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xkcd Color Palette

 

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The xkcd dictionary palette is the 954 color names from a Randall Munroe survey on monitor colors.

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1. purple

2. green

3. blue

4. pink

5. brown

6. red

 

 

 

 

 

 

7. light blue

8. teal

9. orange

10. light green

11. magenta

12. yellow

 

 

 

 

 

 

13. sky blue

14. grey

15. lime green

16. light purple

17. violet

18. dark green

 

 

 

 

 

 

19. turquoise

20. lavender

21. dark blue

22. tan

23. cyan

24. aqua

 

 

 

 

 

 

25. forest green

26. mauve

27. dark purple

28. bright green

29. maroon

30. olive

 

 

 

 

 

 

31. salmon

32. beige

33. royal blue

34. navy blue

35. lilac

36. black

 

 

 

 

 

 

37. hot pink

38. light brown

39. pale green

40. peach

41. olive green

42. dark pink

 

 

 

 

 

 

43. periwinkle

44. sea green

45. lime

46. indigo

47. mustard

48. light pink

 

 

 

 

 

 

49. rose

50. bright blue

51. neon green

52. burnt orange

53. aquamarine

54. navy

 

 

 

 

 

 

55. grass green

56. pale blue

57. dark red

58. bright purple

59. yellow green

60. baby blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

61. gold

62. mint green

63. plum

64. royal purple

65. brick red

66. dark teal

 

 

 

 

 

 

67. burgundy

68. khaki

69. blue green

70. seafoam green

71. kelly green

72. puke green

 

 

 

 

 

 

73. pea green

74. taupe

75. dark brown

76. deep purple

77. chartreuse

78. bright pink

 

 

 

 

 

 

79. light orange

80. mint

81. pastel green

82. sand

83. dark orange

84. spring green

 

 

 

 

 

 

85. puce

86. seafoam

87. grey blue

88. army green

89. dark grey

90. dark yellow

 

 

 

 

 

 

91. golden-rod

92. slate

93. light teal

94. rust

95. deep blue

96. pale pink

 

 

 

 

 

 

97. cerulean

98. light red

99. mustard yellow

100. ochre

101. pale yellow

102. crimson

 

 

 

 

 

 

103. fuchsia

104. hunter green

105. blue grey

106. slate blue

107. pale purple

108. sea blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

109. pinkish purple

110. puke

111. light grey

112. leaf green

113. light yellow

114. eggplant

 

 

 

 

 

 

115. steel blue

116. moss green

117. robin's egg blue

118. white

119. grey green

120. sage

 

 

 

 

 

 

121. brick

122. burnt sienna

123. reddish brown

124. cream

125. coral

126. ocean blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

127. greenish

128. dark magenta

129. red orange

130. bluish purple

131. midnight blue

132. light violet

 

 

 

 

 

 

133. dusty rose

134. medium blue

135. greenish yellow

136. yellowish green

137. purplish blue

138. greyish blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

139. grape

140. light olive

141. cornflower blue

142. pinkish red

143. bright red

144. azure

 

 

 

 

 

 

145. blue purple

146. dark turquoise

147. electric blue

148. off white

149. powder blue

150. wine

 

 

 

 

 

 

151. dull green

152. apple green

153. light turquoise

154. neon purple

155. cobalt

156. pinkish

 

 

 

 

 

 

157. olive drab

158. dark cyan

159. purple blue

160. dark violet

161. dark lavender

162. forrest green

 

 

 

 

 

 

163. vomit

164. pale orange

165. greenish blue

166. dark tan

167. green blue

168. bluish green

 

 

 

 

 

 

169. pastel blue

170. moss

171. grass

172. deep pink

173. blood red

174. sage green

 

 

 

 

 

 

175. aqua blue

176. terracotta

177. pastel purple

178. sienna

179. dark olive

180. green yellow

 

 

 

 

 

 

181. scarlet

182. greyish green

183. chocolate

184. blue violet

185. cornflower

186. baby pink

 

