Colors Words

Beyond the basics (red, blue, green), English has a deep bench of color words borrowed from minerals, plants, and foreign languages. "Cerulean" is a specific shade of blue. "Vermilion" is a specific red-orange. "Chartreuse" is the yellow-green that people always argue about. Designers, artists, and writers use these distinctions constantly.

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amber aqua azure beige black blue bronze brown burgundy cerulean charcoal chartreuse cobalt copper coral cream crimson cyan ebony emerald fuchsia gold gray green indigo ivory jade lavender lemon lilac lime magenta maroon mauve navy olive orange peach periwinkle pink plum purple red rose ruby russet saffron sage salmon sapphire scarlet silver tan teal turquoise vermilion violet white yellow