195 Words for Color

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  1. alabaster
    a very light white
  2. apricot
    a shade of pink tinged with yellow
  3. aqua
    a shade of blue tinged with green
  4. aquamarine
    a shade of blue tinged with green
  5. ash gray
    a light shade of grey
  6. azure
    bright blue in color, like a clear sky
  7. beige
    of a light grayish-brown color
  8. black
    being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness
  9. blond
    a light grayish yellow to near white
  10. blue
    color resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime
  11. blue green
    a blue-green color or pigment
  12. blush
    a rosy color taken as a sign of good health
  13. bone
    a shade of white the color of a bleached skeleton
  14. bottle green
    dark to moderate or greyish green
  15. brick red
    a bright reddish-brown color
  16. bronze
    of the color of the alloy of copper and tin
  17. brown
    of a color similar to that of wood or earth
  18. brownish yellow
    a yellow color of low lightness with a brownish tinge
  19. burnt sienna
    a reddish-brown pigment produced by roasting sienna
  20. burgundy
    a dark purplish-red to blackish-red color
  21. buff
    a medium to dark tan color
  22. burnt umber
    dark brown pigment obtained by heating umber
  23. cadmium orange
    orange-hued cadmium yellow pigment
  24. cadmium yellow
    pigment of cadmium sulfide and barium sulfate varying in hue from lemon yellow to orange
  25. cadmium yellow pale
    pale-hued cadmium yellow pigment
  26. canary
    having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow
  27. caramel
    a medium to dark tan color
  28. cardinal
    a vivid red color
  29. carmine
    of a color at the end of the color spectrum
  30. carnation
    a pink or reddish-pink color
  31. cerise
    a red the color of ripe cherries
  32. cerulean
    bright blue in color, like a clear sky
  33. chalk
    a pure flat white with little reflectance
  34. charcoal
    a very dark grey color
  35. cherry
    a red the color of ripe cherries
  36. chestnut
    any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
  37. chocolate
    a medium brown to dark-brown color
  38. chrome green
    a brilliant green color
  39. chrome red
    a red pigment used in paints; basic lead chromate
  40. chrome yellow
    any of several yellow pigments consisting of normal lead chromate and other lead compounds
  41. claret
    dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine
  42. coal black
    a very dark black
  43. cobalt blue
    a shade of blue tinged with green
  44. cobalt ultramarine
    greenish-blue pigment consisting essentially of cobalt oxide and alumina
  45. coffee
    a medium brown to dark-brown color
  46. copper
    a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper
  47. coral
    of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color
  48. crimson
    a deep and vivid red color
  49. dapple-gray
    grey with a mottled pattern of darker grey markings
  50. dark blue
    a dark shade of blue
  51. dark red
    a red color that reflects little light
  52. Davy's gray
    slightly purplish or bluish dark grey
  53. deep brown
    a medium brown to dark-brown color
  54. deep red
    a deep and vivid red color
  55. dithered color
    a color produced by a pattern of differently colored dots that together simulate the desired color
  56. drab
    a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown
  57. dun
    a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
  58. ebony
    a very dark black
  59. ecru
    a very light brown
  60. emerald
    the green color of a precious gem
  61. fawn
    a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
  62. French blue
    ultramarine pigment prepared artificially
  63. French ultramarine
    ultramarine pigment prepared artificially
  64. frostiness
    a silvery-white color
  65. fuchsia
    a dark purplish-red color
  66. gamboge
    a strong yellow color
  67. gold
    a deep yellow color
  68. gray
    a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
  69. grayish brown
    a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
  70. green
    of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum
  71. greenish blue
    a shade of blue tinged with green
  72. greenish yellow
    a shade of yellow tinged with green
  73. hazel
    a shade of brown that is yellowish or reddish
  74. heather
    interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted greyish shades with flecks of color
  75. henna
    a reddish brown dye used especially on hair
  76. hoariness
    a silvery-white color
  77. Hooker's green
    green pigment consisting of Prussian blue mixed with gamboge
  78. Indian red
    a red soil containing ferric oxide; often used as a pigment
  79. indigo
    a blue-violet color
  80. iron blue
    slightly purplish or bluish dark grey
  81. iron-gray
    the color of freshly broken cast iron
  82. ivory
    a shade of white the color of bleached bones
  83. ivory black
    a black pigment made from grinding burnt ivory in oil
  84. jade
    a light green color varying from bluish to yellowish green
  85. jade green
    a light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish green
  86. jet black
    a very dark black
  87. Kendal green
    a green dye, often used to color cloth, which is obtained from the woad plant
  88. lake
    a purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal
  89. lac dye
    scarlet dye like cochineal
  90. lavender
    a pale purple color
  91. lazuline
    a light shade of blue
  92. lemon
    a strong yellow color
  93. light brown
    a brown that is light but unsaturated
  94. magenta
    of deep purplish red
  95. mahogany
    a shade of brown with a tinge of red
  96. maize
    a strong yellow color
  97. marble