 

 

 

 

 

187. charcoal

188. pine green

189. pumpkin

190. greenish brown

191. red brown

192. brownish green

 

 

 

 

 

 

193. tangerine

194. salmon pink

195. aqua green

196. raspberry

197. greyish purple

198. rose pink

 

 

 

 

 

 

199. neon pink

200. cobalt blue

201. orange brown

202. deep red

203. orange red

204. dirty yellow

 

 

 

 

 

 

205. orchid

206. reddish pink

207. reddish purple

208. yellow orange

209. light cyan

210. sky

 

 

 

 

 

 

211. light magenta

212. pale red

213. emerald

214. dark beige

215. ugly green

216. jade

 

 

 

 

 

 

217. greenish grey

218. dark salmon

219. purplish pink

220. dark aqua

221. brownish orange

222. light olive green

 

 

 

 

 

 

223. light aqua

224. clay

225. medium green

226. burnt umber

227. dull blue

228. pale brown

 

 

 

 

 

 

229. emerald green

230. brownish

231. mud

232. dark rose

233. brownish red

234. pink purple

 

 

 

 

 

 

235. pinky purple

236. camo green

237. faded green

238. dusty pink

239. purple pink

240. vomit green

 

 

 

 

 

 

241. deep green

242. reddish orange

243. mahogany

244. aubergine

245. dull pink

246. evergreen

 

 

 

 

 

 

247. dark sky blue

248. very light green

249. pastel pink

250. grey purple

251. very light blue

252. dark mauve

 

 

 

 

 

 

253. cadet blue

254. ice blue

255. light tan

256. dirty green

257. neon blue

258. wine red

 

 

 

 

 

 

259. chocolate brown

260. dull purple

261. yellow brown

262. denim

263. eggshell

264. jungle green

 

 

 

 

 

 

265. dark peach

266. poop

267. umber

268. light lavender

269. bright yellow

270. golden yellow

 

 

 

 

 

 

271. dusty blue

272. electric green

273. lighter green

274. slate grey

275. teal green

276. marine blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

277. avocado

278. terra_cotta

279. dusty purple

280. light maroon

281. reddish

282. dark lilac

 

 

 

 

 

 

283. dark periwinkle

284. bluish grey

285. puke yellow

286. purplish

287. ultramarine

288. barney purple

 

 

 

 

 

 

289. forest

290. pea soup

291. brownish yellow

292. bright teal

293. blue-green

294. green brown

 

 

 

 

 

 

295. blurple

296. light sky blue

297. periwinkle blue

298. pale violet

299. true blue

300. green grey

 

 

 

 

 

 

301. grey brown

302. dark olive green

303. apricot

304. faded purple

305. cerise

306. khaki green

 

 

 

 

 

 

307. burnt red

308. light forest green

309. violet blue

310. pale lavender

311. acid green

312. purple grey

 

 

 

 

 

 

313. lemon

314. bright orange

315. soft green

316. blush

317. yellowish brown

318. fluorescent green

 

 

 

 

 

 

319. electric purple

320. steel

321. dull orange

322. muddy green

323. marigold

324. ocean

 

 

 

 

 

 

325. light mauve

326. bordeaux

327. light blue green

328. yellowish

329. snot green

330. light lime green

 

 

 

 

 

 

331. drab green

332. faded blue

333. dark forest green

334. hot purple

335. dark maroon

336. brown green

 

 

 

 

 

 

337. swamp green

338. light indigo

339. purpley blue

340. lightish blue

341. teal blue

342. denim blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

343. dark lime green

344. dull yellow

345. pistachio

346. lemon yellow

347. red violet

348. dusky pink

 

 

 

 

 

 

349. dirt

350. very dark green

351. medium purple

352. excrement

353. dark mustard

354. pea soup green

 

 

 

 

 

 

355. bubblegum pink

356. barbie pink

357. military green

358. pale teal

359. bronze

360. pinky red

 

 

 

 

 

 

