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Aqua Color – 150 Shades with Names, Hex Codes, and Examples

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Dive into the enchanted world of aqua colors! Make the most of this mysterious and evasive color by exploring over one hundred shades of aqua with HEX and RGB codes. Technically, aqua is a color positioned exactly halfway between blue and green on the color chart. In RGB terms, this means the green (G) and blue (B) values are equal, while the red (R) value is often zero or very low. However, by adjusting the balance between green and blue, we can create many shades that still fall within the aqua family. Although adding a small amount of red does not remove a color from being considered aqua, the defining feature remains the dominance of green and blue. Lightening the shade with white or darkening it with black also produces variations of aqua.

A quick note before we continue:

Before proceeding, it’s essential to clarify the distinctions we’ll make in this article. While some similar shades overlap with aqua, such as turquoise or teal, this article will focus solely on colors with “aqua” in their names, reserving their relatives for future articles.

So, let’s begin our journey with a few examples and see where it takes us!

#00FFFF (0, 255, 255) Aqua
#8CFFDB (140, 255, 219) Light Aqua
#C4DFE6 (196, 223, 230) Aqua Light
#249D9F (36, 157, 159) Dark Aqua
#6B9EAB (107, 158, 171) Aqua Dark

Now you understand the importance of the details, right? Not only can we vary the ratio of the basic colors, but a tiny change in name can mean a world of difference, as well. Of course, only two possibilities of light aqua would not be enough!

#0BF9EA (11, 249, 234) Bright Aqua
#BED3E5 (190, 211, 229) Pale Aqua
#D5F6FB (213, 246, 251) Pastel Aqua
#8BD0DD (139, 208, 221) Aqua Clear
#C4E9E1 (196, 233, 225) Clear Aqua

And there is more to explore in the soft/pale/light aqua color palette!

#18AFBB (24, 175, 187) Cool Aqua
#6DD5ED (109, 213, 237) Soft Aqua
#C4EEE8 (196, 238, 232) Baby Aqua
#B2E0DC (178, 224, 220) Bleached Aqua
#7AB8B8 (122, 184, 184) Muted Aqua

Transitioning from the lighter tones, let’s now address the other side of the aqua color spectrum. Just as we can easily add some white for lighter variations, adding black allows us to explore the creation of darker shades of aqua.

#68A2B2 (104, 162, 178) Deepest Aqua
#08787F (8, 120, 127) Deep Aqua
#2C4656 (44, 70, 86) Midnight Aqua
#274C67 (39, 76, 103) Atlantis Dark Aqua
#05696B (5, 105, 107) Aqua Obscura

As (almost) always, there are a myriad of possibilities somewhere in the middle, sometimes turning to one and sometimes to another side of the spectrum. Because life is not only black and white!

Aqua Something

Being situated between blue (a primary color) and green (a secondary color), we can expect a series of aqua colors with compound names. Here they are:

#DFF2E9 (223, 242, 233) Aqua White
#05C3DD (5, 195, 221) Aqua Blue
#00C0A3 (0, 192, 163) Aqua Green
#D0E7DD (208, 231, 221) Green Aqua
#01F1F1 (1, 241, 241) Aqua Cyan

Yes, the word order counts. Aqua green differs from green aqua. How about aqua and cyan? Technically, the colors aqua and cyan are the same. They both possess half blue and half green with the HEX code #00FFFF. They differ mostly by perception (which is always subjective). Most people perceive cyan as the color of the sky and aqua as a more bluish, watery color.

#889EA6 (136, 158, 166) Aqua Gray
#CCE6DB (204, 230, 219) Aqua Mint
#B3DBE9 (179, 219, 233) Aqua Fresh
#489FA4 (72, 159, 164) Aqua Fresco
#DBF1F0 (219, 241, 240) Aqua Pura

As you can see, the color aqua often suggests something fresh, pure, and airy. There are numerous aqua paints with a name suggesting a mixture of water (aqua is Latin for water) and air.

#7BC4C4 (123, 196, 196) Aqua Sky
#AACDCF (170, 205, 207) Evening Aqua Sky
#B4D3C4 (180, 211, 196) Aqua Mist
#C7E5E7 (199, 229, 231) Misty Aqua
#9FCCCA (159, 204, 202) Misted Aqua

Sky, of course, has no color by default. Again, it’s only our perception of seeing it blue, grey, or whatever. Things become even more complicated when we introduce moisture, as water, despite being perceived as blue, only reflects the environment.

#DCEEEF (220, 238, 239) Alpine Air Aqua
#5ECE2 (229, 236, 226) Aqua Foam
#D9DDD5 (217, 221, 213) Aqua Haze
#EDED3 (190, 222, 211) Aqua Spray
#8C9FA0 (140, 159, 160) Aqua Smoke

Talking about water, we can’t overlook ‘aqua marine’ and ‘aquamarine.’ Don’t be confused by the name.

Aqua Marine or Aquamarine?

Are you ready for five more names that are very similar?

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#458B74 (69, 139, 116) Aqua Marine
#326381 (50, 99, 129) Marine Aqua
#7FFFD4 (127, 255, 212) Aquamarine
#8DADD9 (141, 173, 217) Aqua Marina
#13B3AC (19, 179, 172) Aquamarine Blue

Again, the details are crucial. And, of course, every paint maker has its own vision of aquamarine color. As you can see, the names are almost the same, but the colors differ as they are not even remotely related!

Building upon these differences, the next set of aquamarines is also interesting. Some examples clearly incline to blue, while the others lean towards green.

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#66DDAA (102, 221, 170) Medium Aquamarine
#40826D (64, 130, 109) Deep Aquamarine
#6FC0B1 (111, 192, 177) March Aquamarine
#52768E (82, 118, 142) Aquamarine Frost
#478287 (71, 130, 135) Frost Aquamarine

Having discussed the nuances among paint makers, and while we mentioned the production of paint, we shall present at least a few brands of car paint.

A Short Selection of Aqua Car Paints with HEX and RGB Codes.

Dozens of paint makers offer hundreds of aqua shades. We decided to provide a selection of aqua paints by three major carmakers: Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors.

Chrysler Aqua Paints

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#8EBAB7 (142, 186, 183) Chrysler Aqua
#5A9FA7 (90, 158, 167) Chrysler Aqua
#5CB2BD (92, 178, 189) Chrysler Aqua
#B0DFC9 (176, 223, 201) Chrysler Aqua Mist
#B6DFDA (182, 223, 218) Chrysler Aqua Mist

As you can see, we can find several pants with different looks but the same name. There are several reasons for that, but we won’t go into details. Just to let you know that the name itself is never enough.

Ford Aqua Paints

We’ll find a similar story with naming Ford Aqua paints.

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#559AB9 (85, 154, 185) Ford Aqua
#1A385A (26, 56, 90) Ford Aqua Blue
#1E5878 (30, 88, 120) Ford Aqua Blue
#0C2735 (12, 39, 53) Ford Aqua Blue
#769DB5 (118, 157, 181) Ford Aqua Blue Diamond Fire

Can you spot a difference between all three presented Ford Aqua Blue paints?

GM Aqua Paints

General Motors, or simply GM, is no exception. It offers several paints with the word ‘aqua’ in their names. They differ in appearance, and here are the HTML codes of a few examples.

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#153C4E (21, 60, 78) General Motors Dark Aqua
#113557 (17, 53, 87) General Motors Dark Aqua
#050B4D (5, 11, 77) General Motors Dark Aqua
#55A9BE (85, 169, 190) General Motors Light Aqua Firemist
#93C1CD (147, 193, 205) General Motors Aqua Blue

We decided to include only three major car companies to give you an overall impression. Almost identical results would be obtained with other American, European, Japanese, and so on, factories. To make things even more interesting, the ownership of carmakers has changed significantly in the last few decades, and as a result, some plants have gone out of production, some have changed names, and some new ones have been introduced.

Well, it’s obvious that even within one company, the perception of aqua varies by many degrees. If you are about to buy an aqua-colored car, or paint it with aqua paint, be very careful!

Geography-Related Names of Aqua Colors

Due to water’s global presence, we won’t be surprised to find numerous aqua shades with names related to specific countries, towns, regions, and other geographic entities.

#79C1B8 (121, 193, 184) Dutch Aqua
#B3E8E6 (179, 232, 230) Jamaican Aqua
#23627F (35, 98, 127) Swiss Aqua
#C7ECDD (199, 236, 221) Antigua Aqua
#D0DDD4 (208, 221, 212) Aruba Aqua

Of course, most of these geographic names related to the shades of aqua have already been intertwined with water, lakes, oceans, or seafaring for centuries.

#B8EEE1 (184, 238, 225) Florida Aqua
#82A9AA (130, 169, 170) Acapulco Aqua
#416E8B (65, 110, 139) Caribbean Aqua
#769B9B (118, 155, 155) Aegean Aqua
#90BCC1 (144, 188, 193) Kingston Aqua

As you already noticed, all names are related to the seas.

Here’s even more!

#8DAFAF (141, 175, 175) Alameda Aqua
#93C2AC (147, 194, 172) Parisienne Aqua
#009FA2 (0, 159, 162) Siam Aqua
#52A8A1 (82, 168, 161) Corinthian Aqua
#AADAD3 (170, 218, 211) Babylonian Aqua

Are you ready for more aqua shades with names of watersurfaces?

Aqua Stands for Water!

Several aqua shades are named after water-related objects. Think about lakes, pools, rain, and the ocean. This opens numerous intriguing possibilities, right?

#63CEEF (99, 206, 239) Aquatic
#30949D (48, 148, 157) Aqua Lake
#8ED6D9 (142, 214, 217) Echo Lake Aqua
#9CCEC0 (156, 206, 192) Thermal Aqua
#8AD1C6 (138, 209, 198) Aqua Pool

Yes, it may seem a bit repetitive to include ‘water’ and ‘aqua’ in the same name, but we are dealing with an extremely popular color that has numerous implications and variations. The water bodies above were only a beginning. There is more!

#6BAAAE (107, 170, 174) Aqua Sea
#A1C7CB (161, 199, 203) Seaside Light Aqua
#8AC1CE (138, 193, 206) Tidewater Aqua
#2B4F69 (43, 79, 105) Sea Foam Aqua
#B0DDDF (176, 221, 223) Aqua Seawind

We can find even aqua tints with really huge amounts of additional water.

