There are 147 named colors in HTML 4.01 and CSS 2.1 color specification. Sixteen
of the colors derived from VGA specfifikationen and the rest from the W3C color
name scheme. You can find all these color names listed below along with its hex
and decimal value. Hexdecimal codes can be used in CSS and most graphics tools.
Basic Color Names
The HTML 4.01 specification defines sixteen basic named colors. These colors are
originally used as the standard EGA color palette. The CSS 2.1 specification defines
the same number of named colors but adds the 'orange' color name to the list.
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Color Preview
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Color Name
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Hex Code
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Decimal Code
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white
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#FFFFFF
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255,255,255
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gray
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#808080
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128,128,128
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silver
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#C0C0C0
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192,192,192
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black
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#000000
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0,0,0
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maroon
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#800000
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128,0,0
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red
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#FF0000
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255,0,0
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purple
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#800080
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128,0,128
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fuchsia
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#FF00FF
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255,0,255
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green
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#008000
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0,128,0
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lime
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#00FF00
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0,255,0
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olive
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#808000
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128,128,0
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yellow
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#FFFF00
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255,255,0
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navy
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#000080
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0,0,128
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blue
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#0000FF
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0,0,255
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teal
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#008080
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0,128,128
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aqua
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#00FFFF
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0,255,255
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orange
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#FFA500
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255,165,0
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W3C color names
The following table display all the colors in the W3C color set that are accepted
by browsers following W3C standards.
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Color Preview
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Color Name
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Hex Code
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Decimal Code
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Red color names
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indianred
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#CD5C5C
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205,92,92
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lightcoral
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#F08080
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240,128,128
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salmon
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#FA8072
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250,128,114
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darksalmon
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#E9967A
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233,150,122
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lightsalmon
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#FFA07A
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255,160,122
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crimson
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#DC143C
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220,20,60
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red
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#FF0000
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255,0,0
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firebrick
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#B22222
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178,34,34
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darkred
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#8B0000
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139,0,0
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Pink color names
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pink
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#FFC0CB
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255,192,203
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lightpink
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#FFB6C1
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255,182,193
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hotpink
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#FF69B4
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255,105,180
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deeppink
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#FF1493
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255,20,147
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mediumvioletred
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#C71585
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199,21,133
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palevioletred
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#DB7093
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219,112,147
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Orange color names
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lightsalmon
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#FFA07A
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255,160,122
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coral
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#FF7F50
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255,127,80
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tomato
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#FF6347
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255,99,71
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orangered
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#FF4500
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255,69,0
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darkorange
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#FF8C00
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255,140,0
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orange
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#FFA500
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255,165,0
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Yellow color names
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gold
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#FFD700
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255,215,0
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yellow
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#FFFF00
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255,255,0
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lightyellow
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#FFFFE0
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255,255,224
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lemonchiffon
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#FFFACD
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255,250,205
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lightgoldenrodyellow
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#FAFAD2
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250,250,210
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papayawhip
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#FFEFD5
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255,239,213
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moccasin
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#FFE4B5
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255,228,181
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peachpuff
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#FFDAB9
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255,218,185
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palegoldenrod
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#EEE8AA
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238,232,170
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khaki
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#F0E68C
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240,230,140
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darkkhaki
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#BDB76B
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189,183,107
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Purple color names
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lavender
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#E6E6FA
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230,230,250
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thistle
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#D8BFD8
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216,191,216
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plum
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#DDA0DD
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221,160,221
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violet
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#EE82EE
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238,130,238
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orchid
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#DA70D6
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218,112,214
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fuchsia
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#FF00FF
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255,0,255
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magenta
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#FF00FF
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255,0,255
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mediumorchid
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#BA55D3
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186,85,211
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mediumpurple
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#9370DB
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147,112,219
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blueviolet
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#8A2BE2
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138,43,226
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darkviolet
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#9400D3
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148,0,211
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darkorchid
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#9932CC
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153,50,204
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darkmagenta
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#8B008B
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139,0,139
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purple
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#800080
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128,0,128
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indigo
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#4B0082
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75,0,130
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slateblue
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#6A5ACD
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106,90,205
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darkslateblue
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#483D8B
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72,61,139
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mediumslateblue
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#7B68EE
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123,104,238
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Green color names
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greenyellow
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#ADFF2F
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173,255,47
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chartreuse
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#7FFF00
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127,255,0
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lawngreen
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#7CFC00
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124,252,0
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lime
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#00FF00
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0,255,0
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limegreen
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#32CD32
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50,205,50
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palegreen
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#98FB98
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152,251,152
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lightgreen
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#90EE90
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144,238,144
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mediumspringgreen
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#00FA9A
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0,250,154
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springgreen
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#00FF7F
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0,255,127
