HTML Color Names

Not many people can tell what colors #FFA500 or #FFC0CB represent, but can easily picture what ORANGE and PINK would look like. While some coders swear by HEX codes such as #CC9966, others might find it easier to use color names. Wherever colors can by specified with HEX codes, the following color names can be used instead.

Color NameSwatch
ALICEBLUE
AMBER (BGCOLOR)
AMNETHYST (BGCOLOR)
ANTIQUEWHITE
APRICOT
AQUA
AQUAMARINE
AZURE
BEACH
BEIGE
BISQUE
BLACK
BLANCHEDALMOND
BLEACH
BLUE
BLUEGRASS
BLUESTEEL
BLUEVIOLET
BRANDY
BRONZE
BROWN
BROWNRED
BURGUNDY
BURLYWOOD
BUTTERSCOTCH
CADETBLUE
CARAMEL
CARDINAL
CEDAR
CERULIAN
CHARTREUSE
CHOCOLATE
CHOCOLATECARAMEL
CHRYSANTHEMUM
CONCRETE
CORAL
CORALRED
CORNFLOWERBLUE
CORNSILK
CRANBERRY
CRIMSON
CYAN
DAFFODIL
DARKBLUE
DARKCYAN
DARKGOLDENROD
DARKGRAY
DARKGREEN
DARKKHAKI
DARKMAGENTA
DARKOLIVEGREEN
DARKORANGE
DARKORCHID
DARKRED
DARKSALMON
DARKSEAGREEN
DARKSLATE
DARKSLATEBLUE
DARKSLATEGRAY
DARKTURQUOISE
DARKVIOLET
DAWN
DEEPPINK
DEEPSKYBLUE
DINGRAY
DODGERBLUE
EMBER
FIREBRICK
FLESH
FLORALWHITE
FOAM
FORESTGREEN
FUCHSIA
FUSHCIA
GAINSBORO
GHOSTWHITE
GOLD
GOLDENROD
GRAY
GREEN
GREENSEA
GREENYELLOW
GUAVA
HONEYDEW
HOTPINK
ICEBLUE
INDIAN
INDIANRED
INDIGO
IVORY
KHAKI
LAVENDER
LAVENDERBLUSH
LAWNGREEN
Color NameSwatch
LEMONCHIFFON
LIGHTBLUE
LIGHTCORAL
LIGHTCYAN
LIGHTGOLDENRODYELLOW
LIGHTGRAY
LIGHTGREEN
LIGHTPINK
LIGHTSALMON
LIGHTSEAGREEN
LIGHTSKYBLUE
LIGHTSLATEGRAY
LIGHTSTEELBLUE
LIGHTYELLOW
LIME
LIMEGREEN
LINEN
MAGENTA
MAGNOLIA
MAROON
MAUVE
MEDIUMAQUAMARINE
MEDIUMBLUE
MEDIUMORCHID
MEDIUMPURPLE
MEDIUMSEAGREEN
MEDIUMSLATEBLUE
MEDIUMSPRINGGREEN
MEDIUMTURQUOISE
MEDIUMVIOLETRED
MIDNIGHTBLUE
MINTGREEN
MISTYROSE
NAVY
OCEAN
OCEANBLUE
OLDLACE
OLIVE
OLIVEDRAB
ORANGE
ORANGERED
ORCHID
PALEGOLDENROD
PALEGREEN
PALETURQUOISE
PALEVIOLETRED
PAPAYAWHIP
PEACHPUFF
PEACOCK
PERU
PINK
PINKGREEN
PLUM
POWDERBLUE
PURPLE
RED
REDBROWN
REDCORAL
REDTEAL
ROSYBROWN
ROYALBLUE
SADDLEBROWN
SALMON
SANDYBROWN
SAPPHIRE
SAPPHIREBLUE
SCARLET
SEAGREEN
SEASHELL
SIENNA
SILVER
SILVERAQUA
SKYBLUE
SLATE
SLATEBLUE
SLATEGRAY
SNOW
SPRINGGREEN
STEELBLUE
TAN
TEAL
TEALBLUE
TEALRED
TOMATO
TURQUOISE
VERMILLION
VERULIAN
VIOLET
WHEAT
WHITE
WHITESMOKE
YELLOW
YELLOWGREEN