Color Names and Numerical Equivalents

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Color Names and Numerical Equivalents

Table E-3 lists all the color names commonly supported by the major browsers (Netscape 3.0 and better through Netscape 7, Internet Explorer 3.0 and better, Opera 6 and better). The HTML specification defines 16 named colors: aqua, black, blue, fuchsia, gray, green, lime, maroon, navy, olive, purple, red, silver, teal, white, and yellow. (Out of these colors, only seven are considered safe in the reproduction sense discussed previously.) Many other color names have been introduced by the browser vendors -particularly Netscape-and are fairly commonly used. Color names are easier to remember than numerical codes, but might cause trouble when viewed under old or uncommon browsers. It is advisable to stick with the hexadecimal approach to colors, as it is generally safer. The corresponding hexadecimal code is shown next to each color name shown in Table E-3, and generally is interchangeable with the corresponding name . Thus, the code <body bgcolor ="lightsteelblue"> would produce the same result as <body bgcolor="#b0c4de"> under any browser that supported these color names. Identical colors might be reproducible with different names. For example, " magenta " and "fuchsia" are both equivalent to #FF00FF. Regardless of named color support, keep in mind that not all numeric values are completely browser safe either. Although these names and numbers probably won't be an issue for users with high-resolution monitors and higher degrees of color support, don't forget that these users are not the only people on the Web. Browser-safe colors in Table E-3 appear in bold; RGB equivalents are also included.

Note  

While earlier versions of the Opera browser had highly inconsistent support of color names, more recent releases (Opera 6 and Opera 7) are greatly improved. Color names now display the same as their numerical equivalents in the newer Opera browsers, with the single exception of navyblue . This color name displays the same as navy in the Opera browsers. The color name navyblue is also problematic in Netscape's browser versions 6 and 7, which display it as black.

Table E-3: Color Names and Their Numerical Equivalents

Hexadecimal Code

Name

RGB Equivalent

Notes

#F0F8FF

aliceblue

240,248,255

The name 'aliceblue' is not supported by versions of Netscape prior to version 4.0.

#FAEBD7

antiquewhite

250,235,215

 

#00FFFF

aqua

0,255,255

 

#7FFFD4

aquamarine

127,255,212

 

#F0FFFF

azure

240,255,255

 

#F5F5DC

beige

245,245,220

 

#FFE4C4

bisque

255,228,196

 

#000000

black

0,0,0

 

#FFEBCD

blanchedalmond

255,235,205

 

#0000FF

blue

0, 0,255

 

#8A2BE2

blueviolet

138, 43,226

 

#A52A2A

brown

165, 42, 42

 

#DEB887

burlywood

222,184,135

 

#5F9EA0

cadetblue

95,158,160

 

#7FFF00

chartreuse

127,255, 0

 

#D2691E

chocolate

210,105, 30

 

#FF7F50

coral

255,127, 80

 

#6495ED

cornflowerblue

100,149,237

 

#FFF8DC

cornsilk

255,248,220

 

#DC143C

crimson

220,20,60

 

#00FFFF

cyan

0,255,255

 

#00008B

darkblue

0,0,139

 

#008B8B

darkcyan

0,139,139

 

#B8860B

darkgoldenrod

184,134, 11

 

#A9A9A9

darkgray

169,169,169

 

#006400

darkgreen

0,100, 0

 

#BDB76B

darkkhaki

189,183,107

 

#8B008B

darkmagenta

139, 0,139

 

#556B2F

darkolivegreen

85,107, 47

 

#FF8C00

darkorange

255,140, 0

 

#9932CC

darkorchid

153, 50,204

 

#8B0000

darkred

139, 0, 0

 

#E9967A

darksalmon

233,150,122

 

#8FBC8F

darkseagreen

143,188,143

 

#483D8B

darkslateblue

72, 61,139

 

#2F4F4F

darkslategray

47, 79, 79

 

#00CED1

darkturquoise

0,206,209

 

#9400D3

darkviolet

148, 0,211

 

#FF1493

deeppink

255, 20,147

 

#00BFFF

deepskyblue

0,191,255

 

#696969

dimgray

105,105,105

 

#1E90FF

dodgerblue

30,144,255

 

#B22222

firebrick

178, 34, 34

 

#FFFAF0

floralwhite

255,250,240

 

#228B22

forestgreen

34,139, 34

 

#FF00FF

fuchsia

255,0,255

 

#DCDCDC

gainsboro

220,220,220

 

#F8F8FF

ghostwhite

248,248,255

 

#FFD700

gold

255,215, 0

 

#DAA520

goldenrod

218,165, 32

 

#808080

gray

127,127,127

 

#008000

green

0,128,0

 

#ADFF2F

greenyellow

173,255, 47

 

#F0FFF0

honeydew

240,255,240

 

#FF69B4

hotpink

255,105,180

 

#CD5C5C

indianred

205, 92, 92

 

#4B0082

indigo

75,0,130

 

#FFFFF0

ivory

255,255,240

 

