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NAMING COLORS
NBS-ISCC
Current standardization of color names was by NBS (National
Bureau of Standards) and ISCC (Inter-society Color Council).
For example, here is the complete set of modifiers for the hue
"purple". The color terms in this hue are "vivid purple", "dark
purple", "light purplish gray", and so forth.
white -ish white very pale very light
brilliant
light -ish pale, light
light gray light
gray grayish
medium vivid
-ish gray grayish moderate strong
gray
dark -ish
dark gray dark grayish dark deep
gray
very very
black -ish black blackish
dark deep
The reference colors of the standardized language are
called centroid colors.
Go to [Link]/Colors/[Link] to find the
“official” name for English Mist, Nasturtium Orange,
and Raisin Purple
267 COLOR CENTROIDS
Here is a small sampling of the 267 centroid (preferred)
colors .
Centroid Munsell RGB Swatch
1 Vivid Pink 1r 8.0 13.0 #FF7E93
2 Strong Pink 1.2r 6.9 8.2 #FD7B7C
3 Deep Pink 2.1r 6.0 11.1 #F3545E
4 Light Pink 2.6r 8.5 4.0 #FFBCAD
5 Moderate Pink 2.8r 7.2 5.3 #EE9086
6 Dark Pink 2.7r 5.9 6.1 #C76864
7 Pale Pink 2.0r 8.7 2.1 #FFCBBB
8 Grayish Pink 2.6r 7.2 2.3 #CF9B8F
9 Pinkish White 5.8r 9.0 0.8 #F9DBC8
10 Pinkish Gray 9.8r 7.4 1.0 #C8A696
11 Vivid Red 5.0r 3.9 15.4 #C10020
12 Strong Red 4.0r 4.4 12.1 #BF2233
13 Deep Red 5.1r 2.8 10.1 #7B001C
14 Very Deep Red 6.5r 1.7 8.4 #4F0014
15 Moderate Red 3.8r 4.4 9.1 #AB343A
16 Dark Red 4.0r 2.8 6.8 #681C23
17 Very Dark Red 2.0r 1.2 4.8 #320A18
18 Light Grayish Red 5.3r 5.9 3.5 #B17267
19 Grayish Red 4.0r 4.4 4.8 #8C4743
20 Dark Grayish Red 2.9r 2.7 2.1 #482A2A
COLOR FOR THE INTERNET
Full color is represented by three 8-bit words, one each
for red, green and blue. There are 2563 = 16,777,216
possible combinations from 000000 black to FFFFFF
white.
Our browsers can’t handle that much information at a
high speed, and most colors are formed by dithering,
mixing two colors at the finest pixel level possible.
To keep the number of available colors to a minimum,
both Windows and MAC operating systems use 216
colors to make up their palettes of colors. The color list
comes from a mathematical formula using the shades
00, 33, 66, 99, CC, and FF from hex codes. Using just
those 6 hex combinations of red, blue, and green hues,
gives us a total of 216 colors that will render perfectly
on your screen. The first two hex digits are red, the
middle pair is green and the last pair is blue. These are
considered “browser-safe”? colors.
