Using colors that are consistent between different browsers and operating systems can be quite a challenge. We’re working on a new north Georgia web design this week and really struggling to find the right shade of green. What looks good on one monitor is just a little off on another one.
A good idea when discussing colors is to work off the same sheet of music…or color in this case. A great place to start is Wikipedia’s web color page – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_colors.
Here’s the list of “X11 colors” from the CSS3 specification. While you may notice a slight difference in color between some systems, these work great for most designs.
| HTML name | Hex code
R G B | Decimal code
R G B |
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| Red colors | | IndianRed | CD 5C 5C | 205 92 92 | | LightCoral | F0 80 80 | 240 128 128 | | Salmon | FA 80 72 | 250 128 114 | | DarkSalmon | E9 96 7A | 233 150 122 | | LightSalmon | FF A0 7A | 255 160 122 | | Crimson | DC 14 3C | 220 20 60 | | Red | FF 00 00 | 255 0 0 | | FireBrick | B2 22 22 | 178 34 34 | | DarkRed | 8B 00 00 | 139 0 0 | | Pink colors | | Pink | FF C0 CB | 255 192 203 | | LightPink | FF B6 C1 | 255 182 193 | | HotPink | FF 69 B4 | 255 105 180 | | DeepPink | FF 14 93 | 255 20 147 | | MediumVioletRed | C7 15 85 | 199 21 133 | | PaleVioletRed | DB 70 93 | 219 112 147 | | Orange colors | | LightSalmon | FF A0 7A | 255 160 122 | | Coral | FF 7F 50 | 255 127 80 | | Tomato | FF 63 47 | 255 99 71 | | OrangeRed | FF 45 00 | 255 69 0 | | DarkOrange | FF 8C 00 | 255 140 0 | | Orange | FF A5 00 | 255 165 0 | | Yellow colors | | Gold | FF D7 00 | 255 215 0 | | Yellow | FF FF 00 | 255 255 0 | | LightYellow | FF FF E0 | 255 255 224 | | LemonChiffon | FF FA CD | 255 250 205 | | LightGoldenrodYellow | FA FA D2 | 250 250 210 | | PapayaWhip | FF EF D5 | 255 239 213 | | Moccasin | FF E4 B5 | 255 228 181 | | PeachPuff | FF DA B9 | 255 218 185 | | PaleGoldenrod | EE E8 AA | 238 232 170 | | Khaki | F0 E6 8C | 240 230 140 | | DarkKhaki | BD B7 6B | 189 183 107 | | Purple colors | | Lavender | E6 E6 FA | 230 230 250 | | Thistle | D8 BF D8 | 216 191 216 | | Plum | DD A0 DD | 221 160 221 | | Violet | EE 82 EE | 238 130 238 | | Orchid | DA 70 D6 | 218 112 214 | | Fuchsia | FF 00 FF | 255 0 255 | | Magenta | FF 00 FF | 255 0 255 | | MediumOrchid | BA 55 D3 | 186 85 211 | | MediumPurple | 93 70 DB | 147 112 219 | | BlueViolet | 8A 2B E2 | 138 43 226 | | DarkViolet | 94 00 D3 | 148 0 211 | | DarkOrchid | 99 32 CC | 153 50 204 | | DarkMagenta | 8B 00 8B | 139 0 139 |
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