#F0E68C

khaki

240,230,140

 

#E6E6FA

lavender

230,230,250

 

#FFF0F5

lavenderblush

255,240,245

 

#7CFC00

lawngreen

124,252, 0

 

#FFFACD

lemonchiffon

255,250,205

 

#ADD8E6

lightblue

173,216,230

 

#F08080

lightcoral

240,128,128

 

#E0FFFF

lightcyan

224,255,255

 

#FAFAD2

lightgoldenrodyellow

250,250,210

 

#90EE90

lightgreen

144,238,144

 

#D3D3D3

lightgrey

211,211,211

 

#FFB6C1

lightpink

255,182,193

 

#FFA07A

lightsalmon

255,160,122

 

#20B2AA

lightseagreen

32,178,170

 

#87CEFA

lightskyblue

135,206,250

 

#778899

lightslategray

119,136,153

 

#B0C4DE

lightsteelblue

176,196,222

 

#FFFFE0

lightyellow

255,255,224

 

#00FF00

lime

0,255,0

 

#32CD32

limegreen

50,205, 50

 

#FAF0E6

linen

250,240,230

 

#FF00FF

magenta

255, 0,255

 

#800000

maroon

128,0,0

 

#66CDAA

mediumaquamarine

102,205,170

 

#0000CD

mediumblue

0,0,205

 

#BA55D3

mediumorchid

186, 85,211

 

#9370DB

mediumpurple

147,112,219

 

#3CB371

mediumseagreen

60,179,113

 

#7B68EE

mediumslateblue

123,104,238

 

#00FA9A

mediumspringgreen

0,250,154

 

#48D1CC

mediumturquoise

72,209,204

 

#C71585

mediumvioletred

199, 21,133

 

#191970

midnightblue

25, 25,112

 

#F5FFFA

mintcream

245,255,250

 

#FFE4E1

mistyrose

255,228,225

 

#FFE4B5

moccasin

255,228,181

 

#FFDEAD

navajowhite

255,222,173

 

#000080

navy

0, 0,128

 

#9FAFDF

navyblue

159,175,223

 

#FDF5E6

oldlace

253,245,230

 

#808000

olive

128,128,0

 

#6B8E23

olivedrab

107,142, 35

 

#FFA500

orange

255,165, 0

 

#FF4500

orangered

255, 69, 0

 

#DA70D6

orchid

218,112,214

 

#EEE8AA

palegoldenrod

238,232,170

 

#98FB98

palegreen

152,251,152

 

#AFEEEE

paleturquoise

175,238,238

 

#DB7093

palevioletred

219,112,147

 

#FFEFD5

papayawhip

255,239,213

 

#FFDAB9

peachpuff

255,218,185

 

#CD853F

peru

205,133, 63

 

#FFC0CB

pink

255,192,203

 

#DDA0DD

plum

221,160,221

 

#B0E0E6

powderblue

176,224,230

 

#800080

purple

128,0,128

 

#FF0000

red

255, 0, 0

 

#BC8F8F

rosybrown

188,143,143

 

#4169E1

royalblue

65,105,225

 

#8B4513

saddlebrown

139,69,19

 

#FA8072

salmon

250,128,114

 

#F4A460

sandybrown

244,164, 96

 

#2E8B57

seagreen

46,139, 87

 

#FFF5EE

seashell

255,245,238

 

#A0522D

sienna

160, 82, 45

 

#C0C0C0

silver

192,192,192

 

#87CEEB

skyblue

135,206,235

 

#6A5ACD

slateblue

106, 90,205

 

#708090

slategray

112,128,144

 

#FFFAFA

snow

255,250,250

 

#00FF7F

springgreen

0,255,127

 

#4682B4

steelblue

70,130,180

 

#D2B48C

tan

210,180,140

 

#008080

teal

0,128,128

 

#D8BFD8

thistle

216,191,216

 

#FF6347

tomato

255, 99, 71

 

#40E0D0

turquoise

64,224,208

 

#EE82EE

violet

238,130,238

 

#F5DEB3

wheat

245,222,179

 

#FFFFFF

white

255,255,255

 

#F5F5F5

whitesmoke

245,245,245

 

#FFFF00

yellow

255,255, 0

 

#9ACD32

yellowgreen

139,205,50

 

Many online color references claim that further color variations can be introduced by adding the numbers 1 through 4 to color names. If this were correct, cadetblue1, cadetblue2, cadetblue3, and cadetblue4 would display as different shades of the same color, with 1 being the lightest and 4 the darkest. Opera still partially supports this concept, but given the complete lack of support by the major browsers, there seems little sense in using this approach.

Some online color references also claim that gray supports up to 100 color variations (gray10, gray50, gray90, and so forth). Testing reveals that this does not work under Netscape or Internet Explorer. Opera supports this concept by displaying lighter grays for higher numerical values.



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HTML & XHTML
HTML & XHTML: The Complete Reference (Osborne Complete Reference Series)
ISBN: 007222942X
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Year: 2003
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Authors: Thomas Powell

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