FFFFFF FFFFCC FFFF99 FFFF66 FFFF33
FFFF00 CCFFFF CCFFCC CCFF99 CCFF66
CCFF33 CCFF00 99FFFF 99FFCC 99FF99
66FFFF 99FF66 99FF33 66FFCC FFCCFF
99FF00 33FFFF FFCCCC 33FFCC 00FFFF
66FF99 FFCC99 66FF66 66FF33 00FFCC
66FF00 33FF99 FFCC66 FFCC33 CCCCFF
33FF66 33FF33 00FF99 FFCC00 33FF00
00FF66 00FF33 00FF00 CCCCCC CCCC99
99CCFF CCCC66 CCCC00 CCCC33 99CCCC
FF99FF 99CC99 66CCFF FF99CC 99CC66
66CCCC 99CC33 00CCFF 33CCFF 99CC00
FF9999 66CC99 FF9966 66CC66 33CCCC
CC99FF 00CCCC FF9933 FF9900 66CC33
66CC00 33CC99 00CC99 CC99CC 33CC66
00CC66 CC9999 FF66FF 33CC33 33CC00
CC9966 00CC33 9999FF 00CC00 CC9933
CC9900 FF66CC 9999CC FF6699 999999
6699FF FF6666 CC66FF 999966 6699CC
999933 FFCC33 FF6600 FF33FF 3399FF
999900 669999 CC66CC 0099FF FF33CC
3399CC CC6699 669966 FF00FF 339999
669933 669900 FF3399 0099CC 9966FF
CC6666 009999 CC6633 CC6600 339966
FF00CC FF3366 009966 CC33FF FF3333
339933 009933 9966CC FF3300 FF0099
339900 009900 6666FF CC33CC FF0066
996699 FF0033 FF0000 CC00FF CC3399
996666 6666CC 996633 996600 3366FF
CC3366 CC00CC 9933FF 0066FF 666699
CC3333 CC3300 3366CC CC0099 9933CC
666666 666633 0066CC 9900FF 666600
CC0066 336699 993399 CC0033 6633FF
336666 006699 CC0000 993366 9900CC
336633 006666 336600 6633CC 3333FF
006633 993333 993300 6600FF 990099
006600 0033FF 663399 009966 3333CC
663366 6600CC 990033 0033CC 990000
3300FF 663333 663300 660099 0000FF
333399 3300CC 003399 333300 660066
333333 003366 0000CC 660033 333300
660000 330099 003333 003300 000099
330066 330033 000066 330000 000033
000000
COMMON NAMED COLORS FOR THE INTERNET
Color Name Color HEX Color
AliceBlue #F0F8FF
AntiqueWhite #FAEBD7
Aqua #00FFFF
Aquamarine #7FFFD4
Azure #F0FFFF
Beige #F5F5DC
Bisque #FFE4C4
Black #000000
BlanchedAlmond #FFEBCD
Blue #0000FF
BlueViolet #8A2BE2
Brown #A52A2A
BurlyWood #DEB887
CadetBlue #5F9EA0
Chartreuse #7FFF00
Chocolate #D2691E
Coral #FF7F50
CornflowerBlue #6495ED
Cornsilk #FFF8DC
Crimson #DC143C
Cyan #00FFFF
DarkBlue #00008B
DarkCyan #008B8B
DarkGoldenRod #B8860B
DarkGray #A9A9A9
DarkGreen #006400
DarkKhaki #BDB76B
DarkMagenta #8B008B
DarkOliveGreen #556B2F
Darkorange #FF8C00
DarkOrchid #9932CC
DarkRed #8B0000
DarkSalmon #E9967A
DarkSeaGreen #8FBC8F
DarkSlateBlue #483D8B
DarkSlateGray #2F4F4F
DarkTurquoise #00CED1
DarkViolet #9400D3
DeepPink #FF1493
DeepSkyBlue #00BFFF
DimGray #696969
DodgerBlue #1E90FF
Feldspar #D19275
FireBrick #B22222
FloralWhite #FFFAF0
ForestGreen #228B22
Fuchsia #FF00FF
Gainsboro #DCDCDC
GhostWhite #F8F8FF
Gold #FFD700
GoldenRod #DAA520
Gray #808080
Green #008000
GreenYellow #ADFF2F
HoneyDew #F0FFF0
HotPink #FF69B4
IndianRed #CD5C5C
Indigo #4B0082
Ivory #FFFFF0
Khaki #F0E68C
Lavender #E6E6FA
LavenderBlush #FFF0F5
LawnGreen #7CFC00
LemonChiffon #FFFACD
LightBlue #ADD8E6
LightCoral #F08080
LightCyan #E0FFFF
LightGoldenRodYellow #FAFAD2
LightGrey #D3D3D3
LightGreen #90EE90
LightPink #FFB6C1
LightSalmon #FFA07A
LightSeaGreen #20B2AA
LightSkyBlue #87CEFA
LightSlateBlue #8470FF
LightSlateGray #778899
