COLOURS |
| Name |
Description |
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AENEOUS:
AKA:
ALBICANT:
ALBUGINEOUS:
AMBER:
AMETHYST:
AQUAMARINE:
ARGENT:
ATROUS:
AURULENT:
AZULINE:
AZURA:
AZURE: |
shining bronze colour
greenish colour; of creeper or vine (Maori)
whitish; becoming white
like the white of an eye or an egg; white-coloured
dark warm brown
purple or violet
greenish-blue
the heraldic colour silver or white
jet black
gold-coloured
blue
colour of a clear blue sky
light or sky blue; the heraldic colour blue |
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BADIOUS:
BAY:
BEIGE:
BLACK:
BRUNNEOUS:
BURGUNDY:
BURNET: |
chestnut-coloured
reddish-brown
light creamy white-brown
of the darkest colour; jet, coal
dark brown
wine colour
dark brown; dark woollen cloth |
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CAESIOUS:
CANDIDA:
CARDINAL:
CASSIS:
CASTANEOUS:
CASTORY:
CELADON:
CELESTE:
CERULEAN:
CESIOUS:
CHARCOAL:
CHESTNUT:
CHLOROCHROUS:
CHRYSOCHLOROUS:
CIARA:
CINERIOUS:
CITREOUS:
CITRINE:
COBALT:
COCCINEOUS:
COFFEE:
COLUMBINE:
COPPER:
COQUELICOT:
CORAL:
CORBEAU:
CRAMOISY:
CRETACEOUS:
CRIMSON:
CROCEATE:
CRYSTAL:
CYANEOUS: |
bluish or greyish green
white (Latin)
deep scarlet red colour
rich green woody colour
chestnut-coloured
brown colour; brown dye derived from beaver pelts
pale green; pale green glazed pottery
sky blue
sky-blue; dark blue; sea-green
bluish-grey
very dark grey
reddish-brown
green-coloured
greenish-gold
deep golden yellow
ashen; ash-grey
lemon-coloured; lemony
dark greenish-yellow
deep blue colour
bright red
light brown
of or like a dove; dove-coloured
reddish-brown colour
brilliant red; poppy red
yellowish-pink
blackish green
crimson
of or resembling chalk; of a whitish colour
deep vivid red
saffron-coloured
transparent pearly colour
sky blue |
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EBURNEAN:
ERYTHRAEAN: |
of or like ivory; ivory-coloured
reddish colour |
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FERRUGINOUS:
FILEMOT:
FLAMMEOUS:
FLAVESCENT:
FULVOUS:
FUCHSIA:
FUSCOUS: |
of the colour of rust; impregnated with iron
dead-leaf colour; dull brown
flame-coloured
yellowish or turning yellow
dull yellow; tawny
purplish red
brown; tawny; dingy |
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GARNET:
GENJI:
GHITA:
GLAUCOUS:
GOLD:
GOLDENROD:
GREIGE:
GRIDELIN:
GRISEOUS:
GWEN: |
red, yellow or green
gold (Manadrin Chinese)
reddish-blue
sea-green; greyish-blue
deep bright yellow
dark golden yellow
of a grey-beige colour
violet-grey
pearl-grey or blue-grey; grizzled
white (Welsh) |
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HAEMATIC:
HAZEL:
HEATHER:
HUNTER:
HYACINTHINE: |
blood-coloured
greenish-brown
pinkish-purple
deep green
of a blue or purple colour |
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IANTHINE:
ICTERINE:
ICTERITIOUS:
INCARNADINE:
INDIGO:
INFUSCATE:
IONA:
ISABELLINE:
IVORY: |
violet-coloured
yellowish or marked with yellow
jaundiced; yellow
carnation-coloured; blood-red
deep violet-blue
clouded or tinged with brown; obscured; cloudy brown colour
violet-blue
greyish yellow
yellowish, creamy-white |
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JACINTA:
JACINTHE:
JADE:
JADZIA:
JESSAMY: |
purple (Spanish)
orange colour
luxurious green
pale green
yellow like a jasmine |
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KHAKI:
KYOKO: |
light brown or tan
apricot (Japanese) |
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LATERITIOUS:
LAVENDER:
LEUCOCHROIC:
LIARD:
LILAC:
LILIA:
LODEN:
LOVAT:
LUCIA:
LURID:
LUTEOLOUS:
LUTEOUS:
LUTESCENT: |
brick-red
pale or light bluish-[urple colour
white or pale-coloured
grey; dapple-grey
light purple
creamy-yellow
bright metallic colour
grey-green; blue-green
ocean blue (Italian)
red-yellow; yellow-brown
