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  1. alabaster
    a very light white
  2. sanguine
    a blood-red color
  3. apricot
    a shade of pink tinged with yellow
  4. aqua
    a shade of blue tinged with green
  5. aquamarine
    a shade of blue tinged with green
  6. ash grey
    a light shade of grey
  7. azure
    bright blue in color, like a clear sky
  8. beige
    of a light grayish-brown color
  9. black
    being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness
  10. blond
    a light grayish yellow to near white
  11. blue
    of the color intermediate between green and violet
  12. bone
    a shade of white the color of a bleached skeleton
  13. bottle green
    dark to moderate or greyish green
  14. brick red
    a bright reddish-brown color
  15. alizarine red
    a bright orange-red color produced in cotton cloth with alizarine dye
  16. brown
    an orange of low brightness and saturation
  17. buff
    a medium to dark tan color
  18. burgundy
    a dark purplish-red to blackish-red color
  19. canary
    a light to moderate yellow with a greenish tint
  20. caramel
    a medium to dark tan color
  21. carmine
    of the color between orange and purple in the color spectrum
  22. carnation
    a pink or reddish-pink color
  23. cerise
    of the color between orange and purple in the color spectrum
  24. cerulean
    a light shade of blue
  25. chalk
    a pure flat white with little reflectance
  26. charcoal
    a very dark grey color
  27. chartreuse
    a shade of green tinged with yellow
  28. cherry
    a red the color of ripe cherries
  29. chestnut
    of a golden brown to reddish brown color
  30. chocolate
    a medium brown to dark-brown color
  31. chrome green
    a brilliant green color
  32. claret
    a dark purplish-red color
  33. coal black
    a very dark black
  34. cobalt blue
    a shade of blue tinged with green
  35. coffee
    a medium brown to dark-brown color
  36. copper
    a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper
  37. coral
    a variable color averaging a deep pink
  38. crimson
    a deep and vivid red color
  39. cyan
    a primary subtractive color for light
  40. deep brown
    a medium brown to dark-brown color
  41. deep red
    a deep and vivid red color
  42. dun
    a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
  43. ebony
    a very dark black
  44. ecru
    a very light brown
  45. emerald
    the green color of a precious gem
  46. fawn
    a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
  47. frostiness
    coldness as evidenced by frost
  48. fuschia
    a tropical shrub with showy drooping flowers
  49. gamboge
    a strong yellow color
  50. gold
    a deep yellow color
  51. green
    of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum
  52. grey
    of an achromatic color intermediate between white and black
  53. hazel
    a shade of brown that is yellowish or reddish
  54. hoariness
    a silvery-white color
  55. indigo
    a blue-violet color
  56. iron blue
    slightly purplish or bluish dark grey
  57. ivory
    a shade of white the color of bleached bones
  58. jade
    a light green color varying from bluish to yellowish green
  59. jet black
    a very dark black
  60. lavender
    a pale purple color
  61. lazuline
    a light shade of blue
  62. lemon
    a strong yellow color
  63. madder
    color a moderate to strong red
  64. magenta
    a primary subtractive color for light
  65. mahogany
    a shade of brown with a tinge of red
  66. maize
    a strong yellow color
  67. maroon
    a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color
  68. mauve
    a moderate purple
  69. mocha
    a dark brown color
  70. navy
    a dark shade of blue
  71. ocher
    a moderate yellow-orange to orange color
  72. off-white
    a shade of white the color of bleached bones
  73. old gold
    a dark yellow
  74. old rose
    a greyish-pink color
  75. olive
    a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation
  76. olive brown
    a shade of brown tinged with green
  77. olive drab
    a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown
  78. olive green
    a color that is lighter and greener than olive
  79. orange
    orange color or pigment
  80. oxblood red
    a dark brownish-red color
  81. oxford grey
    a very dark grey color
  82. pale yellow
    a variable yellow tint
  83. peach
    a shade of pink tinged with yellow
  84. peacock blue
    a shade of blue tinged with green
  85. pea green
    a shade of green tinged with yellow
  86. pearl
    a shade of white the color of bleached bones
  87. pink
    of a light shade of red
  88. pitch black
    a very dark black
  89. powder blue
    a pale blue color with grey in it
  90. puce
    a color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red
  91. purple
    of a color intermediate between red and blue
  92. red
    the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
  93. rose
    a dusty pink color
  94. royal blue
    a shade of blue tinged with purple
  95. royal purple
    a shade of purple tinged with red
  96. ruby
    a deep and vivid red color
  97. sable
    a very dark black
  98. saffron
    a shade of yellow tinged with orange
  99. sage green
    the color of sage leaves
  100. salmon
    of orange tinged with pink
  101. sapphire
    a light shade of blue
  102. scarlet
    a variable vivid red color, sometimes with an orange tinge
  103. sea green
    the property of a moderate green color resembling the waters of the sea
  104. sepia
    a shade of brown with a tinge of red
  105. silver
    a light shade of grey
  106. sky-blue
    a light shade of blue
  107. snuff-color
    dark yellowish brown
  108. soot black
    a very dark black
  109. steel blue
    a greyish blue color
  110. steel grey
    slightly purplish or bluish dark grey
  111. straw
    a variable yellow tint
  112. tan
    a light brown the color of topaz
  113. tangerine
    a reddish to vivid orange color
  114. tattletale grey
    a greyish white
  115. taupe
    a greyish brown
  116. teal
    a blue-green color or pigment
  117. topaz
    a light brown the color of a mineral used as a gemstone
  118. Turkey red
    a bright orange-red color produced in cotton cloth with alizarine dye
  119. turquoise
    a shade of blue tinged with green
  120. ultramarine
    a vivid blue to purple-blue color
  121. umber
    a medium brown to dark-brown color
  122. Vandyke brown
    a moderate brown color
  123. Venetian red
    a shade of brown with a tinge of red
  124. vermilion
    of a vivid red to reddish-orange color
  125. violet
    a bluish-purple color
  126. viridity
    the state or quality of being green
  127. wheat
    a variable yellow tint
  128. white
    being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness
  129. wine
    a red as dark as red wine
  130. yellow
    yellow color or pigment
  131. drab
    a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown
  132. cardinal
    a vivid red color
Created on Mon Mar 05 17:51:55 EST 2012

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