THE NAMED COLOURS |
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PRIMARY COLORS | |||
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#ffffff white |
#ff0000 red |
#00ff00 lime |
#0000ff blue |
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SECONDARY COLORS | |||
#000000 black |
#00ffff cyan / aqua |
#ff00ff magenta/fuchsia |
#ffff00 yellow |
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GRAYS/GREYS | |||
#333333 Dark Gray |
#666666 Medium Gray |
#999999 Light Gray |
#cccccc Really Light Gray |
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PRIMARY SHADES | |||
#330000 Almost Black Red |
#660000 Unofficial Brown |
#990000 Mid Brown |
#cc0000 Dark Red |
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#ff3333 Medium Red |
#ff6666 Lighter Red |
#ff9999 Unofficial Pink |
#ffcccc Light Pink |
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#003300 Almost Black Green |
#006600 Somewhat Dark Green |
#009900 Darkish Green |
#00cc00 Dark Green 1st |
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#33ff33 Light Green 1st |
#66ff66 Lighter Green |
#99ff99 Really Light Green |
#ccffcc Very Light Green |
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#000033 Almost Black Blue |
#000066 Very Dark Blue 1st |
#000099 Darkish Blue |
#0000cc Dark Blue 1st |
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#3333ff Bright Blue 1st |
#6666ff Lighter Blue |
#9999ff Blue-Mauve |
#ccccff Lilac |
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SECONDARY SHADES | |||
#003333 Almost Black Cyan |
#006666 Dark Green-Cyan |
#009999 Green-Cyan |
#00cccc Blue-Cyan |
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#33ffff Lighter Cyan |
#66ffff Even Lighter Cyan |
#99ffff Very Light Cyan |
#ccffff Almost Unreadable Cyan |
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#330033 Almost Black Magenta |
#660066 Very Dark Magenta |
#990099 Darkish Magenta |
#cc00cc Dark Magenta |
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#ff33ff Lighter Magenta |
#ff66ff Even Lighter Magenta |
#ff99ff Very Light Magenta |
#ffccff Almost Unreadable Magenta |
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#333300 Almost Black Yellow |
#666600 Khakhi-ish Brown |
#999900 Yellowish Khakhi |
#cccc00 Dark Yellow |
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#ffff33 Lighter Yellow |
#ffff66 Even Lighter Yellow |
#ffff99 Very Light Yellow |
#ffffcc Almost Unreadable Yellow |
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GREEN AND BLUE ONLY | |||
#003366 Blue-Black 1st |
#003399 Dark Blue 2nd |
#0033cc Deep Blue 1st |
#0033ff Bright Blue 2nd |
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#006633 Green-Black 1st |
#006699 Dark Blue-Green |
#0066cc Faded Blue |
#0066ff Light Blue 1st |
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#009933 Very Dark Green |
#009966 Dark Green-Blue |
#0099cc Light Blue-Green |
#0099ff Pale Blue |
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#00cc33 Deep Green |
#00cc66 Faded Green |
#00cc99 Light Green-Blue |
#00ccff Bluish Aqua |
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#00ff33 Bright Green 1st |
#00ff66 Light Green 2nd |
#00ff99 Pale Green 1st |
#00ffcc Greenish Aqua |
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RED AND BLUE ONLY | |||
#330066 Blue-Black 2nd |
#330099 Dark Blue 3rd |
#3300cc Deep Blue 2nd |
#3300ff Bright Blue 3rd |
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#660033 Mission Brown |
#660099 Dark Bluish Violet |
#6600cc Faded Blue |
#6600ff Light Blue 2nd |
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#990033 Deep Brown |
#990066 Dark Violet |
#9900cc Light Bluish Violet |
#9900ff Blue-Violet |