#6BC5C6 (107, 197, 198) Aqua Ocean
#6EA1A3 (110, 161, 163) Aqua Bay
#29928D (41, 146, 141) Aqua Riva
#A6DADC (166, 218, 220) Aqua Wave
#274C67 (39, 76, 103) Atlantis Dark Aqua

Here is a nice reminder for graphic designers and other color enthusiasts:

Still not enough codes for aqua shades named after more liquid water? Let’s not forget other aggregate states!

#D4E5E7 (212, 229, 231) Aqua Ice
#9DD7DF (157, 215, 223) Icy Aqua
#A9D3D7 (169, 211, 215) Aqua Frost
#BCDEE1 (188, 222, 225) Aqua Frost Half
#CBE6E7 (203, 230, 231) Aqua Frost Quarter

Color Codes for Aqua Shades Related to Peace

Water has a well-known calming effect, so we can rightfully expect at least a few shades of aqua colors related to peace, tranquility, and calm.

7C9AA0 (124, 154, 160) Tranquil Aqua
DEEEE9 (222, 238, 233) Aqua Silence
BFEAE0 (191, 234, 224) Quiet Lake
BBEDDE (187, 237, 222) Aqua Peace
E7E8D1 (231, 232, 209) Homestead Resort Spa Aqua

There’s another characteristic of water. It reflects light and can be quite sparkly.

97E0D3 (151, 224, 211) Glistening Aqua
D3E4E6 (211, 228, 230) Aqua Sparkle
90B2BA (144, 178, 186) Intricate Aqua
55A9BE (85, 168, 190) Light Aqua Firemist
A7C3BF (167, 195, 191) Polished Aqua

Often, sparkles and shine are associated with precious stones and other valuables.

769DB5 (118, 157, 181) Aqua Blue Diamond Fire
58D6D8 (88, 214, 219) Coral Aqua
88D8C0 (136, 216, 192) Pearl Aqua
86C7BE (134, 199, 190) Aqua Pearl
5E8A88 (94, 138, 136) Aqua Jade

Hard surfaces can also be very shiny. So here we go with another set of aqua colors.

D0E6E5 (208, 230, 229) Aqua Crystal
E6F2E9 (230, 242, 233) Aqua Quartz
77CFBA (119, 207, 186) Aqua Glass
608E8B (96, 142, 139) Aqua Marble
A0D1D3 (160, 209, 211) Aqua Stone

We are not done with beauty and prestige. Aqua can also be easily related to royalty.

D1E4C5 (209, 228, 197) Aqua Luster
8FDAD6 (143, 218, 214) Delightful Aqua
06C0DD (6, 192, 221) Royal Aqua
CFE6CD (207, 230, 205) Aqua Regia
8C9D98 (140, 157, 152) Aqua Queen

Obviously, some kind of prestigious attire is often associated with regal status. For this reason, aqua colors with names intertwined with clothes should not surprise anybody. Several companies opted for the same name but different shades. Some others decided on other kinds of cloth.

A5CFD1 (165, 207, 209) Aqua Chintz
93CFD1 (147, 207, 209) Aqua Chiffon (Olympic)
8FCED6 (143, 206, 214) Aqua Chiffon (PPG Pittsburgh Paints )
A0BBB8 (160, 187, 184) Festoon Aqua
CDE5DB (205, 229, 219) Aqua Velvet

While we are in a celebratory mood, we should include a few appropriately named aqua colors with their corresponding codes.

8CC3C3 (140, 195, 195) Aqua Fiesta
358F9F (53, 143, 159) Aqua Dance
009678 (0, 150, 120) Festive Aqua
EAEFE9 (234, 239, 233) Aqua Ballet
3A9CA5 (58, 156, 165) Vivid Aqua

We are already accustomed to relating aqua to tranquility, relaxation, and peaceful activities, so these names may be a bit surprising. With a color palette that spans such a wide range of shades and applications, almost anything is possible. For instance … How about if aqua is not quite aqua?

Not Quite Aqua

Can we call a color aqua, despite not being the exact shade most people perceive as aqua? Apparently, yes. Let’s take a look at a few aqua colors with names suggesting we are dealing with something close, but not quite there:

98DDC5 (152, 221, 197) Almost Aqua
BFEAE1 (191, 234, 225) Barely Aqua
6EC4BC (110, 196, 188) Aqua Fantasy
B1CED5 (177, 206, 213) Subtle Aqua
D8E5DB (216, 229, 219) Wisp of Aqua

Indeed, these names encompass a wide range. And there’s more!

A8DACF (168, 218, 207) Aqua Glow
A0E2D3 (160, 226, 211) Aqua Wish
AEE7E5 (174, 231, 229) Aqua Infusion
BFDFDF (191, 223, 223) Aqua Whisper
32D7D9 (50, 215, 217) Para Aqua

We could easily continue, but we have already compiled an extensive list of aqua shades with HEX and RGB codes. In fact, we have cataloged 145 aqua tints with examples. To reach 150, we need just one additional set.

So what about Vintage Aqua?

While we perceive aqua colors as a modern addition to graphic design, we can easily find numerous shades of aqua in older, even historical or ancient, locations. Here are a few names to remind us of the rich history behind this popular color.

759F9A (117, 159, 154) Antiqued Aqua
B7E0DC (183, 224, 220) Vintage Aqua
A1BDBF (161, 189, 191) Colonial Aqua
97B5B3 (151, 181, 179) Mansion House Aqua
529F92 (82, 159, 146) Aqua Revival

That’s all for now. It’s likely that we’ll expand the list in the future, so be sure to bookmark the address. And, of course, tell your friends!

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Thanksgiving Colors – Find the Best Pallette For Your Thanksgiving

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Show Me the Colors of Thanksgiving!

The colors of Thanksgiving are the warm colors of autumn and hearty food. This means everything from light yellow to dark brown with an occasional hint of green and black. If you are looking for inspiration for Thanksgiving decor, a fresh idea for Thanksgiving-related design, or simply want to learn something new about this tradition with rich and colorful (pun intended) tradition, read on. You can invite a friend, as well. Thanksgiving is not just about food. It’s actually about sharing.

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While virtually every tone of yellow, orange, and brown qualifies for Thanksgiving, some colors and paints are even more related to this popular traditional American holiday. A good number of them are even named after Thanksgiving and everything related to this holiday!

What Is the Color of Thanksgiving?

Are you ready to color this year’s Thanksgiving?

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#F17D08 (241, 125, 8) Thanksgiving Orange Color
#588039 (88, 128, 57) Thanksgiving Green Color
#B56D4B (181, 109, 75) Thanksgiving (Behr)
#F6DBA4 (246, 219, 164) Warm Thanksgiving Dinner (MyPerfectColor)
#FACBB4 (250, 203, 180) Thanksgiving (Para Paints)

There’s quite a difference between them, isn’t it?

All Thanksgiving-related paints and colors are presented with their HEX and RGB color codes to make this article a handful of references for everybody who intends to use them for any of their projects. As you already know, the origin of Thanksgiving goes back to the 17th century, when Pilgrims traveled to North America.

Pilgrims-related Colors

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#486072 (486072) Pilgrim Blue (Behr)
#A0A5AD (160, 165, 173) Pilgrim (Asian Paints)
#5C3B37 (92, 59, 55) Pilgrim Red (Behr)
#9EA7AD (158, 167, 173) Pilgrim Haze (Benjamin Moore)
#908475 (144, 132, 117) Pilgrim (Flugger Klassisk)

Only two of the presented Pilgrim colors are similar. But there are more.

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#674142 (103, 65, 66) New Pilgrim Red (Benjamin Moore)
#9E7E4C (158, 126, 76) Pilgrim Gray (General Motors)
#47423D (71, 66, 61) Pilgrim Grey (Crown Diamond)
#6F6A68 (111, 106, 104) Pilgrim’s Hat (Nerolac)
#7C8295 (124, 130, 149) Pilgrims Cloak (Home Hardware)

Did you expect just black and gray shades? Well, it seems the color palette is much wider. Pilgrims had hard times, and a good harvest was crucial for their survival.

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Harvest Colors with HEX and RGB Codes

A typical harvest is colored in yellowish and brownish tints. The colors named after harvest are faithful to this expectation.

Harvest Color

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#FFD5A6 (255, 213, 166) Harvest (Albany Paint)
#B6930A (182, 147, 10) Harvest (Valspar Paint)
#FD5A25 (253, 90, 37) Harvest Orange (Apple Barrel)
#DF5D42 (223, 93, 66) Orange Harvest (Earthpaint)
#E16644 (225, 102, 68) Orange Harvest (Brighto Paints)

A lot of variations with yellow and red with a small amount of blue if we stay limited to basic colors only. Of course, harvest symbolizes life, and life is closely associated with these colors. Symbolically, we can also relate harvest with the sun, which is often presented with a gold color.

Gold Harvest Color

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#DA9100 (218, 145, 0) Harvest Gold
#EAB17A (234, 177, 122) Harvest Gold (Duron)
#876944 (135, 105, 68) Harvest Gold (AMC)
#C28A1F (194, 138, 31) Golden Harvest (CIL)
#CB7E46 (203, 126, 70) Harvest Orange (Nippon Paint)

We are not done yet. Orange-colored harvest is so popular we just had to add another set for you to check the possibilities and compare one with another. They are all lovely, but they look even better in combination.

Orange Harvest

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D35D4E (211, 93, 78) Orange Harvest (Indigo Paints)
CA814A (202, 129, 74) Harvest Orange (Shalimar Paints)
C6743C (198, 116, 60) Harvest Orange (Evonik-Degussa)
80612E (128, 97, 46) Harvest Brown (Valspar Paint)
98607D (152, 96, 125) Grape Harvest (Duron)

It’s true. Harvest is not limited to grains only. Grapes contribute to autumn crops as well. They make a lovely contrast with yellowish tones.

The Color of Corn

Corn is one of the major staples in America for many centuries. The rest of the world imported it, and it became the major source of carbs for people and livestock. Its rich yellow shades can make a great base for all kinds of Thanksgiving projects.

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#EFCC9A (239, 204, 154) Indian Corn (CIL)
#FDEDB1 (253, 237, 177) Steamy Corn (Snowcem)
#F2C782 (242, 199, 130) Golden Corn (KILZ)
#FFF2C2 (255, 242, 194) Creamy Corn (California Paints)
#FFC946 (255, 201, 70) Corn Harvest (California Paints)

There are many shades of corn yellow. The spectrum spans from pale, almost creamy hues to pretty intense orange.