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mediumseagreen
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#3CB371
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60,179,113
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seagreen
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#2E8B57
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46,139,87
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forestgreen
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#228B22
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34,139,34
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green
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#008000
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0,128,0
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darkgreen
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#006400
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0,100,0
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yellowgreen
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#9ACD32
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154,205,50
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olivedrab
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#6B8E23
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107,142,35
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olive
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#808000
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128,128,0
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darkolivegreen
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#556B2F
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85,107,47
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mediumaquamarine
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#66CDAA
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102,205,170
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darkseagreen
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#8FBC8F
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143,188,143
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lightseagreen
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#20B2AA
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32,178,170
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darkcyan
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#008B8B
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0,139,139
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teal
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#008080
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0,128,128
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Blue color names
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aqua
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#00FFFF
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0,255,255
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cyan
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#00FFFF
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0,255,255
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lightcyan
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#E0FFFF
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224,255,255
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paleturquoise
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#AFEEEE
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175,238,238
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aquamarine
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#7FFFD4
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127,255,212
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turquoise
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#40E0D0
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64,224,208
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mediumturquoise
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#48D1CC
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72,209,204
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darkturquoise
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#00CED1
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0,206,209
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cadetblue
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#5F9EA0
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95,158,160
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steelblue
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#4682B4
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70,130,180
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lightsteelblue
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#B0C4DE
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176,196,222
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powderblue
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#B0E0E6
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176,224,230
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lightblue
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#ADD8E6
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173,216,230
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skyblue
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#87CEEB
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135,206,235
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lightskyblue
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#87CEFA
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135,206,250
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deepskyblue
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#00BFFF
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0,191,255
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dodgerblue
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#1E90FF
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30,144,255
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cornflowerblue
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#6495ED
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100,149,237
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mediumslateblue
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#7B68EE
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123,104,238
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royalblue
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#4169E1
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65,105,225
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blue
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#0000FF
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0,0,255
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mediumblue
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#0000CD
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0,0,205
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darkblue
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#00008B
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0,0,139
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navy
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#000080
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0,0,128
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midnightblue
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#191970
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25,25,112
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Brown color names
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cornsilk
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#FFF8DC
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255,248,220
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blanchedalmond
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#FFEBCD
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255,235,205
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bisque
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#FFE4C4
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255,228,196
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navajowhite
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#FFDEAD
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255,222,173
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wheat
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#F5DEB3
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245,222,179
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burlywood
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#DEB887
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222,184,135
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tan
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#D2B48C
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210,180,140
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rosybrown
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#BC8F8F
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188,143,143
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sandybrown
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#F4A460
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244,164,96
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goldenrod
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#DAA520
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218,165,32
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darkgoldenrod
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#B8860B
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184,134,11
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peru
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#CD853F
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205,133,63
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chocolate
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#D2691E
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210,105,30
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saddlebrown
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#8B4513
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139,69,19
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sienna
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#A0522D
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160,82,45
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brown
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#A52A2A
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165,42,42
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maroon
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#800000
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128,0,0
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White color names
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white
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#FFFFFF
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255,255,255
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snow
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#FFFAFA
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255,250,250
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honeydew
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#F0FFF0
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240,255,240
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mintcream
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#F5FFFA
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245,255,250
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azure
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#F0FFFF
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240,255,255
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aliceblue
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#F0F8FF
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240,248,255
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ghostwhite
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#F8F8FF
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248,248,255
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whitesmoke
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#F5F5F5
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245,245,245
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seashell
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#FFF5EE
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255,245,238
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beige
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#F5F5DC
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245,245,220
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oldlace
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#FDF5E6
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253,245,230
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floralwhite
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#FFFAF0
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255,250,240
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ivory
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#FFFFF0
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255,255,240
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antiquewhite
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#FAEBD7
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250,235,215
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linen
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#FAF0E6
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250,240,230
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lavenderblush
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#FFF0F5
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255,240,245
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mistyrose
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#FFE4E1
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255,228,225
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Grey color names
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gainsboro
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#DCDCDC
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220,220,220
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lightgrey
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#D3D3D3
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211,211,211
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silver
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#C0C0C0
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192,192,192
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darkgray
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#A9A9A9
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169,169,169
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gray
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#808080
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128,128,128
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dimgray
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#696969
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105,105,105
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lightslategray
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#778899
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119,136,153
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slategray
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#708090
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112,128,144
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darkslategray
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#2F4F4F
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47,79,79
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black
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#000000
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0,0,0
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