Color names

A color name is a word or phrase that refers to a specific color. This section includes over 1,000 color names mentioned in Wikipedia articles.

Medium jungle green is a tone of jungle green listed as color sample #147 on the ISCC-NBS color list.
Medium jungle green
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Bluebonnet is a bright shade of blue with a slight violet tinge. It represents the color of bluebonnet flowers, which are part of the lupin family. The bluebonnet is the state flower of Texas.
Bluebonnet
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Brunswick green is a common name for green pigments made from copper compounds, although the name has also been used for other formulations that produce a similar hue, such as mixtures of chrome yellow and Prussian blue. The pigment is named after Braunschweig, Germany (also known as Brunswick in English) where it was first manufactured. It is a deep, dark green, which may vary from intense to very dark, almost black. The first recorded use of Brunswick green as a color name in English was in 1764. Another name for this color is English green. The first use of English green as a synonym for Brunswick green was in 1923. Deep Brunswick green is commonly recognized as part of the British racing green spectrum, the national auto racing color of the United Kingdom.
Brunswick green
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The color eerie black was formulated by Crayola in the early 2000s as one of the colors in its Heads 'n Tails specialty box of colors.
Eerie black
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Dark jungle green is the tone of jungle green referred to as jungle green in color sample #152 on the ISCC-NBS color list.
Dark jungle green
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The color licorice (also known as light black) is a representation of the color of licorice candy, which is made from licorice. This color was introduced by Crayola in 1994 as one of the colors in its specialty Crayola Magic Scent crayons.
Licorice
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Green and white are the primary school colors representing Michigan State University. The university board of trustees officially standardized MSU green as part of a larger university branding effort, replacing a lighter green (PMS 341) used from 1997 to 2010. The official color was chosen based on the traditional darker Spartan green found on the original university varsity letter jackets and marching band jackets. The official green of Michigan State University is represented by Pantone Matching System ink color 567 (PMS 567).
MSU green
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The web color dark spring green is a deep and rich shade of green.
Dark spring green
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India green, the color of the lower band of the National Flag of India, represents fertility and prosperity.
India green
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The source of this color is the Pantone Textile Paper Extended (TPX) color list color #18-4231 "Blue Sapphire".
Blue Sapphire
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Sap green is a green pigment that was traditionally made of ripe buckthorn berries. However, modern colors marketed under this name are usually a blend of other pigments, commonly with a basis of Phthalocyanine Green G. Sap green paint was frequently used on Bob Ross's TV show, The Joy of Painting.
Sap green
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The first recorded use of sapphire as a color name in English was in 1430.
Sapphire
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The color jet, also called jet black, is a representation of the color of the mineraloid jet. The first recorded use of jet as a color name in English was in 1450.
Jet black (RAL 9005)
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Blue-green has been a Crayola color since 1930.
Blue-green
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NDHU green is the official color of National Dong Hwa University, adopted in 1994. The university officially set NDHU green as part of a larger university branding effort. It represents the books, forest of knowledge, and its campus with nature-based setting.
NDHU green
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Indigo dye is the color that is called Añil (the Spanish word for "indigo dye") in the Guía de coloraciones (Guide to colorations) by Rosa Gallego and Juan Carlos Sanz, a color dictionary published in 2005 that is widely popular in the Hispanophone realm. Indigo dye is the basis for all the historical navy blue colors, since in the 18th, 19th, and early 20th century, almost all navy uniforms were made by dyeing them with various shades of indigo dye.
Indigo dye
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The color bright turquoise is a vibrant and bright shade of cyan.
Bright turquoise
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Evergreen is a color that resembles evergreens. It is currently unknown when evergreen was first used as a color name.
Evergreen
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In 2004, California State University, Sacramento rebranded itself as Sacramento State, while keeping the official name as the long form. In the process of rebranding a new logo was selected, and in 2005 it formalized the colors which it would use.
Sacramento State green
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The color dark pastel green is a vivid, medium shade of green.
Dark pastel green
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Medium electric blue is the electric blue that "had an immense vogue in the latter 19th century," sourced from a textile sample from the 1890s. Today, this tone remains typical of "electric blue" fabrics in the mass market.
Medium Electric Blue
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Green (Crayola) is the color called green in Crayola crayons. Green was one of the original Crayola crayons introduced in 1903.
Green (Crayola)
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Pine green is a rich shade of spring green that resembles the color of pine trees. It is an official Crayola color (since 1903). Pine green is a rich dark shade of cyan that resembles the color of pine trees. It is an official Crayola color (since 1903) that is this exact shade in the Crayola crayon, but in the markers, it is known as crocodile green. The color pine green is a representation of the average color of the leaves of the trees of a coniferous forest. The color pine green was originally known as pine tree.The first recorded use of pine tree as a color name in English was in 1923. The first recorded use of pine tree as a color name in English was in 1923.
Pine green
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The color shown is one of the official colors used by the University of the Philippines, designated as "UP Forest Green." It is based on the approved color specifications for the university's seal.
UP forest green
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Dark green is a dark shade of green
Dark green
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Turquoise blue is a color close to turquoise on the color wheel, but slightly more bluish. The first recorded use of turquoise blue as a color name in English was in 1900.