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FFDD8A (255, 221, 138) Yellow Corn (Behr)
F4E2BF (244, 226, 191) Kettle Corn (ECOS Paints)
F9B800 (249, 184, 0) Yellow Corn (Matthews Paint)
FEE587 (254, 229, 135) Corn Yellow (Matthews Paint)
523130 (82, 49, 48) Harvest Corn (Dutch Boy)

Yes, the corn can also look dark brown.

Shades of Maize

Maize is, essentially, another word for corn. It’s more often used in Great Britain than in the USA.

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#F2C649 (242, 198, 73) Maize (Crayola)
#E29000 (226, 144, 0) Maize (RAL)
#ECCB57 (236, 203, 87) Maize Yellow (Ford)
#E4C57E (228, 197, 126) Maize (General Motors)
#FFC871 (255, 200, 113) Maizey (Colorwheel)

We can find maize in numerous colors, and paint makers are very well aware of that.

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#F6E5B2 (246, 229, 178) Misty Maize (Dutch Boy)
#F5D577 (245, 213, 119) Maize Stalk (Asian Paints)
#FACC71 (250, 204, 113) Mayan Maize
#FFDB7E (255, 219, 126) Waverly Maize
#F8D08E (248, 208, 142) Gold Maize (Ameritone Devoe)

We must not forget wheat. It’s the main crop of the world!

Wheat Colors

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E5B781 (229, 183, 129) Golden Wheat (CIL)
DAA27C (218, 162, 124) Whole Wheat (CIL)
D2B298 (210, 178, 152) Soft Wheat (CIL)
AB9D8E (171, 157, 142) Neutral Wheat (CIL)
E3B074 (227, 176, 116) Wheat (Ford)

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Pumpkin Color

Pumpkins, with their variety of colors, are an important part of the decor for the whole autumn. We can already adore their rich hues in Halloween colors. Thanksgiving is a bit different. They are still pretty, but they can be served on the table in different dishes as well.

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#FF6D3A (255, 109, 58) Smashed Pumpkin
#F18001 (241, 128, 1) Pumpkin (ProMarker)
#BA7843 (186, 120, 67) Pumpkin (Rodda Paint)
#D68E3B (214, 142, 59) Pumpkin Face (CIL)
#9E473C (158, 71, 60) Burnt Pumpkin (CIL)

If yellow dominates among the colors of corn, we are dealing with more orangeish and brownish shades here.

#FFB73C (255, 183, 60) Pumpkin (Snowcem)
#CA5831 (202, 88, 49) Pumpkin Orange (Krylon)
#F7955B (247, 149, 91) Pumpkin (Delta)
#EA925C (234, 146, 92) Pumpkin (FolkArt)
#C4321F (196, 50, 31) Pumpkin Orange (Volkswagen)

Don’t forget, these are just a few possibilities to use the color of pumpkins in your projects.

Gourds

Gourd comes in many colors. They are fruits, including, but not limited to pumpkins. You can find examples among cucumbers, melons, and other families of edible fruits which can all find their way to the Thanksgiving dinners. There are some examples of gourds in different colors with HEX codes and RGB values.

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#DDB417 (221, 180, 23) Gourd (Valspar Paint)
#F69942 (246, 153, 66) Gourd (Dutch Boy)
#AD645B (173, 100, 91) Autumn Gourd (Clark+Kensington)
#E4AA74 (228, 170, 116) Autumn Gourd (Behr)
#F4B57B (244, 181, 123) Gourd (British Paints)

That’s it. It’s not much different from corn and pumpkin colors, but gourd colors can still present a nice change in the Thanksgiving color palette.

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Autumn

We have already mentioned that Thanksgiving is a celebration of autumn. So don’t be surprised to see a few sets of colors with autumn in their names.

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#7F282B (127, 40, 43) Autumn Red (Volkswagen)
#321004 (50, 16, 4) Autumn Brown (Ford)
#7F2C23 (127, 44, 35) Autumn Red (AMC)
#521719 (82, 23, 25) Autumn Red (Ford)
#693423 (105, 52, 35) Autumn Rust (AMC)

Rich red colors are an obvious option. Scientists agree that the red color encourages appetite. It’s the perfect addition to Thanksgiving decor at Thanksgiving dinner. If it’s too strong, just use a hint of red. Or, replace it with orange. A combination works well, too.

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#EFA311 (239, 163, 17) Autumn Orange (Valspar Paint)
#ED984E (237, 152, 78) Autumn Orange (Behr)
#C57626 (197, 118, 38) Autumn Orange (Benjamin Moore)
#D07A04 (208, 122, 4) Autumn Leaf Orange (RAL)
#B4A28A (180, 162, 138) Autumn Smoke (Ford)

Orange is a happy color, yet still too strong for some people or situations. This is where yellowish Autumn colors come in.

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#E99700 (233, 151, 0) Autumn Yellow (RAL)
#F3D08E (243, 208, 142) Autumn Yellow (AMC)
#F9E3BE (249, 227, 190) Autumn Beige (Ford)
#AC966D (172, 150, 109) Autumn Gold (Ford)
#779D78 (119, 157, 120) Autumn Crisp (CIL)

That’s right. Some greenery can stay alive and well in autumn too. Are you ready for Autumn leaves?

Autumn Leaves

Our first association with the end of summer is probably the change of colors of leaves. Several paint makers named their products after autumn leaves.

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#FEAD62 (254, 173, 98) Autumn Leaves (ICI Paints)
#B38855 (179, 136, 85) Autumn Leaves (Nerolac)
#B25F41 (178, 96, 65) Autumn Leaves (Jazeera Paints)
#98482B (152, 72, 43) Crisp Autumn Leaves (Glidden)
#D3452A (211, 69, 42) Autumn Leaves (FolkArt)

Fall

Fall is the other word for autumn. They can be used interchangeably. Their use differs mainly by the occasion. Autumn is considered a bit more formal and fall is more often used in American English. At least, leaves are still leaves!

#EACD45 (234, 205, 69) Fall Leaves (Valspar Paint)
#C86E44 (200, 110, 68) Fall Leaf (Valspar Paint)
#C47A3A (196, 122, 58) Fall Leaves (Behr)
#B48347 (180, 131, 71) Fall Leaf (KILZ)
#C28359 (194, 131, 89) Fall Foliage (Dunn-Edwards)

We are done with the colors of leaves but not with autumn or fall.

Cornucopia

Cornucopia roughly translates as a horn of plenty. It’s a symbol of a good harvest, presented as a horn, full of goods promising a good life even when the temperatures are lower.

#E3DF60 (227, 223, 96) Cornucopia (Valspar Paint)
#6E7358 (110, 115, 88) Herb Cornucopia (Behr)
#C4A47F (196, 164, 127) Cornucopia (Behr)
#F09C43 (240, 156, 67) Cornucopia (Porter Paints)
#D0864E (208, 134, 78) Cornucopia Tan (Benjamin Moore)

A lot of options with both Behr’s Cornucopia Paints being the most in-demand at the moment.

Hungry? Let’s check some colors of traditional Thanksgiving foods.

Foods

Turkey is still the main star of the Thanksgiving dinner, but not among the colors. Anyway, we managed to find colors named after stuffing and sides.

green-beans-color

#EEEBD5 (238, 235, 213) Stuffing (General Paint)
#F6ECD6 (246, 236, 214) Mashed Potato (California Paints)
#6A8B40 (106, 139, 64) Green Bean (ICI)
#EFCEAA (239, 206, 170) Chestnut Dressing (Valspar Paint)
#705D5A (112, 93, 90) Gravy Dip (Nerolac)

If red color shades by autumn leaves are not enough, there is another great source of red colors – cranberry, one of the most popular elements of Thanksgiving dinners.

Cranberry Colors

cranberry-color-code

B34D35 (179, 77, 53) Cranberry (Valspar Paint)
86363F (134, 54, 63) Cranberry (Tikkurila)
E6005D (230, 0, 93) Cranberry (Apple Barrel)
950714 (149, 7, 20) Cranberry Zing (Glidden)
93413E (147, 65, 62) Cranberry Zing (CIL)

The tradition of cranberries very likely comes from the very beginning. It was venison, not turkey, on the first Thanksgiving tables, and acid from cranberries makes it much more digestible, not to mention the C vitamin richness, perfect for the season of colds.

cranberry-red-paint-color

9C3C52 (156, 60, 82) Bright Cranberry (Rodda Paint)
C4BBC2 (196, 187, 194) Light Cranberry (Ford)
450E17 (69, 14, 23) Medium Cranberry (Ford)
3D2942 (61, 41, 66) Dark Cranberry (Ford)
6A2140 (106, 33, 64) Deep Cranberry (Chrysler)

We are slowly approaching the dessert. Pecan pie is one of the most popular ones.

Pecan Color with HEX and RGB Codes

#EAC67A (234, 198, 122) Pecan (Valspar Paint)
#D5C4AC (213, 196, 172) Pecan (Homebase)
#B19271 (177, 146, 113) Pecan (Albany Paint)
#B07B64 (176, 123, 100) Pecan (Behr)
#7A4B35 (122, 75, 53) Pecan Pie (Alexander Julian)

Of course, there are several sorts of pecans. This fact is also reflected in the paints on the market. But we are almost full and ready for a final drink.

Thanksgiving Drinks

There are many popular drinks served for Thanksgiving, some containing alcohol and others without.

benjamin-moore-spiced-apple-cider

#A27775 (162, 119, 117) Brandied Apple (Behr)
#F2CA6E (242, 202, 110) Ginger Ale (Devoe Paint)
#833F4D (131, 63, 77) Cranberry Cocktail (Benjamin Moore)
#FCDDBA (252, 221, 186) Apple Cider (Diamond Vogel)
#AB3337 (171, 51, 55) Strong Punch (California Paints)

I hope you enjoyed our presentation of Thanksgiving colors. Did you learn something new? Bookmark this page for further reference and tell your friends. Have a great Thanksgiving. Cheers!

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Halloween Colors

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Halloween colors are orange and black, right? Yes and no. While black and orange are traditionally associated with Halloween, this tradition is only about one hundred years old. Celebrations of Halloween, on the other hand, have roots in Pagan and Christian customs with centuries of history, way more than America with pumpkins was discovered by Europeans, who, by the way, brought Halloween to the New World, not vice versa.

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This article will present dozens of Halloween-related colors with HEX and RGB codes to offer hundreds of ideas for designers and everybody interested in Halloween decor. Remember the basic rule – go for contrasts. You’ always need at least two colors to create a contrast.