361. dull red

362. darkish blue

363. bluish

364. dark gold

365. yellowy green

366. pine

 

 

 

 

 

 

367. dark blue green

368. dirty pink

369. slate green

370. prussian blue

371. bright violet

372. lighter purple

 

 

 

 

 

 

373. steel grey

374. russet

375. vermillion

376. greyish brown

377. red purple

378. red pink

 

 

 

 

 

 

379. bright turquoise

380. golden brown

381. cerulean blue

382. soft blue

383. easter green

384. amber

 

 

 

 

 

 

385. mid blue

386. excrement brown

387. hospital green

388. purpleish blue

389. purply blue

390. silver

 

 

 

 

 

 

391. sickly green

392. melon

393. dusky rose

394. brown orange

395. darkish green

396. cranberry

 

 

 

 

 

 

397. purpleish

398. ecru

399. mocha

400. bright magenta

401. coffee

402. sepia

 

 

 

 

 

 

403. faded red

404. canary yellow

405. bluey purple

406. pastel yellow

407. pale turquoise

408. greyish pink

 

 

 

 

 

 

409. marine

410. purplish grey

411. camel

412. brownish grey

413. burnt yellow

414. cherry red

 

 

 

 

 

 

415. orangey brown

416. soft pink

417. dark sea green

418. aqua_marine

419. robin egg blue

420. light sea green

 

 

 

 

 

 

421. mud brown

422. sandstone

423. british racing green

424. faded pink

425. maize

426. ocre

 

 

 

 

 

 

427. orange yellow

428. dark khaki

429. light lime

430. bright light blue

431. jade green

432. barney

 

 

 

 

 

 

433. adobe

434. minty green

435. light navy blue

436. dusty green

437. very dark blue

438. ocean green

 

 

 

 

 

 

439. mustard green

440. poop brown

441. olive brown

442. pink red

443. light navy

444. very light purple

 

 

 

 

 

 

445. ivory

446. bright lavender

447. bright aqua

448. robin's egg

449. muted green

450. medium brown

 

 

 

 

 

 

451. copper

452. dark lime

453. strawberry

454. dirt brown

455. celery

456. bright sky blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

457. poo brown

458. pinkish brown

459. celadon

460. bright lime green

461. auburn

462. shocking pink

 

 

 

 

 

 

463. mulberry

464. carolina blue

465. lightish green

466. light lilac

467. pale olive

468. pumpkin orange

 

 

 

 

 

 

469. yellow ochre

470. fire engine red

471. deep sky blue

472. watermelon

473. bottle green

474. very dark purple

 

 

 

 

 

 

475. wheat

476. murky green

477. brownish purple

478. kermit green

479. primary blue

480. orangey red

 

 

 

 

 

 

481. pale lilac

482. rust red

483. dirty orange

484. pinkish grey

485. light plum

486. greeny blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

487. dark navy

488. pink/purple

489. irish green

490. baby poop

491. slime green

492. purplish red

 

 

 

 

 

 

493. rouge

494. light rose

495. drab

496. dark navy blue

497. light yellow green

498. easter purple

 

 

 

 

 

 

499. snot

500. light salmon

501. purpley pink

502. poo

503. berry

504. medium grey

 

 

 

 

 

 

505. brown red

506. blood

507. soft purple

508. grey pink

509. bluey green

510. midnight

 

 

 

 

 

 

511. dark indigo

512. warm grey

513. sandy brown

514. cherry

515. blue/purple

516. gunmetal

 

 

 

 

 

 

517. deep violet

518. tree green

519. orangish brown

520. shamrock green

521. orangish red

522. greeny yellow

 

 

 

 

 

 

523. ugly yellow

524. french blue

525. dusky purple

526. butter yellow

527. light beige

528. golden

 

 

 

 

 

 

529. dusky blue

530. light-blue

531. purply pink

532. off green

533. ocher

534. milk chocolate

 

 

 

 

 

 

535. light peach

536. deep magenta

537. caramel

538. greenish teal

539. pale lime

540. purple red

 