Turquoise blue
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Spring green is a color that was traditionally considered to be on the yellow side of green, but in modern computer systems based on the RGB color model is halfway between cyan and green on the color wheel. The first recorded use of spring green as a color name in English was in 1766, referring to roughly the color now called spring bud.
Spring green
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Spring green is a web color, common to X11 and HTML.
Spring green
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Medium spring green is a web color. It is close to but not right on the color wheel and it is a little closer to cyan than to green.
Medium spring green
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Caribbean green is a Crayola color formulated in 1997.
Caribbean green
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Deep sky blue is an azure-cyan color associated with deep sky blue. This color is on the color wheel (RGB/HSV color wheel) halfway between azure and cyan. The traditional name for this color is Capri. The first use of Capri as a color name in English was in 1920. The color Capri in general is named for the azure-cyan color of the Mediterranean Sea around the island of Capri off Italy, the site of several villas belonging to the Roman Emperor Tiberius, including his imperial residence in his later years, the Villa Jovis. Specifically, the color Capri is named after the color of the Blue Grotto on the island of Capri as it appears on a bright sunny day.
Deep Sky Blue
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The first recorded use of aero as a colour name in English was in 1920.
Aero
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GO green was the color used for the brand of GO Transit, the regional commuter service in the Greater Toronto Area. Between 1967 and 2013, the brand and color that has adorned each of its trains, buses, and other property generally remained unchanged. It also matched the shade of green used on signs for highways in Ontario. In July 2013, GO Transit updated its look to a two-tone color scheme.
GO green
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One definition of the blue-green color comes from the Munsell color system, where it is classified as "Munsell 5BG." However, the term is widely recognized due to its association with blue-green algae, which have been known and described since at least the 18th century, and likely even earlier.
Blue green (Munsell)
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Shamrock green is a tone of green that represents the color of shamrocks, a symbol of Ireland. The first recorded use of shamrock as a color name in English was in the 1820s (exact year uncertain). This green is also defined as Irish green Pantone 347. This green is used as the green on the national flag of Ireland. It is customary in Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States to wear this or any other tone of green on St. Patrick's Day, 17 March. The State of California uses this shade of green of the grass under the bear on their state flag. The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association use this shade for their uniforms, logos, and other memorabilia.
Shamrock green
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The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #17-5126 TPX—Viridian Green.
Viridian Green
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Bondi blue is a color belonging to the cyan family of blues. It is very similar to the Crayola crayon color "blue-green". Apple, Inc. christened the color of the back of the original iMac computer "Bondi Blue" when it was introduced in 1998. It is said to be named for the color of the water at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia.
Bondi blue
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Spanish green is the color that is called "verde" (the Spanish word for "green") in the Guía de coloraciones (Guide to colorations) by Rosa Gallego and Juan Carlos Sanz, a color dictionary published in 2005 that is widely popular in the Hispanophone realm.
Spanish green
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The color green (Arabic: أخضر) has a number of traditional associations in Islam. In the Quran, it is associated with Islamic paradise. It was also chosen as a color by pro-Alid (Shi'a) factions. Thus in 817, when the Abbasid caliph al-Ma'mun adopted the Alid Ali al-Ridha a his heir-apparent, he also changed the dynastic color from black to green. The change was reverted al-Ma'mun had Ali killed, and returned to Baghdad in 819. Green remains particularly popular in Shi'ite iconography, but it is also widely used in by Sunni states. It is notably used in the flag of Saudi Arabia and flag of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
Islamic green
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Marrs green is a shade of green that in 2017 was named "The World's Favourite Colour" in a major global survey by the British paper merchant G . F Smith. It is a rich teal hue. The colour was submitted by Annie Marrs, a UNESCO worker from Dundee, who was inspired by the River Tay. The survey received 30,000 submissions from over 100 countries via online polling after it was launched in January 2017. Marrs green became the 51st shade of the un-coated paper range, Colorplan.
Marrs Green
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Dark cyan is the web color mentioned on Wikipedia as shade of cyan. It can be described as strong bluish green
Dark cyan
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UNT green is one of three official colors used by the University of North Texas. It is the primary color that appears on branding and promotional material produced by and on behalf of the university.
UNT green
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The color defined as green in HTML/CSS color standard is the color called green, low green, or medium green in many of the older eight-bit computer palettes. Another name for this color is green W3C or office green.
Green (HTML/CSS color)
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Generic viridian is the color that is called Viridian inspecifico in the Guía de coloraciones (Guide to colorations) by Rosa Gallego and Juan Carlos Sanz, a color dictionary published in 2005 that is widely popular in the Hispanophone realm.
Generic Viridian
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Spanish viridian is the color that is called Viridian specifico in the Guía de coloraciones (Guide to colorations) by Rosa Gallego and Juan Carlos Sanz, a color dictionary published in 2005 that is widely popular in the Hispanophone realm.
Spanish Viridian
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This color was apparently formulated as an impression of the color that commissioned officers in a fictional space navy would wear.
Star Command Blue
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Duck blue is a moderate greenish blue.
Duck Blue
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Honolulu blue is the tone of azure used in association with the Detroit Lions football team.
Honolulu Blue
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The color tropical rainforest was formulated by Crayola in 1993.
Tropical Rainforest
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The first recorded use of Skobeloff green as a color name in English was in 1912.
Skobeloff
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