Let’s start!

Orange

Orange is the color of pumpkins. Orange is a bright, positive color, presenting light, flames, and warmth, reminding us of the Sun in contrast with the coming winter with coldness, darkness, fear, and death.

What color code is Halloween orange?

According to different designers, it can be one of these:

halloween-orange-color-code-rgb

#EB6123 (235, 91, 35) Halloween Orange (iColorpalette)
#E66C2C (230, 108, 44) Halloween Orange (Computer Hope)
#FC4C02 (252, 76, 2) Halloween Orange (colorcodes.io)
#F06514 (240, 101, 20) Halloween Orange (ColorsWall)
#EB5F22 (235, 95, 34) Halloween Orange (art-paints)

Paint producers have different ideas.

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#CD6A2E (205, 106, 46) Halloween (Earthpaint)
#D37A2A (211, 122, 42) Halloween Wedding (Valspar Paint)
#FF7E24 (255, 126, 36) Halloween (ICI Paints)
#E17137 (225, 113, 55) Halloween (Kelly Moore)
#FF8A4E (255, 138, 78) Halloween (Duron)

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#FF8A4E (255, 138, 78) Halloween (Frazee)
#C86C3D (200, 108, 61) Halloween (Sico)
#F07F3A (240, 127, 58) Halloween (Dutch Boy)
#E7795A (231, 121, 90) Haunted Halloween (Valspar Paint)
#F58852 (245, 136, 82) Halloween (Premiere Paints)

As you can see, several shades of orange qualify for Halloween, some being more and some less vibrant. It’s up to you to choose the right one for your project or event.

Halloween decor in dominating orange and black

Pumpkin Orange Color Codes

There are many symbols associated with Halloween, but the pumpkin in its significant orange hue is an indisputable winner of the last century. Here are several shades to pick from.

pumpkin-orange-color-code

#F18001 (241, 128, 1) Pumpkin (ProMarker)
#EC673E (236, 103, 62) Pumpkin (Rust-Oleum)
#BA7843 (186, 120, 67) Pumpkin (Rodda Paint)
#B77548 (183, 117, 72) Pumpkin (Vista Paint)
#E1870B (225, 135, 11) Pumpkin (Sico)

This is just a start, of course. Some companies like this hue of orange so much, that they created a whole series of Pumpkin colors in different shades.

#FCE6C6 (252, 230, 198) Pumpkin 1 (Laura Ashley)
#FCD8B5 (252, 216, 181) Pumpkin 2 (Laura Ashley)
#FBCDA7 (251, 205, 167) Pumpkin 3 (Laura Ashley)
#F9B583 (249, 181, 131) Pumpkin 4 (Laura Ashley)
#F08F58 (240, 143, 88) Pumpkin 5 (Laura Ashley)
#E97A39 (233, 122, 57) Pumpkin 6 (Laura Ashley)

Yes – six colors with the same name, all devoted to pumpkins, differing in shades and marked by numbers, created by Laura Ashley!

As you can see in the next set, pumpkins can be used as the shade of orange, but there are also shades of pumpkins.

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#C4321F (196, 50, 31) Pumpkin Orange (Volkswagen)
#CA5831 (202, 88, 49) Pumpkin Orange (Krylon)
#FCAA67 (252, 170, 103) Pumpkin Glow (Home Hardware)
#F2A179 (242, 161, 121) Pumpkin Hue (Columbia Paint)
#CE886C (206, 136, 108) Pumpkin Patch (Benjamin Moore)

A pumpkin is often used for something else. We can look at it as a starting material to make something else.

pumpkin-colors

#FF6D3A (255, 109, 58) Smashed Pumpkin
#9E473C (158, 71, 60) Burnt Pumpkin (CIL)
#D68E3B (214, 142, 59) Pumpkin Face (CIL)
#C77223 (199, 114, 35) Pumpkin Pie (ICI)
#E8B07E (232, 176, 126) Pumpkin Seed (True Value)

And, of course, there are more pumpkin-related projects.

pumpkin-orange-color-code-rgb

#C7812F (199, 129, 47) Autumn Pumpkin (Dulux)
#B96544 (185, 101, 68) Pumpkin Drizzle (Behr)
#CC7C44 (204, 124, 68) Spicy Pumpkin (Valspar)
#FFB25B (255, 178, 91) October Pumpkin (Glidden)
#FCAA67 (252, 170, 103) Pumpkin Glow (Canada Hardware)

Talking about glowing…

Jack-O-Lantern Color Codes

The most famous object made of pumpkins is Jack o’ Lantern. If you don’t know the story behind Jack o’ Lantern, here is in short: Jack was a frugal old man and a prankster. When his time came, he even cheated death! Eventually, he was refused from heaven and hell. This made him wander around with an improvised lamp, made of hollowed turnip. When the settlers from Europe brought this story to America, they found out that pumpkins were way more suitable for carving than turnips, so they started making improvised lamps from pumpkins. This is how Jack o’ Lantern (Jack of Lantern) became a part of the Halloween tradition!

jack-o-lantern-colors

#EB8217 (235, 130, 23) Jack O Lantern (Dulux)
#EF851D (239, 133, 29) Jack O Lantern (Glidden)
#ED861F (237, 134, 31) Jack O Lantern (ICI)
#C06C3E (192, 108, 62) Jack O Lantern (Behr)
#F47834 (244, 120, 52) Jack O Lantern (Valspar)

We could go on and on, but it’s probably better to devote some time to other colors as well.

The scheme above is just the tip of the iceberg. Let’s go into details.

Yellow

Yellow was considered the signature Halloween color until the beginning of the 20th century. Corn Yellow is a similarly dominant color for Autumn and lost its popularity due to more aggressive orange which simply looks better in contrast with dark background. Yellow never went out of fashion, though. There is also a tradition of making Corn hush dolls, adopted by settlers from Native Americans who used corn as one of their main staples completely – corn husk was (and still is) among other things used for making dolls as toys for kids. These dolls/witches were also considered protectors against bad dreams and evil spirits.

different-corn-colors

#F3D5AD (243, 213, 173) Cornhusk (Pantone)
#EFCC9A (239, 204, 154) Indian Corn (CIL)
#F2C782 (242, 199, 130) Golden Corn (KILZ)
#FDEDB1 (253, 237, 177) Steamy Corn (Snowcem)
#FFC946 (255, 201, 70) Corn Harvest (California Paints)

Did you know that Native Americans have dozens of stories with different Corn Gods and Spirits? Corn was a main staple for hundreds of tribes, including nomadic tribes, so we can obviously expect a lot of corn-related colors, as well.

corn-different-colors

#E6CAA0 (230, 202, 160) Kansas Corn (Dulux)
#FFE8A9 (255, 232, 169) Corn (Behr)
#F9DFB0 (249, 223, 176) Corn Silk (ICI)
#F7B358 (247, 179, 88) Corn Husk (Benjamin Moore)
#D49941 (212, 153, 65) Golden Corn (British Paints)

Not enough? Here are more yellow colors.

pink and black bats for Hallowen decoration

Red

Red is a classic Autumn color, so it’s been included in Halloween-related decor for centuries. Yet, there were mainly yellow and brown leading the way, with red color, as being so aggressive, used in most cases for accents only. Well, in recent decades, things changed a lot. Vampires became immensely popular and they are obsessed with blood. Blood drops, bloody lips and fangs, blood stains, etc., are everywhere. And if you plan a crime-scene-themed Halloween party, you’ll definitely need a lot of blood.

blood-red-color-code

#AA5F43 (170, 95, 67) Mystic Copper (Tambour)
#9D4338 (157, 67, 56) Vampire (Graham & Brown)
#8A0303 (138, 3, 3) Blood
#92403F (146, 64, 63) Bloody Mary (Comex)
#CA4433 (202, 68, 51) Autumn Rust (Chrysler)

Don’t forget that blood is also a symbol of life and love. Always go for contrasts!

Brown

Brown is another traditional Halloween color that fell out of fashion when orange and black took the lead. But it’s coming back. The reason is simple. With so many brown shades, you simply don’t want to neglect it, if you don’t want to miss a large portion of decorating options. Brown is warm and earthly, but it can also act dull and depressive if you exaggerate.

ghost-color-code

#F2E6D7 (242, 230, 215) Spooky Ghost (Behr)
#ECE4D5 (236, 228, 213) Ghost (Craig & Rose)
#BB8E55 (187, 142, 85) Ghost Town (Dunn-Edwards)
#DDC283 (221, 194, 131) Zombie (Resene)
#EEE4CD (238, 228, 205) Dusty Witch (Snowcem)

Our advice would be to use brown as an addition to other, stronger colors. Maybe to emphasize some of their characteristics or frame too much aggressiveness of other colors.

Purple

Purple is the most recent addition to the Halloween palette. It does not come from natural cycles, like yellow, orange, red, and brown, but is associated with supernatural happenings for centuries. Purple colors were made from very expensive pigments, so purple was reserved for affluent and powerful people only. This probably caused the perception of witches and wizards dressed in purple, as well. And here we are – purple entered the Halloween scenery!

purple-halloween-color

#301934 (48, 25, 52) Dark Purple
#876A75 (135, 106, 117) Mystic (CIL)
#734454 (115, 68, 84) Vampire Love (Valspar Paint)
#41002D (65, 0, 45) Mystic (Ressource Peintures)
#886FAC (136, 111, 172) Mystic Purple (Nerolac)

Halloween decorative lights - purple skulls

Again, this is a very strong color. Overusing it can cause headaches, so act wisely!

Green

Halloween is on the edge of summer and winter. We can present it in still warm, yet fading hues of brown, but we can still pay homage to lively green from summertime. It’s not a traditional Halloween color, because our ancestors who celebrated Samhain and All Saint’s Day, didn’t really have much green around. Green shades entered the equation only in the 20th century when merchants tried to find something extra to enliven the already predictable orange-black scheme.