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#cc0033 Deep Red 1st |
#cc0066 Strong Red |
#cc0099 Light Reddish Violet |
#cc00ff Pale Bluish Violet |
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#ff0033 Bright Red 1st |
#ff0066 Light Red |
#ff0099 Red-Violet |
#ff00cc Pale Reddish Violet |
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RED AND GREEN ONLY | |||
#336600 Green-Black 2nd |
#339900 Dark Green 2nd |
#33cc00 Deep Green 2nd |
#33ff00 Bright Green 2nd |
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#663300 Rust Brown |
#669900 Camouflage Green |
#66cc00 Green-Lime |
#66ff00 Unofficial Lime |
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#993300 Burgundy |
#996600 Brownish |
#99cc00 Yellowish Lime |
#99ff00 Light Lime |
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#cc3300 Deep Red 2nd |
#cc6600 Red-Orange 1st |
#cc9900 Yellowish Orange / Brown |
#ccff00 Limeish Yellow |
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#ff3300 Bright Red 2nd |
#ff6600 Unofficial Orange |
#ff9900 Light Orange |
#ffcc00 Golden Yellow |
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#ff3366 Red-Magenta |
#ff3399 Dark Magenta 2nd |
#ff33cc Deep Magenta |
#ff33ff Lighter Magenta |
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#ff6633 Red-Yellow |
#ff6699 Dark Magenta-Red |
#ff66cc Mid Magenta |
#ff66ff Even Lighter Magenta |
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#ff9933 An Orange |
#ff9966 Another Orange |
#ff99cc Light Magenta-Red |
#ff99ff Very Light Magenta |
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#ffcc33 Deep Yellow / Orangey |
#ffcc66 Faded Yellow / Orangey |
#ffcc99 Light Caramel / Brown |
#ffcccc Very Light Red |
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CYAN AND YELLOW ONLY | |||
#33ff66 Strong Green on Cyan |
#33ff99 Green on Cyan |
#33ffcc Deep Cyan |
#33ffff Lighter Cyan |
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#66ff33 Green-Yellow on Cyan |
#66ff99 Green on Cyan 2nd |
#66ffcc Cyanish |
#66ffff Even Lighter Cyan |
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#99ff33 Green Colour |
#99ff66 Dark Green Colour |
#99ffcc Light Cyan-Green |
#99ffff Very Light Cyan |
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#ccff33 Green-Yellow |
#ccff66 Faded Green-Yellow |
#ccff99 Light Yellow-Green |
#ccffff Almost Unreadable Cyan |
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CYAN AND MAGENTA ONLY | |||
#3366ff Blue-Cyan |
#3399ff Dark Cyan |
#33ccff Deep Cyan 2nd |
#33ffff Lighter Cyan |
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#6633ff Blue-Magenta |
#6699ff Dark Cyan-Blue |
#66ccff Faded Cyan 2nd |
#66ffff Even Lighter Cyan |
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#9933ff Dark Magenta 3rd |
#9966ff Dark Magenta-Blue |
#99ccff Light Cyan-Blue |
#99ffff Very Light Cyan |
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#cc33ff Deep Magenta 2nd |
#cc66ff Faded Magenta 2nd |
#cc99ff Light Magenta-Blue |
#ccccff Lilac |
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EVERYTHING ELSE | |||
#333333 Dark Gray |
#333366 Dark Lavender |
#333399 Periwinkle |
#3333cc Baby Blue |
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#336633 Forest Green |
#336666 Sea Green |
#336699 Sea Blue |
#3366cc Dark Sky Blue |
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#339933 Grass Green |
#339966 Leafy Green |
#339999 Light Sea Green |
#3399cc Light Turquoise |
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#33cc33 Vibrant Green |
#33cc66 Algae Green |
#33cc99 Aqua Green |
#33cccc Light Aqua |
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#663333 Dark Chocolate Brown |
#663366 Deep Purple |
#663399 Dark Purple |