yellowish
golden-yellow
yellowish |
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MAGENTA:
MAHOGANY:
MAIZE:�
MAROON:
MAUVE:
MAZARINE:
MELANIC:
MELICHROUS:
MELINE:
MINIACEOUS:
MINIUM:
MINK:�
MODENA:
MOREL:
MYA: |
reddish purple
reddish-brown
yellow
brownish crimson
light bluish purple
rich blue or reddish-blue colour
black; very dark
having a honey-like colour
canary-yellow
colour of reddish lead
vermilion; red lead
luxurious brown
crimson
dark-coloured horse; blackish colour
Emerald (Burmese) |
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NACARAT:
NANKEEN:
NIGRICANT:
NIGRINE:
NIVEOUS: |
bright orange-red
buff-coloured; durable buff-coloured cotton
of a blackish colour
black
snowy; white |
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OCHRE:
OCHROLEUCOUS:
OLIVE:
OLIVACEOUS:
OR:
ORAN:
ORANGE: |
yellowish or yellow-brown colour
yellowish white
yellow-green
olive-coloured
heraldic colour gold or yellow
very pale
reddish-yellow |
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PAVONATED:
PERIWINKLE:�
PERSE:
PHOENICEOUS:
PICEOUS:
PINK:
PLUM:
PLUMBEOUS:
PONCEAU:
PORPHYROUS:
PORRACEOUS:
PRASINOUS:
PRIMROSE:
PUCCOON:
PUCE:
PUNICEOUS:
PURPURE:
PURPUREAL:
PYRRHOUS: |
peacock-blue
blue
dark blue or bluish-grey; cloth of such a colour
bright scarlet-red colour
like pitch; inflammable; reddish black
pale reddish colour
dark reddish-purple
leaden; lead-coloured
poppy red
purple
leek-green
leek-green colour
pale yellow
blood-root; dark red colour
brownish-purple; purplish-pink
bright or purplish red
heraldic colour purple
purple
reddish; ruddy |
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RED:
RHODOPSIN:
ROYAL:
RUBIGINOUS:
RUBIOUS:
RUBY:
RUFOUS:
RUSSET:
RUST: |
of a group of reddish colours
visual purple
deep blue
rusty-coloured
ruby red; rusty
deep red transparent colour
reddish or brownish-red
reddish brown
strong reddish brown |
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SABLE:
SAFFRON:
SANGUINEOUS:
SAPPHIRE:
SARCOLINE:
SCARLET:
SEPIA:
SIENNA:
SILVER:
SINOPIA:
SLATE:
SMALT:
SMARAGDINE:
SOLFERINO:
SORREL:
SPADICEOUS:
STAMMEL:
STRAMINEOUS:
SUEDE:
SULPHUREOUS: |
black; dark; of a black colour in heraldry
orange-yellow
bloody; of or relating to blood; blood-red
deep pure blue
flesh-coloured
deep red
fine brown
reddish brown
greyish-white metallic colour
preparatory drawing for a fresco; reddish-brown colour
dull dark blue-grey
deep blue
emerald green
purplish red
reddish-brown; light chestnut
chestnut-coloured
coarse woollen fabric, usually dyed red; bright red colour
strawy; light; worthless; straw-coloured
light beige
bright yellow |
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TAN:
TAUPE:
TAWNY:
TEAL:
TERRACOTTA:
TESTACEOUS:
THISTLE:
TITIAN:
TOPAZ:
TURQUOISE: |
tawny brown�
brownish-grey
brownish-yellow
greenish-blue
reddish-brown
of or having a hard shell; brick-red
milky cream colour
red-gold or reddish-brown
dark yellow
blue-green |
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ULTRAMARINE:
UMBER: |
deep blue
brownish red |
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VERDI:
VERMEIL:
VERMILION:
VINACEOUS:
VINOUS:
VIOLACEOUS:
VIOLET:
VIRESCENT:
VIRID:
VIRIDIAN:
VITELLARY: |
green
bright red; scarlet; vermilion
bright red
wine-coloured
deep red; burgundy
violet-coloured
bluish purple
green
green
chrome green
bright yellow |
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WALLFLOWER:
WATCHET:
WHEATEN:
WHEY:
WILLOW:
WILLOWISH: |
yellowish-red
pale blue
the golden colour of ripe wheat
off-white
green
of the colour of willow leaves |
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XANTHIC:
XANTHUS: |
yellow; yellowish
yellow (Greek) |
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ZINNOBER |
chrome green |
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