Colors In Writing

[IrezumiKiss]

Cross-posting from the GB for all youse writey peeps.

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Here’s a handy dandy color reference chart for you artists, writers, or any one else who needs it! Inspired by this post:

COLORS IN WRITING

inkmistress:

When the colors themselves won’t do, here are the names of some specific shades to add descriptive detail to your writing.

Red

-Amaranth

-Auburn

-Burgundy

-Candy Apple

-Cardinal

-Carmine

-Carnelian

-Cerise

-Chestnut

-Coral

-Crimson

-Fuschia

-Lava

-Magenta

-Mahogany

-Maroon

-Puce

-Raspberry

-Red-violet

-Rose

-Ruby

-Scarlet

-Terracotta

-Vermillion

-Wine

Orange

-Amber

-Apricot

-Champagne

-Gamboge

-Peach

-Portland Orange

-Rust

-Safety Orange

-Tangerine

-Tawny

-Vermillion

Yellow

-Amber

-Beige

-Chartreuse

-Cream

-Ecru

-Flax

-Gold

-Goldenrod

-Harvest Gold

-Jasmine

-Khaki

-Lemon

-Maize

-Mustard

-Olive

-Peach

-Saffron

-Sage

-Straw

-Vanilla

Green

-Army Green

-Asparagus

-Blue-green

-Camoflauge Green

-Emerald

-Fern Green

-Forest Green

-Harlequin

-Hunter Green

-Jade

-Kelly Green

-Lime

-Moss

-Olive

-Pine Green

-Shamrock Green

-Spring Green

-Teal

-Turquoise

-Viridian

Blue

-Azure

-Baby Blue

-Carolina Blue

-Cornflower

-Cyan

-Electric Blue

-Indigo

-Iris

-Light Blue

-Midnight Blue

-Navy

-Oxford Blue

-Periwinkle

-Persian Blue

-Powder Blue

-Prussian Blue

-Royal Blue

-Sapphire

-Sky Blue

-Teal

-True Blue

-Turquoise

-Zaffre

Purple

-Byzantium

-Cerise

-Eggplant

-Fuchsia

-Iris

-Lavender

-Lilac

-Magenta

-Mauve

-Mulberry

-Orchid

-Periwinkle

-Plum

-Red-violet

-Violet

Brown

-Beige

-Bronze

-Burgundy

-Chestnut

-Chocolate

-Coffee

-Copper

-Khaki

-Mahogany

-Maroon

-Russet

-Rust

-Sepia

-Sienna

-Tan

-Taupe

-Tawny

-Umber

-Wheat

Good luck, everyone!

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[TxRad]

What, No Shades of Gray?

How ya doing, IK? Long time no hear.

 

[Stella_Omega]

I didn't know that Amaranth was a red color

did anyone else?

What color is Primrose?

 

[jacktar48]

I didn't know that Amaranth was a red color

did anyone else?

What color is Primrose?

Lighter pink than "rose." Sort of the shade of a blond woman's...earlobes.

 

[IrezumiKiss]

What, No Shades of Gray?

How ya doing, IK? Long time no hear.

Hanging in, trying to have fun. Been trying to push myself out of ruts and complacency and back into creative modes. I should pop back up on this side of town more often, ey!

I didn't know that Amaranth was a red color

did anyone else?

What color is Primrose?

Some of those stumped me also and I used to think I knew most of 'em through my old art school days of scouring through paint tube racks at art stores.

Had no idea Byzantium was a color.

 

[Handley_Page]

I didn't know that Amaranth was a red color

did anyone else?

What color is Primrose?

A sort of yellow

 

[StrangeLife]

To me "Carmine" has always been the typical name for that guy down at the local bar who can get you a new laptop very cheaply, provided that you don't ask too many questions.

And now I see that it's a color too...

 

[Handley_Page]

Very Useful.
I think that the colours would have been better laid out in colour order (dark to light?), not alphabetical.

 

[49greg]

I didn't know that Amaranth was a red color

did anyone else?

What color is Primrose?

Amaranth sounds as if it is a yellow color.

Primrose has rose in it, so it must be red?

 

[IrezumiKiss]

Very Useful.
I think that the colours would have been better laid out in colour order (dark to light?), not alphabetical.

At first I would've thought so too. Like a Pantone wheel or swatch fan.

But this way, their individual colors within the same family stand out better instead of slightly merging with the colors adjacent to their edges as they could've going progressively from dark to light.

Might be easier this way to identify for one's use when remembering the name first, color value second.

 

[LadyVer]

Nice chart, zumi.

 

[Handley_Page]

Amaranth sounds as if it is a yellow color.

Primrose has rose in it, so it must be red?

No, it's generally a yellow (there sre sub-species in different tints).
It's a type of Primula.

How come there's no "Buttercup" ?

 

[Desiremakesmeweak]

Definitely a yellow.