#6633cc Violet Navy |
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#666633 Very Dark Green |
#666666 Medium Gray |
#666699 Light Navy |
#6666cc Faded Blue |
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#669933 Muddy Green |
#669966 Green-Gray |
#669999 Blue-Gray |
#6699cc Pale Baby Blue |
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#66cc33 Pale Green 2nd |
#66cc66 Washed Green |
#66cc99 Faint Green |
#66cccc Pale Aqua |
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#993333 Reddish Brown |
#993366 Dark Magenta 4th |
#993399 Light Violet |
#9933cc Light Purple |
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#996633 Light Brown |
#996666 Iron-oxide Brown |
#996699 Gray Violet |
#9966cc Mid Violet |
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#999933 Green-Ochre |
#999966 Dark Ochre |
#999999 Light Gray |
#9999cc Faded Periwinkle |
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#99cc33 Electric Green |
#99cc66 Pale Grass Green |
#99cc99 Gray-Green |
#99cccc Gray Aqua |
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#cc3333 Red-Orange 2nd |
#cc3366 Red-Violet |
#cc3399 Magenta-Violet |
#cc33cc Vivid Violet |
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#cc6633 Reddish Orange |
#cc6666 Reddish |
#cc6699 Pinkish Violet |
#cc66cc Mid Violet |
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#cc9933 Tan Orange |
#cc9966 Caramel |
#cc9999 Faint Magenta-Gray |
#cc99cc Mid Periwinkle |
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#cccc33 Faded Ochre |
#cccc66 Pale Yellow-Green |
#cccc99 Mid Green-Gray |
#cccccc Really Light Gray |
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aliceblue f0f8ff | antiquewhite faebd7 | aqua / cyan 00ffff | aquamarine 7fffd4 | azure f0ffff | beige f5f5dc | bisque ffe4c4 |
black #000000 | blanchedalmond ffebcd | blue 0000ff | blueviolet 8a2be2 | brown a52a2a | burlywood deb887 | cadetblue 5f9ea0 |
chartreuse #7fff00 | chocolate d2691e | coral ff7f50 | cornflowerblue 6495ed | cornsilk fff8dc | crimson dc143c | cyan / aqua 00ffff |
darkblue 00008b | darkcyan 008b8b | darkgoldenrod b8b60b | darkgray a9a9a9 | darkgreen 006400 | darkkhaki 006400 | dark magenta 8b008b |
darkolivegreen 556b2f | darkorange ff8c00 | darkorchid 9932cc | darkred 8b0000 | darksalmon e9967a | darkseagreen 8fbc8f | darkslateblue 483d8b |
darkslategray 2f4f4f | darkturquoise 00ced1 | darkviolet 9400d3 | deeppink ff1493 | deepskyblue 00bfff | dimgray 696969 | dodgerblue 1e90ff |
firebrick b22222 | floralwhite fffaf0 | forestgreen 228b22 | fuchsia/magenta ff00ff | gainsboro dcdcdc | ghostwhite f8f8ff | gold ffd700 |
goldenrod daa520
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gray 808080 | green 008000 | greenyellow adff2f | honeydew f0fff0 | hotpink ff69b4 | indigo 4b0082 |
ivory fffff0
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khaki f0e68c | lavender e6e6fa | lavenderblush fff0f5 | lawngreen 7cfc00 | lemonchiffon fffacd | lightblue add8e6 |
lightcoral f08080 | lightcyan e0ffff | lightgoldenrod yellow fafad2 | lightgreen 90ee90 | lightgray d3d3d3 | lightpink ffb6c1 | lightsalmon ffa07a |
lightseagreen 20b2aa
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lightskyblue 87cefa | lightslategray 778899 | lightsteelblue b0c4de | lightyellow ffffe0 | lime 00ff00 | limegreen 32cd32 |
linen faf0e6 | magenta/fuchsia ff00ff | maroon 800000 (looks brown) |
mediumaqua marine 66cdaa | mediumblue 0000cd | medium orchid ba55d3 |
mediumpurple 9370db |
mediumsea green 3cb371 | mediumslate blue 7b68ae | mediumspring green 00fa9a | mediumturqu oise 48d1cc | mediumviolet red c71585 | midnightblue 191970 | mintcream f5fffa |
mistyrose ffe4e1 | moccasin ffe4b5 | navajowhite ffdead | navy 000080 | oldlace fdf5e6 | olive 808000 | olivedrab 6b8e23 |