The closest association of green with witchcraft is probably the green face of the wicked Witch of the West from the famous Wizard of Oz.

green-halloween-color-palette

#215D1F (33, 93, 31) Spooky Green (ColourLovers)
#D1D2BF (209, 210, 191) Spooky (Dunn-Edwards)
#DDE1C7 (221, 225, 199) Spooky (Taubmans)
#AFBFBB (175, 191, 187) Sea Ghost (Tambour)
#326847 (50, 104, 71) Witch Green (Taubmans)

Green is also associated with mold, slime, and other nasty stuff. Just perfect for the Halloween party!

retro-halloween-color-palette

#C1E1D2 (193, 225, 210) Witch’s Brew (Valspar Paint)
#1E3333 (30, 51, 51) Green Shadow (Colortrend)
#D0EBE2 (208, 235, 226) Mystic Glow (Vista Paint)
#52584A (82, 88, 74) Dungeon (Crown Diamond)
#596045 (89, 96, 69) Scary Forest (Snowcem)

If green somehow surprised you, you should definitely check the next color.

Blue

Blue can be used similarly to purple. It’s not a color from nature and is mostly associated with authority, calmness, and wisdom. Not exactly a color for pranksters, right? Still, it works well as an addition to the color palette. After all, blue is a complementary color to orange, which opens numerous possibilities.

Also, it’s worth mentioning, that blue has another meaning on Halloween – children with blue buckets on trick-on-treating have autism or sensory handicaps, which means they are not able to communicate like the rest of the children. They still enjoy Halloween, and they still love candies, stickers, small toys, or whatever.

pastel-halloween-color-palette

#EAF5FB (234, 245, 251) Ghost White (Reaper Miniatures)
#6E9AB6 (110, 154, 182) Witch Bay (General Paint)
#778BA5 (119, 139, 165) Shadow Blue
#9FB4B2 (159, 180, 178) Mystic Lake (Berger)
#5D5F77 (93, 95, 119) Blue Blood (Behr)

From blue (there are many more shades of blue) to grey, which is, of course, a faded black.

Grey

The color grey is not a color for parties, Yet it’s irreplaceable for decor. Think about dust, fog, spiderwebs, gothic scenery, etc. Grey is also a great way to set some limits to the sometimes too-aggressive use of orange and red.

haunted-house-color-palette

#C0BFC7 (192, 191, 199) Ghost (Resene)
#595A5C (89, 90, 92) Zombie (Glidden)
#D3CBBF (211, 203, 191) Grey Ghost (Scib Paints) je rjava, lahko pod sivo
#D5CDC1 (213, 205, 193) Grey Ghost (Cloverdale Paint) je rjava, lahko pod sivo
#777E86 (119, 126, 134) Evening Shadow (CIL)

And here it is – the king of the Halloween!

Black

Black is the color of the night. It’s also the color of death. It is the strongest color of all, so use it cautiously. A Halloween party needs a proper setting, but it’s still a party. You want people to enjoy, not to become depressive. And if you think that black is just black, think again. Here are a few examples of black hues for Halloween:

halloween-black-color-shades

#393F40 (57, 63, 64) Black Night (Shalimar Paints)
#080808 (8, 8, 8) Vampire Black (Mitsubishi)
#363C3D (54, 60, 61) Dungeon (Kelly-Moore)
#292A2D (41, 42, 45) Dark Kettle Black (Valspar Paint)
#1B1B1B (27, 27, 27) Eerie Black

This concludes our journey through Halloween colors. A bit of tradition, a bit of tip, a bit of curiosity. We hope, the mix was right for you and you will create a perfect blend from our options for your party.

To make even more of your Halloween celebration here is also a link to Halloween Color Pages and a huge selection of printable Halloween countdown calendars.
https://mycoloringland.com/coloring-pages/halloween-coloring-pages/

Happy Halloween and come back again next year!

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Felix Vallotton – Paintings of Colors

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Importance of Colors at Felix Vallotton’s Paintings

Felix Edouard Vallotton (1865-1925) was a Swiss painter who became a naturalized French citizen in 1900. He was a very productive artist with close to two thousand finished paintings, several hundred woodcuts, and other works during his life. Woodcuts were very important in his early career, being one of his major income sources during the financially insecure years. Like many of his contemporaries, he was heavily influenced by Japanese woodcuts. His main technique was xylography, an ancient printing method, based on wooden blocks, where a picture had to be drawn directly on wood, carved in relief, covered with ink, and finally printed on medium.

This method demands efficient use of materials. Felix Vallotton made a very detailed drawing at first and then simplified it. He made simplifications three, five, or even more times until he achieved the desired effect – the realistic image with just the essence, yet still with a bit of his ironic view. Portraits of his contemporaries and several series of interactions between men and women made him pretty famous. He transferred this method of repeated simplification into oil paintings, as well. While he almost stopped producing prints after his marriage with Gabrielle Rodrigues-Henriques, he kept the same technique during all his painting years, right to the end of his life.

Here is a selection of Felix Vallotton’s paintings, where color is not just used as a tool, but plays a major role as well. Felix Vallotton loved to use vivid, bright colors, spread on flat monochromatic areas with distinctive edges. He also liked to confront complementary colors, especially red and green, often dominating the scene, which can be presented in unusual perspectives. Felix Vallotton was a master of lights and shades, which you’ll also see in the presented selection of about 30 paintings with colors in their titles. They are presented in chronological order so you can explore the changes in his approaches during his formative and mature years.

The Red Room, 1898

Interior with Red Armchair and Figures, 1899

The Red Balloon, 1899

Interior with woman in Red from Behind, 1903

The Laundress, Blue Room, 1906

The Violet Hat, 1907

Use of violet color is pretty rare in oil paintings. In this case, its dominant.

Portrait of a Lady with Yellow Scarf, 1909

Young Woman with Black Hat, 1910

Sunset, Orange Sky, 1910

The Green Ribbon, 1911

Yellow Daisies and Various Flowers, 1911

Reader with a Yellow Necklace, 1912

Pink and Red Tulips, 1912

Torso with Blue Cloth, 1912

The Yellow Fabric, 1913

The Red Sweater, 1913

A ribeye Steak on Yellow Paper, 1914

Yellow Daisies, Yellow Tablecloth, 1915

Red Peppers, 1915

Sunset at Grace, Orange and Violet Sky, 1918

Green Vase and White Bowl, 1919

Double Yellow Tulips on a Wicker Chair, 1923

The Black Soupiere, 1923

Landscape, The House with the Red Roof, 1924

The Green Tree, Cagnes, 1924

The painting above is a textbook of using different green shades to achieve the realistic effect of space.

French Marigold, Purple Daisies, and Golden Sheves, 1925

Roumanian in a Red Dress, 1925

As you can notice, Vallotton preferred interiors at the beginning, then moved to portraits and landscapes, to be mainly focused on still life in his later years. There were also exceptions, of course. We can add that in his last decade of life when more and more health issues limited him, he painted many landscapes from his memory. Despite portraying hundreds of nudes, one of his last works, a portrait of a Roumanian lady of negotiable virtue in a red dress, is probably his most controversial. Today, the original is hung in the Museum d’Orsay in Paris.

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St. Patrick’s Day Colors

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The colors of Saint Patrick’s Day are not necessarily the same as Saint Patrick’s colors. While mentioning the patron saint of Ireland everybody starts thinking green, things are a bit more complicated. This article will explain the role of the colors of this popular feast, with some history behind it, and, for a more scientific approach we’ll also add HEX and RGB codes for all the presented colors.

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St. Patrick’s Flag Color Codes

The official flag of Saint Patrick has no green color at all. It’s a simple flag with a red cross on a white background. St. Patrick’s Cross, also known as St. Patrick’s Saltire was adopted at the end of the 19th century by the Anglo-Irish Order of Saint Patrick. It is supposed to have roots in one of the powerful Irish dynasties but there are no convincing proofs for that claim. The Order was established by British King George III and Irish nationalists rejected it.

Here it is.

st-patrick-cross

Codes for the colors are:

Red: #C7042C (199, 4, 44) and White: #FFFFFF (255, 255, 255)

St. Patrick’s Color

St. Patrick’s color was blue, not green. There are several candidates for the specific shade of blue, with the sash of the Order of St. Patrick, arms of the Kingdom of Ireland, and Irish presidential standard as the main contenders. Others have their own ideas of St. Patrick’s Blue.

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#7696AB (118, 150, 171) St. Patrick’s Order Sash
#285AA1 (40, 90, 161) Kingdom of Ireland Arms Blue
#00005C (0, 0, 96) Irish Presidential Standard Blue
#23297A (35, 41, 122) St. Patrick’s Blue (Encycolorpedia)
#94C4E1 (148, 196, 225) Patrick’s Perfect Day (Valspar)

Irish Flag Colors

The Irish flag consists of three colors: green, white, and orange. We already have a code for white and here are the codes for green and orange:

irish-tricolour

Green: #009A49 (0, 154, 7) and Orange: #FF7900 (255,121,0)

The problem with green is that almost everybody has his intimate vision of the right shade of green. The green hue above is made by Pantone, by the way. Orange is even more controversial. Some people believe it should be gold (coming from the golden harp which was used in the Irish flag before 1916), not orange, so a stripe in the yellow shade would be way better.

irish-harp

Something like Golden Yellow: #FFD700 (255, 215, 0) on the left or Irish Linen (Berger) #F8F3DA (248, 243, 218) on the right in the picture above. Harp is still a national instrument of Ireland and a must at celebrations in honor of its patron saint.

photo-of-irish-harp

While green in the flag is symbolizing the Catholic majority in Ireland, orange represents Protestants, supporters of William of Orange from the Netherlands. White between both other colors should show the peaceful coexistence of both religions in Ireland. With time, green became a symbol of Irish Nationalists and Orange a symbol of British Unionists. But let’s leave politics to politicians and check the possible shades of green, useful for all kinds of projects related to the celebration of St. Patrick’s Day.

Irish Green

What can look more Irish than the Irish Green color? We can certainly expect more than one solution when we look for the RGB code of this particular shade of green. As expected, due to the lack of unique standards, everybody with a bit of authority has a different perception:

pantone-irish-green

#45BE76 (69, 190, 118) Pantone 15-6340 TCX
#40C575 (64, 197, 117) Pantone 15-6340 TPX
#179A64 (23, 154, 100) Color-name
#019529 (1, 149, 41) ArtyClick
#009E60 (0, 158, 96) Colorx

Yes, it’s hard to spot the difference between both Pantone’s Irish Green colors yet here we are. On the other hand, we can see that the major brands of paints made even more options for the market. So can you tell now what color is Irish Green?

irish-green-color-code

#23824D (35, 130, 77) Sherwin-Williams
#4D922C (77, 146, 44) Dulux
#47923F (71, 146, 63) Nerolac
#08A04B (8, 160, 75) Taubmans
#589738 (88, 151, 56) Devoe Paint

In other words, we already have 15 different shades of official paint with Irish Green as an official name but still don’t know what is Irish Green…

irish-green-hex-code

#519033 (81, 144, 55) ICI Paints
#00985A (0, 152, 90) Gildan
#289751 (40, 151, 81) Muralo
#51952C (81, 149, 44) Glidden
#2B3D34 (43, 61, 52) Volkswagen

Ireland is an island (hence the name) which is due to its beauty often called Emerald Island. This means that one of the popular colors for St. Patrick’s Day would probably be Emerald Green. It seems we have more than one option with that name too.

