COLOURS-U-LIKE

Netscape Colours

The basic information below came from the amazingly useful, and huge! - "HTML Reference Library v3.0" - by Stephen Le Hunte, who can be contacted at cmlehunt@swan.ac.uk. This is a rich source of all things HTML and comes as a windows style 'HELP' file. Excellent!

This page details the 140 possible discrete named colours supported by the Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer (when employing Style Sheets). Colours surrounded by a pair of * characters are also supported by Internet Explorer for all elements that support colouring.

This means you can enter a name for a colour, rather than the #rgb values. The top row of the table is done like this (just to prove it!) and works in Net. Nav. but if you're viewing with Internet Explorer be warned!. This is quite useful, BUT(!) it should be noted that, these colour names are not supported by other browsers and their display would be unreliable, unless the #rrggbb value is used instead. Can't win 'em all! Overall, it's safer to use the #rgb format - tough eh!?

If you would like this page for your very own ....

and there you are - all yours!

Colours arranged alphabetically (top row using discrete names!)
*aqua *
#00FFFF 		*blue *
#0000FF 		*fuchsia *
#FF00FF 		*gray *
#808080 		*green *
#008000
aliceblue
#F5F5DC 		*aqua *
#00FFFF 		antiquewhite
#FAEBD7 		aquamarine
#7FFFD4 		azure
#F0FFFF
beige
#F5F5DC 		bisque
#FFE4C4 		*black *
#000000 		blanchedalmond
#FFEBCD 		*blue *
#0000FF
blueviolet
#8A2BE2 		brown
#A52A2A 		burlywood
#DEB887 		cadetblue
#5F9EA0 		chartreuse
#7FFF00
chocolate
#D2691E 		coral
#FF7F50 		cornflowerblue
#6495ED 		cornsilk
#FFF8DC 		crimson
#DC143C
cyan
#00FFFF 		darkblue
#00008B 		darkcyan
#008B8B 		darkgoldenrod
#B8860B 		darkgray
#A9A9A9
darkgreen
#006400 		darkkhaki
#BDB76B 		darkmagenta
#8B008B 		darkolivegreen
#556B2F 		darkorange
#FF8C00
darkorchid
#9932CC 		darkred
#8B0000 		darksalmon
#E9967A 		darkseagreen
#8FBC8F 		darkslateblue
#483D8B
darkslategray
#2F4F4F 		darkturquoise
#00CED1 		darkviolet
#9400D3 		deeppink
#FF1493 		deepskyblue
#00BFBF
dimgray
#696969 		dodgerblue
#1E90FF 		firebrick
#B22222 		floralwhite
#FFFAF0 		forestgreen
#228B22
*fuchsia *
#FF00FF 		ghostwhite
#F8F8FF 		gainsboro
#DCDCDC 		gold
#FFD700 		goldenrod
#DAA520
*gray *
#808080 		*green *
#008000 		greenyellow
#ADFF2F 		honeydew
#F0FFF0 		hotpink
#FF69B4
indianred
#CD5C5C 		indigo
#4B0082 		ivory
#FFFFF0 		khaki
#F0E68C 		lavender
#E6E6FA
lavenderblush
#FFF0F5 		lawngreen
#7CFC00 		lemonchiffon
#FFFACD 		lightblue
#ADD8E6 		lightcoral
#F08080
lightcyan
#E0FFFF 		lightgoldenrodyellow
#FAFAD2 		lightgreen
#90EE90 		lightgrey
#D3D3D3 		lightpink
#FFB6C1
lightsalmon
#FFA07A 		lightseagreen
#20B2AA 		lightskyblue
#87CEFA 		lightslategray
#778899 		lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
lightyellow
#FFFFB0 		*lime *
#00FF00 		limegreen
#32CD32 		linen
#FAF0E6 		magenta
#FF00FF
*maroon * #800000 mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA 		mediumblue
#0000CD 		mediumorchid
#BA55D3 		mediumpurple
#9370DB
mediumseagreen
#3CB371 		mediumslateblue
#7B68EE 		mediumspringgreen
#00FA9A 		mediumturquoise
#48D1CC 		mediumvioletred
#C71585
midnightblue
#191970 		mintcream
#F5FFFA 		mistyrose
#FFE4E1 		moccasin
#FFE4B5 		navajowhite
#FFDEAD
*navy *
#000080 		oldlace
#FDF5E6 		*olive *
#808000 		olivedrab
#6B8E23 		orange
#FFA500
orangered
#FF4500 		orchid
#DA70D6 		palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA 		palegreen
#98FB98 		paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
palevioletred
#DB7093 		papayawhip
#FFEFD5 		peachpuff
#FFDAB9 		peru
#CD853F 		pink
#FFC0CB
plum
#DDA0DD 		powderblue
#B0E0E6 		*purple *
#800080 		*red *
#FF0000 		rosybrown
#BC8F8F
royalblue
#4169E1 		saddlebrown
#8B4513 		salmon
#FA8072 		sandybrown
#F4A460 		seagreen
#2E8B57
seashell
#FFF5EE 		sienna
#A0522D 		*silver *
#C0C0C0 		skyblue
#87CEEB 		slateblue
#6A5ACD
slategray
#708090 		snow #FFFEE1
 		springgreen
#00FF7F 		steelblue
#4682B4 		tan
#D2B48C
*teal *
#008080 		thistle
#D8BFD8 		tomato
#FF6347 		turquoise
#40E0D0 		violet
#EE82EE
wheat
#F5DEB3 		*white *
#FFFFFF 		whitesmoke
#F5F5F5 		*yellow *
#FFFF00 		yellowgreen
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