Need color names that inspire?
Wish you had a color thesaurus?
If you’re in search of more creative and unique color names than the basic “red” or “blue,” you’re in luck! Here’s a cool color names infographic by Ingrid Sundberg.
I know you love color, so I wanted to share it with you!
She’s come up with 20 different shades of white… as well as:
Plus I’ve added more, with links to their hex codes and RGB values. Now there are 349 color names.
And not the eye-popping, fluorescent, old-school web 1.0 shades of color you’ll find on many sites. These are pretty and inspiring for creatives, like writers, artists, and fashion designers.
Ingrid has purple hair – or perhaps I should say amethyst! She’s a YA writer and children’s book illustrator who says:
One of my ongoing word collections is of colors. I love to stop in the paint section of a hardware store and find new names for red or white or yellow.
Having a variety of color names at my fingertips helps me to create specificity in my writing. I can paint a more evocative image in my reader’s mind if I describe a character’s hair as the color of rust or carrot-squash, rather than red.
From The Color Thesaurus by Ingrid Sundberg .
So let’s get evocative with these creative color names!
50 more white names on this page of 70 color codes for white .
Brighter colors below! Or find similar colors on this page of gold color codes .
Here are 13 more unique yellow names. Click to find all 20 yellow color codes for the ones listed below.
More fun! Learn more about the yellow color meaning .
More oranges? Of course!
Here are 9 different names, plus you can click to see all 20 orange color codes for the names below, with swatches.
Opt for the optimal orange by learning the color meaning of orange .
Really need reds? There are 16 more ravishing red names below!
Click to find all 20 red hex codes and RGB values.
And then learn about the red color meaning .
Not the perfect pink? Below are 11 different pink names.
Click to find pink hex codes for these 20.
Now peruse the pink color meanings .
This is my favorite color panel! What’s yours?
You might want to learn what your Favorite Color says about you .
Lots of baby names in this one! Mauve, Violet, Iris and Heather.
If you need vastly more violets, below are 11 additional names.
You can also check out all 20 purple hex codes for the list below.
Designing with this hue? Learn the meaning of purple .
15 more! Find 20 blue hex codes to copy and paste for your designs.
Then check out the many meanings of blue .
Some good baby names in here too! My granddaughter is named Fern 🙂
Other good names are Sage, Basil, and Olive.
But don’t choose a name without knowing the green color meanings .
I think you’re getting the picture. 12 more green names below!
Click to see all 20 green hex codes and RGB values with color chart.
Click to find 22 brown hex codes and color chart.
In this case it’s most of the ones listed above, with just these additional:
Or grey color names, if you use British English!
10 more great gray names below.
Find 22 gray hex codes for the greys listed below.
How’s your eye for color? These are definitely hard to differentiate!
You can even find 20 black hex codes .
Communicate your message with black by learning the black color meanings .
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Pin the colorful infographic below and never be at a loss for color names again!
This color thesaurus was originally published September 2015 and has been updated several times.