Emerald Green

emerald-green-hex-code

#50C878 (80,200,120) Color-hex
#046307 (4, 99, 7) iColorpalette
#009B77 (0, 155, 119) Colorcodes
#386938 (56, 105, 56) RAL
#086522 (8, 101, 34) Krylon

If you need just one, let me give you a hint – major brands, like Adobe, prefer the first one: #50C878. On the other hand, each one of us prefers specific authorities on specific subjects. The car industry, for instance, has its very own logic. All the next five shades of Emerald Green are made by Chrysler and all bear the same name.

Emerald Green by Chrysler

emerald-green-chrysler

#72B2B2 (114, 178, 178)
#4F6F78 (79, 111, 120)
#507C76 (80, 124, 118)
#3F6D70 (63, 109, 112)
#193236 (25, 50, 54)

They look similar yet they difer. Other manufacturers have even more ideas for Emerald Green.

emerald-green-rgb

#284D3E (40, 77, 62) Houzz
#003208 (0, 50, 8) Geely
#479F71 (71, 159, 113) PPG Pittsburgh Paints
#316834 (49, 104, 52) Rust-Oleum
#1A3137 (26, 49, 55) Volkswagen

As we already expected different shades of green qualify as Emerald green which is logical because emeralds also don’t always look the same. The composition of their crystal structure with always present impurities will always offer a wide variety of hues even before the grinding.

Then, of course, the color changes even more, depending on the point of view.

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Kelly Green

Kelly is a popular Irish name. It can mean many things, icluding warrior, the-one-who-frequently-goes-to-church, bright headed, and wood. It’s used as first name and surname and you can name Kelly a boy or a girl. Kelly is one of the words that are most closely associated with Ireland. Kelly Green is a popular color and it’s time to find out why it’s so special.

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#4CBB17 (76, 187, 23) Canva
#339C5E (51, 156, 94) Pantone
#238A64 (35, 138, 100) FolkArt
#046A38 (4,106,56) Colorcodes
#00C957 (00C957) Crayola

Now is also a perfect opportunity to compare Kelly Green to Irish Green. The first impression is probably brightness.

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00644C (0, 100, 76) ICI Paints
238926 (35, 137, 38) Canada Hardware
008B51 (0, 139, 81) Avery Dennison
176B37 (23, 107, 55) IFS Coatings
8CC277 (140, 194, 119) Sico

We have more of Kelly Green in different shades.

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#2DA06E (45, 160, 110) Valspar
#30884F (48, 136, 79) Color Your World
#479F71 (71, 159, 113) PPG Pittsburgh Paints
#205E41 (32, 94, 65) Martin Senour Paints
#238926 (35, 137, 38) Home Hardware

St. Patrick’s Green

Several hues of green were declared as St. Patrick’s Green. Here are a few examples.

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#009B69 (0, 155, 105) St. Patrick (Dutch Boy)
#009F7E (0, 159, 126) St. Patrick (Benjamin Moore)
#50C9AC (80, 201, 172) St. Patty’s Day (Benjamin Moore)
#3A8B57 (58, 139, 87) Patrick Green (Duron)
#8CBE49 (140, 190, 73) Patrick (Ameritone Devoe)

Shamrock Green

Shamrock is the national plant of Ireland and one of the most recognized symbols of St. Patrick’s Day. If you plan anything related to the feast of this popular saint, Shamrock Green is almost a mandatory part of your color palette.

But what are the RGB codes of Shamrock Green? Don’t worry, we’ll offer a few examples from this area as well.

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#097962 (9, 121, 98) Shamrock Green (Kelly-Moore)
#4EA77E (78, 167, 126) Shamrock Green (Behr)
#216D56 (33, 109, 86) Shamrock Green (Coronado Paint)
#007057 (0, 112, 87) Shamrock Green (Vista Paint)
#307962 (48, 121, 98) Shamrock Green (Cloverdale Paint)

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#33CC99 (51, 204, 153) Shamrock (Crayola)
#5FA778 (95, 167, 120) Shiny Shamrock (Encycolorpedia)
#6D6B51 (109, 107, 81) Green Shamrock (Pascol)
#005029 (0, 80, 41) Shamrock (Duron)
#336D3C (51, 109, 60) Shamrock (CIL)

Still not enough? Here are even more ideas for green shades useful for Saint Paddy’s Day.

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#006C2E (0, 108, 46) Ireland Green (RAL)
#3E896F (62, 137, 111) Irish Pub Green (Matthews Paint)
#87DBC7 (135, 219, 199) Irish Isle (Berger)
#0DC1A9 (13, 193, 169) Pride of Ireland (Ace)
#186C58 (24, 108, 88) Irish Dance (Frenchic Paint)

Benjamin Moore has a whole family of green paints related to Ireland:

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#237B54 (35, 123, 84) Irish Clover (Benjamin Moore)
#46926D (70, 146, 109) Luck of the Irish (Benjamin Moore)
#DFF4E9 (223, 244, 233) Irish Spring (Benjamin Moore)
#357f51 (53, 127, 81) Irish Moss (Benjamin Moore)
#DEF4ED (222, 244, 237) Irish Mint (Benjamin Moore)

That’s it. Enjoy Your celebration of St. Patrick’s Feast and don’t forget to share this article with everybody who might be interested.

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Violet Color – Its Shades with HTML and RGB Codes

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There are several definitions of violet color. It all started with Isaac Newton who defined certain wavelengths (from 380 to 435 nm) of visible light as violet. The name came from the flowers of violet color. This is where things might become a bit complicated because we know several kinds of different violets and each one of them can vary a bit in shades.

In the RGB model violet is made by mixing blue and red with blue as the dominant light and in the CMYK model by using magenta and cyan with magenta as the dominant pigment. On the color wheel, we can find it between blue and magenta.

This article will present many different shades of violet with examples. Here you’ll find names, HTML codes, and RGB codes. Some of the shades will inevitably overlap with other colors where blue and red are also the main ingredients. The aim of this article is to collect as many shades as possible in one place in logical order which is useful for everybody interested in color violet. If you find it interesting, share it with your friends.

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#7F00FF (127, 0, 255) Violet
#EE82EE (238, 130, 238) Violet (Web)
#8B00FF (139, 0, 255) True Violet
#53357D (83, 53, 125) Prism Violet
#9400D3 (148, 0, 211) Violet Ink

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Photo of violet – a beautiful example of blue-red combo

Dark Violet Color

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#8000FF (128, 0, 255) Dark Violet
#330066 (51, 0, 102) Deep Violet Color
#784384 (120, 67, 132) Night Violet
#6A75AD (106, 117, 173) Midnight Violet
#4F566C (79, 86, 108) Heavy Violet

As you can see we already have a bit of a problem with naming. There are already two colors named simply violet but by different standards. There are also two colors named Dark Violet (the other has HEX code #9400D3) and with Deep Violet we only open the doors to more interpretations.

At least we can conclude that the general perception of violet is that it’s a color where we have more blue than red in the mixture. We’ll of course find some exceptions as well but these will soon lead to other names.

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#9F00FF (159, 0, 255) Vivid Violet
#645394 (100, 83, 148) Ultra Violet
#8F00FF (143, 0, 255) Electric Violet
#AA00FF (170, 0, 255) Digital Violet
#661188 (102, 17, 136) Extraviolet

Violet can be a pretty energetic and intense color. According to the names above it’s very fashionable as well. So if you need ultra violet RGB code or want to know what Electric Violet Color looks like, you are in the right place.

Violet Colors Names in Combination with Other Colors

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#C71585 (199, 21, 133) Red-Violet
#F75394 (247, 83, 148) Violet-Red
#BB3385 (187, 51, 133) Medium Red-Violet
#47243C (71, 36, 60) Purple Violet
#B197BE (177, 151, 190) Purple Violet (Dutch Boy)

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#553592 (85, 53, 146) Magenta Violet
#9B8E8E (155, 142, 142) Grey Violet
#C71585 (199, 21, 133) Medium Violet Red
#8A2BE2 (138, 43, 226) Blue-Violet
#324AB2 (50, 74, 178) Violet-Blue

These are only a few examples. Dozens of paint makers offer their unique mixtures of violet paints where additional color is added to violet.

Light Violet Shades

Light shades of violet are especially popular as wall paints due to their soothing/relaxing effect. It is believed that light violet shades act especially stimulative on intellectual activities. Here are a few bright, pastel, pale, soft, and other light violet colors with HEX and RGB codes.

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#CB99C9 (203, 153, 201) Pastel Violet
#EE82EE (238, 130, 238) Bright Violet
#8F7DA5 (143, 125, 165) Chalk Violet
#803790 (128, 55, 144) Dull Violet
#DDBEDD (221, 190, 221) Faded Violet

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#DB7093 (219, 112, 147) Pale Violet Red
#DBD7E4 (219, 215, 228) Misty Violet
#D4B8BF (212, 184, 191) Melting Violet
#D1C0BF (209, 192, 191) Hushed Violet
#643A4C (100, 58, 76) Crushed Violets

Violet Color and Feelings

Like all colors, violet affects our mood. Names, related to feelings, are expected and here they are.

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#8C667A (140, 102, 122) Sweet Violet
#59394C (89, 57, 76) Dulcet Violet
#B29E9E (178, 158, 158) Subtle Violet
#5F4D50 (95, 77, 80) Vicarious Violet
#8F509D (143, 80, 157) Vicious Violet

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#634F62 (99, 79, 98) Vintage Violet
#B079A7 (176, 121, 167) Victorian Violet
#43354F (67, 53, 79) Velvet Violet
#B19CD9 (177, 156, 217) Violet Velvet
#C193C0 (193, 147, 192) Violet Tulle

Violet Colors Named after Countries

Colors are never not just pure physics. They are cultural products as well. Here are some examples of the perception of the violets around the globe.

