Maroon (/məruːn/ mə-ROON or /məroʊn/ mə-RONE) is a dark brownish-red color which takes its name from the French word marron or chestnut. The Oxford English Dictionary describes it as a […]
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Cream (colour)
Cream is the colour of the cream produced by cattle grazing on natural pasture with plants rich in yellow carotenoid pigments some of which are incorporated into the light to […]
Lilac (color)
Lilac is a color that is a pale tone of violet that is a representation of the average color of most lilac flowers. It might also be described as mauve […]
Cerise (color)
Cerise (/səˈriːs/ or /səˈriːz/; French pronunciation: [səˈʁiz]) is a deep to vivid reddish pink.
Turquoise (color)
Turquoise /ˈtɜrkɔɪz/ or /ˈtɜrkwɔɪz/ is the name of a greenish blue color based on the gem of the same name. The word turquoise comes from the French for Turkish as […]
Cobalt blue
Cobalt blue is the cool blue color of the pigments made using cobalt salts of alumina. Cobalt blue pigments are extremely stable and have historically been used as coloring agents […]
Sepia (color)
Sepia is a reddish-brown color named after the rich brown pigment derived from the ink sac of the common cuttlefish Sepia.The word sepia is the Latinized form of the Greek […]
Viridian
Viridian is a blue-green pigment a hydrated chromium(III) oxide of medium saturation and relatively dark in value. It is composed more of green than blue. Specifically it is a dark […]
Orchid (color)
Orchid is a bright rich purple color that is a representation of the color of the orchidaceae flower. Various tones of orchid may range from grayish purple to purplish-pink to […]
Cerulean
Cerulean also spelled caerulean is a color term that may be applied to certain colors with the hue ranging roughly between blue and cyan overlapping with both. It also largely […]