Color Words

Dr. Ravi P. Reddy (India)
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  1. amber
    a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin
  2. amethyst
    of a moderate purple color
  3. aquamarine
    a shade of blue tinged with green
  4. auburn
    (of hair) colored a moderate reddish-brown
  5. azure
    bright blue in color, like a clear sky
  6. beige
    of a light grayish-brown color
  7. blond
    being or having light colored skin and hair
  8. buff
    a medium to dark tan color
  9. burgundy
    a dark purplish-red to blackish-red color
  10. burnt sienna
    a reddish-brown pigment produced by roasting sienna
  11. canary
    having the color of a light to moderate yellow
  12. carmine
    a vivid red color
  13. carnelian
    a translucent red or orange variety of chalcedony
  14. cerulean
    a light shade of blue
  15. cherry
    a red the color of ripe cherries
  16. chestnut
    a dark golden-brown color
  17. chocolate
    a medium brown to dark-brown color
  18. cinnabar
    of a vivid red to reddish-orange color
  19. claret
    a dark purplish-red color
  20. coral
    of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color
  21. crimson
    a deep and vivid red color
  22. cyan
    a primary subtractive color for light
  23. ebony
    a very dark black
  24. gray
    a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
  25. indigo
    a blue-violet color
  26. ivory
    a shade of white the color of bleached bones
  27. jade
    a light green color varying from bluish to yellowish green
  28. khaki
    of a yellowish brown color
  29. lavender
    of a pale purple color
  30. lemon
    a strong yellow color
  31. lilac
    of a pale purple color
  32. magenta
    a primary subtractive color for light
  33. mahogany
    a shade of brown with a tinge of red
  34. maroon
    a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color
  35. mauve
    a moderate purple
  36. ochre
    a moderate yellow-orange to orange color
  37. olive
    a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation
  38. pastel
    any of various pale or light colors
  39. peach
    a shade of pink tinged with yellow
  40. pearl
    a shade of white the color of bleached bones
  41. puce
    a color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red
  42. rose
    a dusty pink color
  43. ruby
    a deep and vivid red color
  44. russet
    of brown with a reddish tinge
  45. saffron
    a shade of yellow tinged with orange
  46. sanguine
    a blood-red color
  47. sapphire
    a light shade of blue
  48. scarlet
    a variable vivid red color, sometimes with an orange tinge
  49. sepia
    a shade of brown with a tinge of red
  50. tan
    of a light yellowish-brown color
  51. turquoise
    a shade of blue tinged with green
  52. vermilion
    of a vivid red to reddish-orange color
  53. wine
    a red as dark as red wine
Created on Wed Feb 13 10:10:40 EST 2013 (updated Wed Feb 13 10:34:33 EST 2013)

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