COLOR SAMPLES

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A quick note on nomenclature: I've tried to give these colors descriptive, if boring names. They don't mean anything. For all of the categories except the "Everything Else" category, I've used a fairly systematic naming system; for the "Everything Else" category, I just named them what they looked like. In general, though, for example, "Green-Red" has more green than red, while "Red-Green" has more red than green.

Another quick note on categorization: I also put the colors into more-or-less arbitrary categories -- this is mainly for my convenience, so I didn't leave anything out. If it helps you, so much the better.


Go to: Primaries (4) | Secondaries (4) | Grays (4)
Primary Shades (24) | Secondary Shades (24)
colors with blue and green only (20) | with red and blue only (20) | with red and green only (20)
colors with magenta and yellow only (12) | with cyan and yellow only (12) | with cyan and magenta only (12)
Everything Else (60)


PRIMARY COLORS
#FFFFFF
White
#FF0000
Red
#00FF00
Green
#0000FF
Blue
SECONDARY COLORS
#000000
Black
#00FFFF
Cyan
#FF00FF
Magenta
#FFFF00
Yellow
GRAYS
#333333
Dark Gray
#666666
Medium Gray
#999999
Light Gray
#CCCCCC
Really Light Gray
PRIMARY SHADES
#330000
Almost Black Red
#660000
Somewhat Dark Red
#990000
Darkish Red
#CC0000
Dark Red
#FF3333
Light Red
#FF6666
Lighter Red
#FF9999
Really Light Red
#FFCCCC
Very Light Red
#003300
Almost Black Green
#006600
Somewhat Dark Green
#009900
Darkish Green
#00CC00
Darker Green
#33FF33
Light Green
#66FF66
Lighter Green
#99FF99
Really Light Green
#CCFFCC
Very Light Green
#000033
Almost Black Blue
#000066
Somewhat Dark Blue
#000099
Darkish Blue
#0000CC
Darker Blue
#3333FF
Light Blue
#6666FF
Lighter Blue
#9999FF
Really Light Blue
#CCCCFF
Very Light Blue
SECONDARY SHADES
#003333
Almost Black Cyan
#006666
Somewhat Dark Cyan
#009999
Darkish Cyan
#00CCCC
Darker Cyan
#33FFFF
Lighter Cyan
#66FFFF
Even Lighter Cyan
#99FFFF
Very Light Cyan
#CCFFFF
Almost Unreadable Cyan
#330033
Almost Black Magenta
#660066
Somewhat Dark Magenta
#990099
Darkish Magenta
#CC00CC
Dark Magenta
#FF33FF
Lighter Magenta
#FF66FF
Even Lighter Magenta
#FF99FF
Very Light Magenta
#FFCCFF
Almost Unreadable Magenta
#333300
Almost Black Yellow
#666600
Somewhat Dark Yellow
#999900
Darkish Yellow
#CCCC00
Darker Yellow
#FFFF33
Lighter Yellow
#FFFF66
Even Lighter Yellow
#FFFF99
Very Light Yellow
#FFFFCC
Completely Unreadable Yellow
GREEN AND BLUE ONLY
#003366
Blue-Black
#003399
Dark Blue
#0033CC
Deep Blue
#0033FF
Bright Blue
#006633
Green-Black
#006699
Dark Blue-Green
#0066CC
Faded Blue
#0066FF
Light Blue
#009933
Dark Green
#009966
Dark Green-Blue
#0099CC
Light Blue-Green
#0099FF
Pale Blue
#00CC33
Deep Green
#00CC66
Faded Green
#00CC99
Light Green-Blue
#00CCFF
Bluish Aqua
#00FF33
Bright Green
#00FF66
Light Green
#00FF99
Pale Green
#00FFCC
Greenish Aqua
RED AND BLUE ONLY
#330066
Blue-Black
#330099
Dark Blue