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#B284BE (178, 132, 190) African Violet
#551B8C (85, 27, 140) American Violet
#8B818C (139, 129, 140) Asian Violet
#856088 (133, 96, 136) Chinese Violet
#563C5C (86, 60, 92) English Violet

To be honest, the African Violet color got its name after the flower, not after the continent. Anyway, the flower is named after Africa, and you’ll have a chance to find many more kinds of violet colors named after flowers and other plants. A bit later, of course.

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#8806CE (136, 6, 206) French Violet
#5B3256 (91, 50, 86) Japanese Violet (JTC Violet)
#32174D (50, 23, 77) Russian Violet
#81007f (129, 0, 127) Philippine Violet
#4C2882 (76, 40, 130) Spanish Violet (G&S)

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#4D517F (77, 81, 127) Roman Violet
#777CB0 (119, 124, 176) Ontario Violet
#32127A (50, 18, 122) Persian Indigo
#8C8EB2 (140, 142, 178) Persian Violet aka Viola Odarata aka Ogleia
#702963 (112, 41, 99) Byzantium

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#66023C (102, 2, 60) Tyrian Purple
#55455A (85, 69, 90) Parma Violet
#DABAD1 (2018, 186, 209) Venitian Violet
#CDA4DE (205, 164, 222) Tropical Violet
#AA55FF (170, 85, 255) Vega Violet

As you probably noticed our world is not enough for naming all the violet shades. We had to name one after Vega!

Violet Shades Named after Flowers

We have already stated that color got its name after the flower named violet. Even more, the color named African Violet is named after the flower with the same name. And so on. To avoid complications, we’ll just continue with the violet shades named after flowers.

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#B57EDC (181, 126, 220) Lavender
#EE82EE (238, 130, 238) Lavender Violet
#D8BFD8 (216, 191, 216) Thistle
#8D4687 (141, 70, 135) Hyacinth Violet
#C9A0DC (201, 160, 220) Wisteria

Lavender is known in so many different shades that the creation of a whole family of lavender colors is necessary. Don’t worry, it’s already on my to-do-list.

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#DF73FF (223, 115, 255) Heliotrope
#78184A (120, 24, 74) Pansy Purple
#DA70D6 (218, 112, 214) Orchid
#A020F0 (160, 32, 240) Veronica
#DF00FF (223, 0, 255) Phlox

Orchid is another popular color with numerous variations, so expect a dedicated article about orchid colors as well.

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#9867C5 (152, 103, 197) Iris
#BE93E4 (190, 147, 228) Periwinkle Purple
#60536B (96, 83, 107) Heather
#653780 (101, 55, 128) Kingfisher Daisy
#B7AED6 (183, 174, 214) Allium Flower

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Iris is just one of many violet colored flowers.

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#A797BE (167, 151, 190) Viola Campanula
#764F82 (118, 79, 130) Meadow Violet
#904FEF (144, 79, 239) Pericallis Hybrida
#9E91C3 (158, 145, 195) Violet Tulip
#75406A (117, 64, 106) Wood Violet

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#4B0082 (75, 0, 130) Indigo
#6600FF (102, 0, 255) Electric Indigo
#E0B0FF (224, 176, 255) Mauve (Mallow)
#D473D4 (212, 115, 212) French Mauve
#8D029B (141, 2, 155) Mauveine

While Mauveine sounds related to Mauve it’s actually the first synthetic dye, created by William Henry Perkin in 1865 while attempting to create a chemical with properties of quinine. This accidentally made dye is also called Aniline Purple, Purple Aniline, Perkin’s Mauve, or Perkin’s Mallow.

Violet Fruits

Violet fruits are relatively rare. We (and other fruit eaters) tend to associate blueish hues with decay. But we still got a few to show.

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#6F2DA8 (111, 45, 168) Grape
#764663 (118, 70, 99) Crushed Grape
#58427C (88, 66, 124) Cyber Grape Purple
#410056 (65, 0, 86) Ripe Plum
#DDA0DD (221, 160, 221) Plum

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#C54B8C (197, 75, 140) Mulberry
#D05FAD (208, 95, 173) Hopbush
#705160 (112, 81, 96) Kalamata
#311432 (49, 20, 50) Eggplant
#540E32 (84, 14, 50) Black Currant

Food and Drink of Different Violet Shades

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#290916 (41, 9, 22) Raisin
#2C041C (44, 4, 28) Wine
#4D0F28 (77, 15, 40) Sangria
#9A2CA0 (154, 44, 160) Pizza Edge
#8601BF (134, 1, 191) Violet Poison

Yes, you got it right, there is a color named after poison. And no, nothing is wrong with your computer. some violet shades are just so dark they look almost black.

How About Violet Animals?

Believe it or not, we managed to find five shades of violet named after animals to create a group for this area too.

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#898D9B (137, 141, 155) Amethyst Starling
#D89FA8 (216, 159, 168) Hummingbird
#D4CEDE (212, 206, 222) Butterfly Kiss
#926EAE (146, 110, 174) Violet Frog
#AE5883 (174, 88, 131) Guppy Violet

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By the way, the fish above is called guppy.

Violet Colored Minerals

There are several minerals and metals of different violet shades. We actually used all suitable materials.

Photo of amethyst crystal (violet color is a result of iron particles)

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#9966CC (153, 102, 204) Amethyst
#8B4963 (139, 73, 99) Violet Quartz
#B768A2 (183, 104, 162) Pearly Purple
#AD0AFD (173, 10, 253) Cadmium Violet
#9782AB (151, 130, 171) Manganese Violet

Did you know that amethyst, a violet variety of quartz, is the birthstone for the month of February?

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#8C7EAF (140, 126, 175) Purple Agate
#4E4562 (78, 69, 98) Fluorite Violet
#5B0A91 (91, 10, 145) Metallic Violet
#C2ACB1 (194, 172, 177) Violet Ice
#674876 (103, 72, 118) Neon Violet

Royalty and Violet

Violet, as the close relative of purple, has been associated with royalty and authority for many centuries.

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#602F6B (96, 47, 107) Imperial
#604E7A (96, 78, 122) Imperial Palace
#21303E (33, 48, 62) Imperial Primer
#A298A2 (162, 152, 162) Regal Violet
#522D80 (82, 45, 128) Regalia Purple

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#493F5E (73, 63, 94) Prince Charming
#720058 (114, 0, 88) Pompadour
#4E4260 (78, 66, 96) Royal Indigo
#9A4961 (154, 73, 97) King’s Cloak
#644982 (100, 73, 130) Violet Majesty

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#6C3082 (108, 48, 130) Eminence
#723E64 (114, 62, 100) Violet Episcopal
#6F3096 (111, 48, 150) Tacao
#86608E (134, 96, 142) Pomp and Power
#A09EC6 (160, 158, 198) Opulent Violet

Weather and Nature Cycles Related Violet Colors

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#4D4860 (77, 72, 96) Violet Shadow
#5C619D (92, 97, 157) Violet Storm
#7C6D80 (124, 109, 128) Thunder
#CCD0CF (204, 208, 207) Violet Cloud
#A387AC (163, 135, 172) Violet Eclipse

We could go on and on but it’s time to finish the article for the present. We just need to check a few violet shades with surprising names.

Violet Colors with Unusual Names

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#6F4685 (111, 70, 133) Affair
#B0306A (176, 48, 106) Boss’s Jokes
#6F456E (111, 69, 110) Long Distance
#8E4785 (142, 71, 133) Lipstick Stain
#C9A0FF (201, 160, 255) Good Tax

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#592720 (89, 39, 32) Caput Mortuum
#8D4E85 (141, 78, 133) Razzmic Berry Purple
#CEA2FD (206, 162, 253) Early Bird
#5D06E9 (93, 6, 233) Gonzo Violet
#7058A3 (112, 88, 163) Sumire Violet

Don’t ask how each of these colors got their name. We can tell you only that Sumire means lovely or graceful in Japanese. It’s a pretty common girl’s name.

So here we are – with 150 shades of violet. Maybe we’ll add more if there’s interest among our audience. This means it’s up to you, actually. Share this article with your friends and good things will happen. Bye.

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Shades of Pink – Longest List of 250+ Pink Shades with HEX and RGB Codes

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Welcome to the longest list of pink shades in the world. Here you’ll find 265 different pink colors with examples, their HTML (HEX) and RGB codes, and a lot of amusing tidbits about probably the most controversial color of all – the color pink.

Numerous shades of pink can look pretty different than one might imagine, sometimes looking yellowish, reddish, grayish, or, of course purplish, often resembling pink only by their names.

This list of pink names is organized by groups with certain shared traits – by origin, by name, by association, … My intention when writing this article was not only to create a useful list for artists, designers, web developers, and other ‘professionals’, but to provide an interesting read in the form of a story. Your comments and suggestions are appreciated, and I encourage you to share this article with everybody who might be interested in pink color.

Types of Pink HEX Codes

As you probably already know different standards define pink differently. So we start with a few pinks but soon find out an addition to the name is necessary. Hence, we got the simple and best pink in the first group already.

#FFC0CB (255, 192, 203) Pink
#D74894 (215, 72, 148) Pink (Pantone)
#CD919E (205, 145, 158) Pink (Crayola)
#FABFCE (250, 191, 206) Simple Pink
#FBCAE0 (251, 202, 224) Best Pink

Color pink is well-known for its soothing effect, characteristic of all (not only pink) light and pastel colors. If want to calm down, you could find an answer in the next set of light pink colors.

Light (Pastel) Pink Color Code

#FFD1DC (255, 209, 220) Pastel Pink
#FFB6C1 (255, 182, 193) Light Pink
#FF5CCD (255, 92, 205) Light Deep Pink
#FFB3DE (255, 179, 222) Light Hot Pink
#F1ABB9 (241, 171, 185) Light Blush

What is the difference between light, pastel, pale, and soft pink? We could open a semantic debate here but in reality, all these adjectives are used interchangeably. So when you search for a specific light shade of pink don’t forget to check soft, pale, pastel, etc. pinks as well.

Pale Pink Color Codes

#F9CCCA (249, 204, 202) Pale Pink
#EFCDDB (239, 205, 219) Pale Pink (RAL Design)
#E6D0D8 (230, 208, 216) Soft Pale Pink
#FDDDE6 (253, 221, 230) Soft Pink
#F2D8CD (242, 216, 205) Soft Pink (Pantone)

As you can see even if we limit our exploration to pale and soft tones of pink, we deal with a huge amount of different hues with more or less blue or yellow helping to make the statement of the final color.

