A.7 List of colors

Normal colors

Usage syntax is detailed in Coloring objects.

black	white	red	green
blue	cyan	magenta	yellow
grey	darkred	darkgreen	darkblue
darkcyan	darkmagenta	darkyellow

CSS color names

CSS color names may be used as-is in string arguments.

aliceblue	darkturquoise	lightsalmon	papayawhip
antiquewhite	darkviolet	lightseagreen	peachpuff
aqua	deeppink	lightskyblue	peru
aquamarine	deepskyblue	lightslategray	pink
azure	dimgray	lightslategrey	plum
beige	dimgrey	lightsteelblue	powderblue
bisque	dodgerblue	lightyellow	purple
black	firebrick	lime	rebeccapurple
blanchedalmond	floralwhite	limegreen	red
blue	forestgreen	linen	rosybrown
blueviolet	fuchsia	magenta	royalblue
brown	gainsboro	maroon	saddlebrown
burlywood	ghostwhite	mediumaquamarine	salmon
cadetblue	gold	mediumblue	sandybrown
chartreuse	goldenrod	mediumorchid	seagreen
chocolate	gray	mediumpurple	seashell
coral	green	mediumseagreen	sienna
cornflowerblue	greenyellow	mediumslateblue	silver
cornsilk	grey	mediumspringgreen	skyblue
crimson	honeydew	mediumturquoise	slateblue
cyan	hotpink	mediumvioletred	slategray
darkblue	indianred	midnightblue	slategrey
darkcyan	indigo	mintcream	snow
darkgoldenrod	ivory	mistyrose	springgreen
darkgray	khaki	moccasin	steelblue
darkgreen	lavender	navajowhite	tan
darkgrey	lavenderblush	navy	teal
darkkhaki	lawngreen	oldlace	thistle
darkmagenta	lemonchiffon	olive	tomato
darkolivegreen	lightblue	olivedrab	turquoise
darkorange	lightcoral	orange	violet
darkorchid	lightcyan	orangered	wheat
darkred	lightgoldenrodyellow	orchid	white
darksalmon	lightgray	palegoldenrod	whitesmoke
darkseagreen	lightgreen	palegreen	yellow
darkslateblue	lightgrey	paleturquoise	yellowgreen
darkslategray	lightpink	palevioletred
darkslategrey

CSS color definitions differ from X color names for the following colors: green, grey, maroon, purple.

X color names

X11 color names offer a wider choice than CSS names. They come in several variants:

• Any name that is spelled as a single word with capitalization (e.g., ‘LightSlateBlue’) can also be spelled as space-separated words with or without capitalization (e.g., ‘light slate blue’).
• The word ‘grey’ can always be spelled ‘gray’ (e.g., ‘DarkSlateGray’), without any difference in the output.
• Some names can take a numerical suffix (e.g., ‘LightSalmon4’).

Use the Scheme function x11-color to access them.

The following tables present all color names that may be used without a numerical suffix, and then the subset of these that may be used with such a suffix.

Color Names without a numerical suffix

AliceBlue	LawnGreen	OrangeRed	firebrick
AntiqueWhite	LemonChiffon	PaleGoldenrod	gainsboro
BlanchedAlmond	LightBlue	PaleGreen	gold
BlueViolet	LightCoral	PaleTurquoise	goldenrod
CadetBlue	LightCyan	PaleVioletRed	green
CornflowerBlue	LightGoldenrod	PapayaWhip	grey
DarkBlue	LightGoldenrodYellow	PeachPuff	honeydew
DarkCyan	LightGreen	PowderBlue	ivory
DarkGoldenrod	LightGrey	RosyBrown	khaki
DarkGreen	LightPink	RoyalBlue	lavender
DarkGrey	LightSalmon	SaddleBrown	linen
DarkKhaki	LightSeaGreen	SandyBrown	magenta
DarkMagenta	LightSkyBlue	SeaGreen	maroon
DarkOliveGreen	LightSlateBlue	SkyBlue	moccasin
DarkOrange	LightSlateGrey	SlateBlue	navy
DarkOrchid	LightSteelBlue	SlateGrey	orange
DarkRed	LightYellow	SpringGreen	orchid
DarkSalmon	LimeGreen	SteelBlue	peru
DarkSeaGreen	MediumAquamarine	VioletRed	pink
DarkSlateBlue	MediumBlue	WhiteSmoke	plum
DarkSlateGrey	MediumOrchid	YellowGreen	purple
DarkTurquoise	MediumPurple	aquamarine	red
DarkViolet	MediumSeaGreen	azure	salmon
DeepPink	MediumSlateBlue	beige	seashell
DeepSkyBlue	MediumSpringGreen	bisque	sienna
DimGrey	MediumTurquoise	black	snow
DodgerBlue	MediumVioletRed	blue	tan
FloralWhite	MidnightBlue	brown	thistle
ForestGreen	MintCream	burlywood	tomato
GhostWhite	MistyRose	chartreuse	turquoise
GreenYellow	NavajoWhite	chocolate	violet
HotPink	NavyBlue	coral	wheat
IndianRed	OldLace	cornsilk	white
LavenderBlush	OliveDrab	cyan	yellow

Color names with a numerical suffix

In the following names the suffix N must be an integer between 1 and 4, from lighter to darker shades:

AntiqueWhiteN	LightSkyBlueN	SteelBlueN	khakiN
CadetBlueN	LightSteelBlueN	VioletRedN	magentaN
DarkGoldenrodN	LightYellowN	aquamarineN	maroonN
DarkOliveGreenN	MediumOrchidN	azureN	orangeN
DarkOrangeN	MediumPurpleN	bisqueN	orchidN
DarkOrchidN	MistyRoseN	blueN	pinkN
DarkSeaGreenN	NavajoWhiteN	brownN	plumN
DeepPinkN	OliveDrabN	burlywoodN	purpleN
DeepSkyBlueN	OrangeRedN	chartreuseN	redN
DodgerBlueN	PaleGreenN	chocolateN	salmonN
HotPinkN	PaleTurquoiseN	coralN	seashellN
IndianRedN	PaleVioletRedN	cornsilkN	siennaN
LavenderBlushN	PeachPuffN	cyanN	snowN
LemonChiffonN	RosyBrownN	firebrickN	tanN
LightBlueN	RoyalBlueN	goldN	thistleN
LightCyanN	SeaGreenN	goldenrodN	tomatoN
LightGoldenrodN	SkyBlueN	greenN	turquoiseN
LightPinkN	SlateBlueN	honeydewN	wheatN
LightSalmonN	SpringGreenN	ivoryN	yellowN

Grey Scale

A grey scale can be obtained using:

greyN

Where N is in the range 0–100.

Color-blind-safe colors

The Scheme function universal-color provides a set of eight colors designed to be unambiguous to people with dichromatism.

black	orange	skyblue	bluegreen
yellow	blue	vermillion	redpurple

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