 

 

 

 

 

541. blueberry

542. asparagus

543. pale grey

544. light grey blue

545. pale lime green

546. grassy green

 

 

 

 

 

 

547. mossy green

548. earth

549. deep orange

550. pale aqua

551. rose red

552. stone

 

 

 

 

 

 

553. rusty orange

554. pea

555. sick green

556. chestnut

557. blue/green

558. amethyst

 

 

 

 

 

 

559. dark mint green

560. pale rose

561. muted blue

562. fawn

563. buff

564. turquoise green

 

 

 

 

 

 

565. muddy brown

566. sea

567. tomato

568. carnation pink

569. banana

570. neon yellow

 

 

 

 

 

 

571. greyish

572. mid green

573. muted purple

574. electric pink

575. sandy

576. ugly pink

 

 

 

 

 

 

577. turquoise blue

578. light burgundy

579. greenish tan

580. dark mint

581. light urple

582. midnight purple

 

 

 

 

 

 

583. pinkish orange

584. pear

585. dark plum

586. tealish

587. perrywinkle

588. yellowish orange

 

 

 

 

 

 

589. pastel orange

590. iris

591. ultramarine blue

592. navy green

593. seaweed

594. kiwi

 

 

 

 

 

 

595. fluro green

596. bright light green

597. vivid green

598. frog green

599. dull brown

600. dusk

 

 

 

 

 

 

601. mustard brown

602. leafy green

603. cool blue

604. almost black

605. yellow/green

606. heliotrope

 

 

 

 

 

 

607. green apple

608. baby poop green

609. apple

610. purpleish pink

611. night blue

612. merlot

 

 

 

 

 

 

613. light-green

614. tomato red

615. key lime

616. pale cyan

617. vomit yellow

618. purplish brown

 

 

 

 

 

 

619. bubblegum

620. shamrock

621. mango

622. lime yellow

623. hot green

624. grape purple

 

 

 

 

 

 

625. faded orange

626. avocado green

627. peacock blue

628. weird green

629. bright lilac

630. fern green

 

 

 

 

 

 

631. dirty blue

632. rust orange

633. heather

634. deep teal

635. dark seafoam

636. baby poo

 

 

 

 

 

 

637. yellow-green

638. light sage

639. light aquamarine

640. spearmint

641. bright lime

642. vibrant green

 

 

 

 

 

 

643. very pale green

644. faded yellow

645. bile

646. viridian

647. very light pink

648. puke brown

 

 

 

 

 

 

649. medium pink

650. ugly purple

651. sunshine yellow

652. seaweed green

653. light periwinkle

654. lemon green

 

 

 

 

 

 

655. greeny brown

656. dark grey blue

657. bright olive

658. turtle green

659. pale sky blue

660. light mustard

 

 

 

 

 

 

661. diarrhea

662. dark aquamarine

663. brownish pink

664. baby excrement green

665. purpley

666. grey-blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

667. hot magenta

668. blue/grey

669. pale

670. cool green

671. sandy yellow

672. eggshell blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

673. barf green

674. baby green

675. vibrant purple

676. brown grey

677. water blue

678. lipstick red

 

 

 

 

 

 

679. banana yellow

680. wisteria

681. purple brown

682. brown yellow

683. purple/pink

684. lemon lime

 

 

 

 

 

 

685. grey/blue

686. dusty red

687. deep rose

688. dark seafoam green

689. muddy yellow

690. carnation

 

 

 

 

 

 

691. yellowy brown

692. violet red

693. twilight blue

694. pure blue

695. lightish red

696. brick orange

 

 

 

 

 

 

697. velvet

698. sunflower

699. light mint green

700. light grass green

701. lavender blue

702. rusty red

 

 

 

 

 

 

703. lightish purple

704. dried blood

705. light blue grey

706. leaf

707. orangish

708. pale olive green

 

 

 

 

 

 

709. off yellow

710. dusty orange

711. butter

712. royal

713. petrol

714. greenish cyan

 

