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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 | |