    paint or stain like marble
  98. maroon
    a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color
  99. mauve
    a moderate purple
  100. mocha
    a dark brown color
  101. mosaic gold
    a yellow pigment sometimes suspended in lacquer
  102. mottle
    mark with spots or blotches of different color
  103. navy
    a dark shade of blue
  104. navy blue
    a dark shade of blue
  105. ocher
    a moderate yellow-orange to orange color
  106. off-white
    a shade of white the color of bleached bones
  107. old gold
    a dark yellow
  108. old rose
    a greyish-pink color
  109. olive
    a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation
  110. olive brown
    a shade of brown tinged with green
  111. olive drab
    a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown
  112. olive green
    a color that is lighter and greener than olive
  113. orange
    of the color between red and yellow
  114. orange red
    a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
  115. orange yellow
    a shade of yellow tinged with orange
  116. oxblood red
    a dark brownish-red color
  117. oxford gray
    a very dark grey color
  118. pale yellow
    a variable yellow tint
  119. Paris green
    a toxic double salt of copper arsenate and copper acetate
  120. pastel
    any of various pale or light colors
  121. Payne's gray
    any pigment that produces a greyish to dark greyish blue
  122. peach
    a shade of pink tinged with yellow
  123. peacock blue
    a shade of blue tinged with green
  124. pea green
    a shade of green tinged with yellow
  125. pearl
    a shade of white the color of bleached bones
  126. peroxide
    bleach with peroxide
  127. pitch black
    a very dark black
  128. pink
    of a light shade of red
  129. powder blue
    a pale blue color with grey in it
  130. Prussian blue
    any of various blue pigments
  131. puce
    a color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red
  132. purple
    of a color intermediate between red and blue
  133. purplish blue
    a shade of blue tinged with purple
  134. purplish pink
    a pink dye that was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferino
  135. purplish red
    a red with a tinge of purple
  136. raw sienna
    a yellowish-brown pigment made from untreated sienna
  137. raw umber
    greenish brown pigment
  138. red
    the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
  139. reddish blue
    a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum
  140. reddish brown
    a shade of brown with a tinge of red
  141. reddish orange
    an orange color closer to red than to yellow
  142. reddish purple
    a shade of purple tinged with red
  143. rosiness
    a rosy color taken as a sign of good health
  144. royal blue
    a shade of blue tinged with purple
  145. royal purple
    a shade of purple tinged with red
  146. ruddiness
    a healthy reddish complexion
  147. sable
    a very dark black
  148. saffron
    a shade of yellow tinged with orange
  149. sage green
    the color of sage leaves
  150. salmon
    of orange tinged with pink
  151. sanguine
    a blood-red color
  152. sapphire
    of something having the color of a blue gemstone
  153. scarlet
    a variable vivid red color, sometimes with an orange tinge
  154. sea green
    the property of a moderate green color resembling the waters of the sea
  155. sepia
    a shade of brown with a tinge of red
  156. sienna
    an earth color containing ferric oxides; used as a pigment
  157. silver
    having the white lustrous sheen of silver
  158. silver gray
    a light shade of grey
  159. sky-blue
    a light shade of blue
  160. snuff-color
    dark yellowish brown
  161. soot black
    a very dark black
  162. steel blue
    a greyish blue color
  163. steel gray
    slightly purplish or bluish dark grey
  164. straw
    of a pale yellow color like straw; straw-colored
  165. tan
    a light brown the color of topaz
  166. tangerine
    a reddish to vivid orange color
  167. tattletale gray
    a greyish white
  168. taupe
    a greyish brown
  169. tawniness
    the quality or state of being the color of tanned leather
  170. teal
    a blue-green color or pigment
  171. tie-dye
    dye after knotting the fabric to produce an irregular pattern
  172. topaz
    a light brown the color of a mineral used as a gemstone
  173. Turkey red
    a bright orange-red color produced in cotton cloth with alizarine dye
  174. turquoise
    a shade of blue tinged with green
  175. Tyrian purple
    a red-purple to deep purple dye obtained from snails or made synthetically
  176. ultramarine
    a vivid blue to purple-blue color
  177. umber
    an earth pigment
  178. Vandyke brown
    a moderate brown color
  179. Venetian red
    a shade of brown with a tinge of red
  180. verdigris
    a green patina that forms on copper or brass or bronze
  181. vermilion
    of a vivid red to reddish-orange color
  182. violet
    a bluish-purple color
  183. viridity
    green color or pigment
  184. wheat
    a variable yellow tint
  185. white
    being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness
  186. Windsor green
    a light chrome green pigment
  187. wine
    a red as dark as red wine
  188. yellow
    yellow color or pigment
  189. yellow green
    a shade of green tinged with yellow
  190. yellowish brown
    a medium to dark tan color
  191. yellowish green
    a shade of green tinged with yellow
  192. yellowish pink
    a shade of pink tinged with yellow
  193. yellow ocher
    pigment consisting of a limonite mixed with clay and silica
  194. zinc white
    a white pigment used in house paints; consists of zinc oxide
  195. orchil
    a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens
Created on November 17, 2014 (updated December 1, 2014)

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