 

 

 

 

 

715. duck egg blue

716. bubble_gum pink

717. blue-grey

718. warm brown

719. twilight

720. saffron

 

 

 

 

 

 

721. purple/blue

722. dark sand

723. vibrant blue

724. putty

725. lawn green

726. camouflage green

 

 

 

 

 

 

727. blush pink

728. reddy brown

729. darkish red

730. algae green

731. dark coral

732. bright cyan

 

 

 

 

 

 

733. piss yellow

734. pastel red

735. greenish turquoise

736. dark

737. ruby

738. poop green

 

 

 

 

 

 

739. orange-red

740. dandelion

741. claret

742. pale mauve

743. lipstick

744. rosa

 

 

 

 

 

 

745. dark-blue

746. tan brown

747. excrement green

748. red wine

749. pinky

750. mud green

 

 

 

 

 

 

751. light greenish blue

752. dull teal

753. deep lavender

754. vivid blue

755. raw umber

756. light mint

 

 

 

 

 

 

757. light light blue

758. highlighter green

759. greeny grey

760. bluey grey

761. algae

762. sap green

 

 

 

 

 

 

763. pale salmon

764. metallic blue

765. ice

766. gross green

767. dodger blue

768. warm pink

 

 

 

 

 

 

769. light green blue

770. flat green

771. dark blue grey

772. clay brown

773. sand yellow

774. grapefruit

 

 

 

 

 

 

775. blood orange

776. very pale blue

777. old pink

778. neon red

779. golden rod

780. plum purple

 

 

 

 

 

 

781. pale peach

782. dark yellow green

783. carmine

784. deep sea blue

785. dark hot pink

786. warm blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

787. light khaki

788. icky green

789. green-blue

790. dirty purple

791. rich blue

792. mushroom

 

 

 

 

 

 

793. flat blue

794. dark slate blue

795. dark sage

796. coral pink

797. true green

798. darkish purple

 

 

 

 

 

 

799. dark taupe

800. cool grey

801. canary

802. booger green

803. muted pink

804. hazel

 

 

 

 

 

 

805. dark royal blue

806. vivid purple

807. racing green

808. leather

809. green/blue

810. sunflower yellow

 

 

 

 

 

 

811. rich purple

812. pale magenta

813. light yellowish green

814. indigo blue

815. dark fuchsia

816. yellow tan

 

 

 

 

 

 

817. wintergreen

818. violet pink

819. topaz

820. seafoam blue

821. light gold

822. grey/green

 

 

 

 

 

 

823. foam green

824. creme

825. clear blue

826. ugly blue

827. terracota

828. very dark brown

 

 

 

 

 

 

829. straw

830. parchment

831. orangey yellow

832. greyish teal

833. sapphire

834. nice blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

835. browny orange

836. washed out green

837. tiffany blue

838. light seafoam

839. light neon green

840. light bright green

 

 

 

 

 

 

841. light bluish green

842. rosy pink

843. peachy pink

844. pale light green

845. old rose

846. fern

 

 

 

 

 

 

847. dusk blue

848. camo

849. burnt siena

850. tealish green

851. swamp

852. sand brown

 

 

 

 

 

 

853. rust brown

854. orangeish

855. light royal blue

856. cocoa

857. baby purple

858. raw sienna

 

 

 

 

 

 

859. radioactive green

860. light pea green

861. cinnamon

862. squash

863. charcoal grey

864. bright yellow green

 

 

 

 

 

 

865. baby puke green

866. poison green

867. light lavendar

868. indian red

869. dark cream

870. toupe

 

 

 

 

 

 

871. butterscotch

872. burple

873. tan green

874. sun yellow

875. pale gold

876. light light green

 

 

 

 

 

 

877. lichen

878. green/yellow

879. dark-green

880. azul

881. sunny yellow

882. sickly yellow

 

 

 

 

 

 

883. kelley green

884. bruise

885. browny green

886. battleship grey

887. off blue

888. manilla

 

