb Amarillo Jaune #FFFF00 255 255 0
  YellowGreen Gelbgrün Verde Amarillo Vert Jaune #9ACD32 154 205 50

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