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Color Thesaurus


aegean

#4e6e81

alabaster

#edeae0

amaranth

#ab274f

amber

#ffbf00

amethyst

#9966cc

aquamarine

#7fffd4

ash

#b2beb5

auburn

#a52a2a

aureolin

#fdee00

azure

#007fff

bean

#3d0c02

beaver

#9f8170

beige

#f5f5dc

beryl

#b9bd9f

bice blue

#2072af

bice green

#17bf3e

bisque

#ffe4c4

bistre

#3d2b1f

bittersweet

#fe6f5e

black

#000000

blond

#faf0be

blue

#0000ff

blush

#de5d83

bole

#79443b

bone

#e3dac9

brass

#b5a642

brick

#b22222

bronze

#cd7f32

brown

#964b00

bubblegum

#ffc1cc

buff

#daa06d

burgundy

#8c001a

burnt umber

#8a3324

butterscotch

#e09540

byzantine

#bd33a4

canary

#ffff99

capri

#00bfff

cardinal

#c41e3a

carmine

#960018

carnelian

#b31b1b

celadon

#ace1af

cerise

#a41247

cerulean

#007ba7

champagne

#f7e7ce

charcoal

#36454f

chartreuse

#7fff00

cherry

#c24641

chestnut

#954535

chocolate

#7b3f00

cinerous

#98817b

cinnabar

#e44d2e

citrine

#e4d00a

citron

#ddd06a

claret

#994d66

cobalt

#0047ab

coffee

#6f4e37

copper

#b87333

coquelicot

#ff3800

coral

#ff7f50

cordovan

#893f45

cornsilk

#fff8dc

coyote

#81613c

cream

#fffdd0

crimson

#dc143c

cyan

#00ffff

denim

#1560bd

ebony

#282c34

ecru

#c2b280

eggplant

#614051

eggshell

#f0ead6

emerald

#50c878

eminence

#6c3082

erin

#00ff40

eua de nil

#a4b887

evergreen

#05472a

fallow

#c19a6b

fawn

#e5aa70

feldgrau

#4d5d53

flavescent

#f7e98e

flax

#eedc82

flint

#716e61

forest

#228b22

fulvous

#e48400

gainsboro

#dcdcdc

gamboge

#e49b0f

garnet

#733635

ginger

#b06500

glaucous

#6082b6

gold

#ffd700

goldenrod

#daa520

grape

#6f2da8

grass

#567d46

gray

#808080

green

#00ff00

grullo

#a99a86

gunmetal

#2a3439

harlequin

#3fff00

hazel

#da9100

heliotrope

#df73ff

honeydew

#f0fff0

ice

#99ffff

icterine

#fcf75e

indigo

#4b0082

ink

#010203

isabelline

#f4f0ec

ivory

#fffff0

jade

#00a86b

jasmine

#f8de7e

jasper

#d05340

jet

#343434

jungle

#29ab87

keppel

#3ab09e

khaki

#f0e68c

khaki

#c3b091

kobicha

#6b4423

lapis

#26619c

lavender

#b57edc

lemon

#fff700

licorice

#1a1110

lime

#00ff00

linen

#faf0e6

lion

#decc9c

liver

#674c47

lust

#e62020

madder

#a50021

magenta

#ff00ff

magnolia

#f8f4ff

mahogany

#c04000

maize

#fbec5d

malachite

#0bda51

mantis

#74c365

marengo

#4c5866

maroon

#800000

mauve

#e0b0ff

mindaro

#e3f988

moonstone

#3aa8c1

mousey

#5c544e

mulberry

#c54b8c

mustard

#ffdb58

myrtle

#21421e

nickel

#727472

night

#111111

ochre

#cc7722

olive

#808000

olivine

#9ab973

onyx

#353839

orange

#ff8000

orchid

#da70d6

palatinate

#72246c

pansy

#78184a

parchment

#f1e9d2

parchment

#ffffc2

peach

#ffe5b4

pearl

#eae0c8

peridot

#e6e200

periwinkle

#ccccff

persimmon

#ec5800

peru

#cd853f

phlox

#df00ff

pink

#faafbe

pistachio

#93c572

platinum

#e5e4e2

plum

#843179

pthalo blue

#000f89

puce

#7f5a58

pumpkin

#ff7518

purple

#800080

purpureus

#9a4eae

raw umber

#826644

red

#ff0000

redwood

#a45953

rose

#e8adaa

rosewood

#65000b

royal

#4169e1

ruby

#f62217

rufous

#a81c07

russet

#80461b

rust

#b7410e

sable

#364447

saffron

#f4c430

sage

#b2ac88

salmon

#fa8072

sandstone

#b29082

sapphire

#0f52ba

saxe

#02799e

scarlet

#ff2400

sea green

#2e8b57

seashell

#fff5ee

sepia

#704214

shamrock

#009e60

sienna

#882d17

sienna

#8a4117

silver

#c0c0c0

sinopia

#cb410b

skobeloff

#007474

sky

#87ceeb

slate

#6a5acd

slate

#708090

smalt

#003399

smoky

#100c08

snow

#fffafa

stone

#928e85

straw

#e4d96f

sunset

#fad6a5

tan

#d2b48c

tangerine

#f28500

taupe

#483c32

tawny

#cd5700

tea

#d0f0c0

teal

#008080

telemagenta

#cf3476

thistle

#d8bfd8

titian

#d53e07

tomato

#ff6347

topax

#ffc87c

turquoise

#40e0d0

ultramarine

#120a8f

urobilin

#e1ad21

van dyke

#44362f

vanilla

#f3e5ab

verdigris

#43b3ae

vermillion

#e34234

veronica

#a020f0

vert

#7ba448

violet

#4c2882

virescent

#00a557

viridescent

#b3e882

viridian

#40826d

walnut

#5c5248

wenge

#645452

wheat

#f5deb3

white

#ffffff

wine

#722f37

wisteria

#c9a0dc

xanadu

#738678

xanthous

#f1b42f

yellow

#ffff00

zaffre

#0014a8

zomp

#39a78d



About the Color Thesaurus

When I write, I often find myself searching for a better, more descriptive word for a color. Finding appropriate synonyms comes up as an issue more often than you might think. Ingrid Sundberg already created a fantastic version years ago. However, I found myself frustrated that, as they are images, I could not copy and paste the words. Also, the selection seemed geared a little heavily toward food, which was not my preference.

So here I've built my own, I hope you find it helpful. Click the buttons at the top to sort by color or tone. As you hover over the tiles (or tap on mobile), you can see the hex color for that specific shade.

The interface is powered by Isotope. If you have any thoughts or suggestions, I'd love to hear them. Thanks!