 

 

 

 

 

889. greenish beige

890. deep brown

891. darkish pink

892. custard

893. ugly brown

894. stormy blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

895. liliac

896. baby excrement brown

897. reddish grey

898. powder pink

899. eggplant purple

900. egg_shell

 

 

 

 

 

 

901. very light brown

902. tea green

903. orange pink

904. light grey green

905. kiwi green

906. boring green

 

 

 

 

 

 

907. light pastel green

908. candy pink

909. purply

910. purpley grey

911. dusty lavender

912. desert

 

 

 

 

 

 

913. deep lilac

914. pig pink

915. olive yellow

916. light seafoam green

917. light moss green

918. lavender pink

 

 

 

 

 

 

919. deep aqua

920. bland

921. strong pink

922. green teal

923. deep turquoise

924. dark green blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

925. bright sea green

926. booger

927. blue with a hint of purple

928. blue blue

929. windows blue

930. toxic green

 

 

 

 

 

 

931. strong blue

932. spruce

933. pinkish tan

934. macaroni and cheese

935. grey teal

936. dusty teal

 

 

 

 

 

 

937. dark grass green

938. cement

939. yellowish tan

940. warm purple

941. tea

942. really light blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

943. nasty green

944. light eggplant

945. fresh green

946. electric lime

947. dust

948. dark pastel green

 

 

 

 

 

 

949. cloudy blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Examples

You can reference colors in the palette by name or number in most commands that understand color names.

plotx,x3,x=1..1,color=xkcd 1,xkcd orange

CColorTools:-Colorxkcd 10

CRGB : 0.588 0.976 0.482

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You can programmatically access the colors using ColorTools commands

PColorTools:-GetPalettexkcd

PPalette xkcd:purplegreenbluepinkbrownredlight bluetealorangelight greenmagentayellowsky bluegreylime greenlight purplevioletdark greenturquoiselavenderdark bluetancyanaquaforest greenmauvedark purplebright greenmaroonolivesalmonbeigeroyal bluenavy bluelilacblackhot pinklight brownpale greenpeacholive greendark pinkperiwinklesea greenlimeindigomustardlight pinkrosebright blueneon greenburnt orangeaquamarinenavygrass greenpale bluedark redbright purpleyellow greenbaby bluegoldmint greenplumroyal purplebrick reddark tealburgundykhakiblue greenseafoam greenkelly greenpuke greenpea greentaupedark browndeep purplechartreusebright pinklight orangemintpastel greensanddark orangespring greenpuceseafoamgrey bluearmy greendark greydark yellowgolden-rodslatelight tealrustdeep bluepale pinkceruleanlight redmustard yellowochrepale yellowcrimsonfuchsiahunter greenblue greyslate bluepale purplesea bluepinkish purplepukelight greyleaf greenlight yelloweggplantsteel bluemoss greenrobin's egg bluewhitegrey greensagebrickburnt siennareddish browncreamcoralocean bluegreenishdark magentared orangebluish purplemidnight bluelight violetdusty rosemedium bluegreenish yellowyellowish greenpurplish bluegreyish bluegrapelight olivecornflower bluepinkish redbright redazureblue purpledark turquoiseelectric blueoff whitepowder bluewinedull greenapple greenlight turquoiseneon purplecobaltpinkisholive drabdark cyanpurple bluedark violetdark lavenderforrest greenvomitpale orangegreenish bluedark tangreen bluebluish greenpastel bluemossgrassdeep pinkblood redsage greenaqua blueterracottapastel purplesiennadark olivegreen yellowscarletgreyish greenchocolateblue violetcornflowerbaby pinkcharcoalpine greenpumpkingreenish brownred brownbrownish greentangerinesalmon pinkaqua greenraspberrygreyish purplerose pinkneon pinkcobalt blueorange browndeep redorange reddirty yelloworchidreddish pinkreddish purpleyellow orangelight cyanskylight magentapale redemeralddark beige