orange ffa500 | orangered ff4500 | orchid da70d6 | palegolden
rod eee8aa |
palegreen 98fb98 | pale turquoise afeeee |
paleviolet red db7093 |
papayawhip ffefd5 | peachpuff ffdab9 | peru cd853f | pink ffc0cd | 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 87ceed | slateblue 6a5acd | slategray 708090 | snow fffafa |
springgreen 00ff7f | steelblue 4682b4 | tan d2b48c | teal 008080 | thistle d8bfd8 | tomato ff6437 | turquoise 40e0d0 |
violet ee82ee | wheat f5deb3 | white ffffff | whitesmoke f5f5f5 | yellow ffff00 | yellowgreen a9cd32 | cornflower (unknown hex.) |
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aqua / cyan #00ffff | black #000000 | blue #0000ff | fuchsia/magenta #ff00ff | gray (grey) #808080 | green #008000 | lime #00ff00; |
aqua / cyan #00ffff | black #000000 | blue #0000ff | fuchsia/magenta #ff00ff | gray (grey) #808080 | green #008000 | lime #00ff00; |
maroon #800000 | navy #000080; | olive #808000 | purple #800080 | red #ff0000 | silver #c0c0c0 | teal #008080 |
maroon #800000 | navy #000080 | olive #808000 | purple #800080 | red #ff0000 | silver #c0c0c0 | teal #008080 |
white #ffffff
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yellow #ffff00 | |||||
white #ffffff
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yellow #ffff00 |
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collected and devised by John C. Massam These are LIGHT COLOURS or PASTELS that, used as Background Colours (BGCOLOR) for Webpages and Tables, or BACKGROUND in other uses, are light enough so as not to interfere with ordinary Size 3 (12 point) unbolded Times New Roman when printing out from some NETSCAPE Browsers, depending on what Printer is used. (NAMES without a precursor word are Official "Named Colours".) OTHER TINTS (Names NOT Official), including some from David Siegel's website around 9 Oct 1997, created on this webpage 2003. These have been included in the following Recommended Background Colours. And, a small selection of Elizabeth CASTRO TINTS (Names NOT Official), from her "COLOR TABLE" of 234 colours in HTML for the World Wide Web, 5th edition, 2003, and in the 6th edition 2007, ( www.cookwood. com/html ) are in a SEPARATE TABLE below, created on 23 Oct 07. WHITE APPEARANCE (as printed in B & W off Netscape 4.78 on some Printers):
VERY PALE DOT BACKGROUND, or White off Netscape (in B & W) on some Printers:
REASONABLE BACKGROUND DOT APPEARANCE (in B & W) off Netscape on many Printers:
Elizabeth CASTRO 2003 TINTS - HTML for the World Wide Web, 5th edition, 2003, ( www.cook wood. com/html ) . NAMES NOT OFFICIAL. PINK: fdedf2; PINK-MAUVE f4e8f0; VIOLET: eae4ef; ? INDIGO ebecf6; BLUE ebf5fc; GREEN-BLUE ebf4f3; GREEN ebf4ea; PALE GREEN f5f8ec; YELLOW fffded; (BROWN at far left) ORANGE fff5e8; ORANGE-PINK feede3; PINK AGAIN feedea; GREY ececec. (adopted 03 May 06; to this webpage 23 Oct 07)
VARIOUS OTHER COLOURS FOR OTHER USES to be inserted as discovered. Heading with GREY background could use eeeeee;
GREY LETTERING on white background, try #999999 or 808080;
Internet Explorer, as usually set up, does not print the Background Colours of either the Webpage nor inside Tables. This has occasional disadvantages. But Netscape 4.78 did print Table backgrounds, and in Black and White Netscape 4.78 attempted to show this by dotted representations. Out of deference to such Netscape users, I recommend using colours as above, or similar colours from the Safe Colours, for the Background Colours in Tables. Neither I.E. nor N.N., as usually set up, when printing in B & W try to print dotted representations of the BGCOLOR from the BODY Tag. |
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