LightSteelBlue #B0C4DE
LightYellow #FFFFE0
Lime #00FF00
LimeGreen #32CD32
Linen #FAF0E6
Magenta #FF00FF
Maroon #800000
MediumAquaMarine #66CDAA
MediumBlue #0000CD
MediumOrchid #BA55D3
MediumPurple #9370D8
MediumSeaGreen #3CB371
MediumSlateBlue #7B68EE
MediumSpringGreen #00FA9A
MediumTurquoise #48D1CC
MediumVioletRed #C71585
MidnightBlue #191970
MintCream #F5FFFA
MistyRose #FFE4E1
Moccasin #FFE4B5
NavajoWhite #FFDEAD
Navy #000080
OldLace #FDF5E6
Olive #808000
OliveDrab #6B8E23
Orange #FFA500
OrangeRed #FF4500
Orchid #DA70D6
PaleGoldenRod #EEE8AA
PaleGreen #98FB98
PaleTurquoise #AFEEEE
PaleVioletRed #D87093
PapayaWhip #FFEFD5
PeachPuff #FFDAB9
Peru #CD853F
Pink #FFC0CB
Plum #DDA0DD
PowderBlue #B0E0E6
Purple #800080
Red #FF0000
RosyBrown #BC8F8F
RoyalBlue #4169E1
SaddleBrown #8B4513
Salmon #FA8072
SandyBrown #F4A460
SeaGreen #2E8B57
SeaShell #FFF5EE
Sienna #A0522D
Silver #C0C0C0
SkyBlue #87CEEB
SlateBlue #6A5ACD
SlateGray #708090
Snow #FFFAFA
SpringGreen #00FF7F
SteelBlue #4682B4
Tan #D2B48C
Teal #008080
Thistle #D8BFD8
Tomato #FF6347
Turquoise #40E0D0
Violet #EE82EE
VioletRed #D02090
Wheat #F5DEB3
White #FFFFFF
WhiteSmoke #F5F5F5
Yellow #FFFF00
YellowGreen #9ACD32
The choices are limited if you wish to appeal to the color-
deficient (~20% of males).
The safe colors are at the bottom of the chart.
FEDERAL STANDARD 595B COLORS
The Federal standard 595B colors can be found at
[Link]/fs595b/main_frame/fs595b_3.htm
First digit denotes luster: 1=gloss, 2=satin, 3=matte)
Second digit for the general color;
0 - Brown 4 - Green
1 - Red 5 - Blue
2 - Orange 6 - Gray
3 - Yellow 8 - Fluorescent
7 - Other (white, black, violet, metallic)
Last three digits for reflectance (the lighter the color, the more
reflectance; the more reflectance, the higher the number).
The columns provided herein include:
FS 595B number (by leaving off the first digit)
XYZ equivalent (achieved through scanning and processing a
digital value of the chip
Decimal RGB equivalent (perfect for digital graphic artists)
Hexadecimal RGB equivalent (perfect for web artists)
CMYK equivalent (perfect for printers)
Munsell Hue - split into two parts, Value, and Chroma (perfect
for those who don't have Munsell equivalents)
SAMPLE 595B PAGE
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FLUORESCENT COLORS
Fluorescence is the phenomena where optical radiant energy
is absorbed in one portion of the spectrum and re-emitted in a
longer wavelength part. These materials are used in paints,
paper, plastics and fabricsThe ultraviolet and blue radiation in
sunlight is the activator for the white fluorescers (brighteners)
used in paper and laundry detergent. UV is used for Spencer
Gifts. Fluorescent lamps have sufficient blue light to make
them effective. Incandescent lighting is relatively ineffective.
These colors are impossible to properly demonstrate in RGB,
as they have an effective reflectance greater than unity in
preferred parts of the spectrum.