#3300CC
Deep Blue
#3300FF
Bright Blue
#660033
Red-Black
#660099
Dark Bluish Violet
#6600CC
Faded Blue
#6600FF
Light Blue
#990033
Dark Red
#990066
Dark Reddish Violet
#9900CC
Light Bluish Violet
#9900FF
Blue-Violet
#CC0033
Deep Red
#CC0066
Faded Red
#CC0099
Light Reddish Violet
#CC00FF
Pale Bluish Violet
#FF0033
Bright Red
#FF0066
Light Red
#FF0099
Red-Violet
#FF00CC
Pale Reddish Violet
RED AND GREEN ONLY
#336600
Green-Black
#339900
Dark Green
#33CC00
Deep Green
#33FF00
Bright Green
#663300
Red-Black
#669900
Yellowish Green
#66CC00
Green-Lime
#66FF00
Lime
#993300
Dark Red
#996600
Yellowish Red
#99CC00
Yellowish Lime
#99FF00
Light Lime
#CC3300
Deep Red
#CC6600
Red-Orange
#CC9900
Yellowish Orange
#CCFF00
Limeish Yellow
#FF3300
Bright Red
#FF6600
Orange
#FF9900
Light Orange
#FFCC00
Orangish Yellow
MAGENTA AND YELLOW ONLY
#FF3366
Red-Magenta
#FF3399
Dark Magenta
#FF33CC
Deep Magenta
#FF6633
Red-Yellow
#FF6699
Dark Magenta-Red
#FF66CC
Faded Magenta
#FF9933
Dark Yellow
#FF9966
Dark Yellow-Red
#FF99CC
Light Magenta-Red
#FFCC33
Deep Yellow
#FFCC66
Faded Yellow
#FFCC99
Light Yellow-Red
CYAN AND YELLOW ONLY
#33FF66
Green-Cyan
#33FF99
Dark Cyan
#33FFCC
Deep Cyan
#66FF33
Green-Yellow
#66FF99
Dark Cyan-Green
#66FFCC
Faded Cyan
#99FF33
Dark Yellow
#99FF66
Dark Yellow-Green
#99FFCC
Light Cyan-Green
#CCFF33
Deep Yellow
#CCFF66
Faded Yellow
#CCFF99
Light Yellow-Green
CYAN AND MAGENTA ONLY
#3366FF
Blue-Cyan
#3399FF
Dark Cyan
#33CCFF
Deep Cyan
#6633FF
Blue-Magenta
#6699FF
Dark Cyan-Blue
#66CCFF
Faded Cyan
#9933FF
Dark Magenta
#9966FF
Dark Magenta-Blue
#99CCFF
Light Cyan-Blue
#CC33FF
Deep Magenta
#CC66FF
Faded Magenta
#CC99FF
Light Magenta-Blue
EVERYTHING ELSE
#333366
Lavender
#333399
Periwinkle
#3333CC
Baby Blue
#336633
Forest Green
#336666
Sea Green
#336699
Sea Blue
#3366CC
Sky Blue
#339933
Grass Green
#339966
Leafy Green
#339999
Light Sea Green
#3399CC
Light Turquoise
#33CC33
Vibrant Green
#33CC66
Algae Green
#33CC99
Aqua Green
#33CCCC
Light Aqua
#663333
Dark Brown
#663366
Deep Violet
#663399
Pale Lavender
#6633CC
Violet Navy
#666633
Ochre
#666699
Light Navy
#6666CC
Faded Blue
#669933
Muddy Green
#669966
Green-Gray
#669999
Blue-Gray
#6699CC
Pale Baby Blue
#66CC33
Pale Green
#66CC66
Washed Green
#66CC99
Faint Green
#66CCCC
Pale Aqua
#993333
Deep Red
#993366
Dark Magenta
#993399
Light Violet
#9933CC
Light Purple
#996633
Light Brown
#996666
Brownish Gray
#996699
Gray Violet
#9966CC
Pale Violet
#999933
Green-Ochre
#999966
Dark Ochre
#9999CC
Faded Periwinkle
#99CC33
Electric Green
#99CC66
Pale Grass Green
#99CC99
Gray-Green
#99CCCC
Gray Aqua
#CC3333
Red-Orange
#CC3366
Red-Violet
#CC3399
Magenta-Violet
#CC33CC
Vivid Violet
#CC6633
Dark Orange
#CC6666
Dark Pink
#CC6699
Pinkish Violet
#CC66CC
Faint Violet
#CC9933
Pale Orange
#CC9966
Leafy Green
#CC9999
Faint Magenta-Gray
#CC99CC
Faint Periwinkle
#CCCC33
Faded Ochre
#CCCC66
Pale Yellow-Green
#CCCC99
Faint Green-Gray

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