So it’s not surprising to find so many different light pink paints for walls as well.

#F0DCE5 (240, 220, 229) Very Pale Pink
#CEA9B8 (206, 169, 184) Pale Dusty Pink
#F9DEDD (249, 222, 221) Pale Salmon Pink
#DEC5D3 (222, 197, 211) Pale Rose Pink
#F0D3D4 (240, 211, 212) Pale Lip

The family of pale pinks is finished with Pale Lip which immediately suggests mentioning lipsticks. Many of them are pretty pale, or, as is modern to say, natural, but the main point of lipsticks is to accent lips as one of the most romantic parts of the human body.

So stronger shades of pink for lipsticks are suggested!

Hot Pink HEX Code

#FF80BF (255, 128, 191) Full Pink
#F698BD (246, 152, 189) Supreme Pink
#FF96D0 (255, 150, 208) Intense Pink
#FF69B4 (255, 105, 180) Hot Pink
#E7388A (231, 56, 138) Intense Hot Pink

Apparently, everybody wants to know the hot pink HEX code. But which one? All the hot pinks above are pretty similar, with a huge amount of red and a hint of blue. Such colors are very popular for lipsticks because they combine energy and sensuality. The hot pink color in its many variations is very likely the most controversial color of all. Either you love it or you can’t stand it. It’s very hard to find a neutral way for it.

#CF6BA9 (207, 107, 169) Super Pink
#E75480 (231, 84, 128) Dark Pink
#FF1493 (255, 20, 147) Deep Pink
#FF007F (255, 0, 127) Bright Pink
#FF6FFF (255, 111, 255) Ultra Pink

Dark and deep shades of pink are in most cases on the edge of purple and violet colors, so it’s good to know there is no clear and unequivocal way to tell if a certain color belongs among the shades of pink or maybe in the family of violets of purple colors. Sometimes even the name misleads – some pinkish tones have red instead of pink in the name and some colors with names with pink don’t look pink at all (or at least not until you use a lot of imagination).

#893843 (137, 56, 67) Solid Pink
#FB607F (251, 96, 127) Brink Pink
#EB94B7 (235, 148, 183) Cosmic Pink
#DD95B4 (221, 149, 180) Techno Pink
#FF1493 (255, 20, 147) Fluorescent Pink

We are not over yet! The next section is devoted to even more energetic and living shades of pink, which clearly suggests their names too!

#F35A91 (243, 90, 145) Action Pink
#FC0FC0 (252, 15, 192) Shocking Pink
#FF6FFF (255, 111, 255) Shocking Pink (Crayola)
#E3256B (227, 37, 107) Razzmatazz
#FF3EA5 (255, 62, 165) Knockout Pink

This group of lively pinks is all about action. It’s hard to imagine being surrounded by so energetic shades of pink but we can definitely use most of them as part of the decor at parties or in amusement parks.

Ready for more?

#EF5097 (239, 80, 151) Sport Pink
#DE8DAE (222, 141, 174) Sassy Pink
#F36097 (243, 96, 151) Youthful Pink
#D66A8A (214, 106, 138) Livid Pink
#E977B5 (233, 119, 181) Party Pink

We could continue with more groups of envigorating pink shades but it’s time to take a break. Well, before that, one of the most aggressive pinks (and in general most screaming colors in the universe) should be presented: neon pink with its HEX and RGB codes.

Neon Pink Color Code

I don’t know if this is good or bad news for you but neon pink is used as the name of numerous pink hues. You see, in the world of colors there is no definite global standard like there is in measuring weight or length, so every designer suggests his or her vision of a specific color as he or she perceives it.

Neon pink is one such color where we can find at least a dozen different standards and different HTML codes for the same name. It’s up to you to pick the most suitable one for your project.

#FF10F0 (255, 16, 240) Neon Pink (htmlcolorcodes.com)
#FB48C4 (251,72,196) Neon Pink (colorcodes.io)
#F535AA (245, 53, 170) Neon Pink (computerhope.com)
#FE019A (254, 1, 154) Neon Pink (icolorpalette.com)
#FF44CC (255, 68, 204) Neon Pink (color-name.com)

Pink Shades with Other Colors in Their Names

Being on the indefinite line between red and white with so many possible additions of other primary colors, we can expect several names of pink shades where pink is combined with another color. In this case, when pink (red + white) is paired with another color (yellow and/or blue), the tones of pink are called off pink.

When somebody asks you what color is off pink you can answer that any pink with addition of one or two other primary colors. We can also call them pinkish colors. Here are a few examples for you.

#FBA0AC (251, 160, 172) Pinkish Red
#E2718D (226, 113, 141) Red Pink
#EC3B83 (236, 59, 131) Cerise Pink
#DA3287 (218, 50, 135) Deep Cerise Pink
#D10056 (209, 0, 86) Reddish Pink aka Rubine Red

All the pinks above are intensely red, so red (or red shades) is an expected part of the name. A lot of red (and some yellow and blue) leads to brown.

#F56991 (245, 105, 145) Light Crimson
#EF3038 (239, 48, 56) Deep Carmine Pink
#E66771 (230, 103, 113) Light Carmine Pink
#C08081 (192, 128, 129) Brownish Pink
#643941 (100, 57, 65) Pinkish Brown

We came from reddish to more and more intensely brownish tones of pink. The last two actually have pink only in their names, so dark and muted they are. But we are not over yet. Here is another group of pink shades with other colors in their names.

#DBC3BE (219, 195, 190) Pink Ivory
#D2A1CC (210, 161, 204) Lilac Pink
#E18E96 (225, 142, 150) Ruddy Pink
#B5A3C5 (181, 163, 197) Blue Pink
#A38BA4 (163, 139, 164) Purplish Pink

Another question you may ask is about the difference between some of the above-presented pink shades and magenta. Yes, we got an answer, but you might not like it.

The name magenta is not limited to one color only. Here are a few examples:

#FF00FF (255, 0, 255) Magenta
#F653A6 (246, 83, 166) Magenta Crayola
#D0417E (208, 65, 126) Magenta Pantone
#CA1F7B (202, 31, 123) Magenta Dye
#FF1DCE (255, 29, 206) Hot Magenta

Is magenta the same as pink? Yes and no. While pink necessarily consists of red and white, magenta needs blue as well. If you add some blue to pink, it’s still pink until it strays into a purple area. On the other hand, if you take blue out of magenta, it will lose its name and become one of numerous shades of pink.

So – when you are asked what is difference between pink and magenta, the correct answer is: every magenta belongs to the pink family, but not all pinks belong among magentas.

#CF71AF (207, 113, 175) Sky Magenta
#97395D (57, 151, 68) Quinacridone Magenta
#9F4576 (159, 69, 118) Magenta Haze
#FF0090 (255, 0, 144) Magenta Process
#CF3476 (207, 52, 118) Telemagenta

Magenta can be also included in the family of purple or violet shades (which, by the way, are not the same!) but to conclude this: Magenta is a shade of pink with a decent amount of blue (and magenta in its name).

If you are still not sure, just check the inscription on the label on the box.

Pink Colors Named After Countries

You got it right. Pink is so popular several countries share their names with this controversial color. And they are spread all over the world.

#F7BFBE (247, 191, 190) Spanish Pink
#FD6C9E (253, 108, 158) French Pink
#F88379 (248, 131, 121) Congo Pink oranzna
#F77FBE (247, 127, 190) Persian Pink
#DE6FA1 (222, 111, 161) China Pink

We cruised Europe, Africa, and part of Asia, so it’s only fair to make a short trip to America too.

#EC9AA3 (236, 154, 163) Japanese Pink
#FA1A8E (250, 26, 142) Philippine Pink
#FF9899 (255, 152, 153) American Pink
#E4007C (228, 0, 124) Mexican Pink aka Mexican Rose
#E8C3BA (232, 195, 186) Chilean Pink

We went around the world with pinks, yet we still need to mention at least a few more cities intertwined with shades of pink.

#D7837F (215, 131, 127) New York Pink
#F400A1 (244, 0, 161) Hollywood Cerise
#D95D67 (217, 93, 103) Milano Pink
#D9BFC5 (217, 191, 197) Venetian Pink
#C07B9A (192, 123, 154) Dark Venetian Pink

There is more, of course. One day we might add a few more related (by name) hues but to make this article publishable as soon as possible, let’s put a few dozen of already discovered pinks aside and move on – to the largest (by far!) group of pink shades.

Pink Flowers

First things first – pink got its name after flowers, not vice versa. Flowers were blooming and being beautiful and colorful way before humans decided to name colors. Only after that, new and new names were needed (due to our excessive dependence on communication) and different flowers became parts of more or less official names of pink colors.

#FDCDDD (253, 205, 221) Flower Pink
#E96A97 (233, 106, 151) Azalea Pink
#F19CBB (241, 156, 187) Amaranth Pink
#DBB2D1 (219, 178, 209) Pink Lavender
#FBAED2 (251, 174, 210) Lavender Pink

Yes, you got it right. Apparently, there is a difference between lavender pink and pink lavender. And lavender, by the way, is also a group of colors on its own. But let’s not stray from the subject and continue with more of the flowery pink tones.

#FFA6C9 (255, 166, 201) Carnation Pink
#F56FA1 (245, 111, 161) Cyclamen
#CD9BC4 (205, 155, 196) Clover Pink
#F6909D (246, 144, 157) Geranium Pink
#CA99B7 (202, 153, 183) Morning Glory Pink

Pink is one of the species (Dianthus plumarius) in the family Caryophyllaceae. Yet flowers are not the only species with pink blooms. Trees can have pink blossoms too. The same is true for aquatic plants like the lotus.

#F3D1DD (243, 209, 221) Light Pink Peony
#F6ADC6 (246, 173, 198) Nadeshiko Pink
#E0D2D1 (224, 210, 209) Almond Blossom Pink
#FFB7C5 (255, 183, 197) Cherry Blossom Pink
#EAD0D6 (234, 208, 214) Lotus Pink (RAL Design)

Pink Orchids

Orchids are the second most popular group of flowers (after roses, of course). Here are several pink shades named after orchids.

#F2BDCD (242, 189, 205) Orchid Pink
#D198C5 (209, 152, 197) Orchid (Pantone)
#D470A2 (212, 112, 162) Wild Orchid
#E5BDB5 (229, 189, 181) Orchid Pink (British Standard)
#E29CD2 (226, 156, 210) Orchid (Crayola)

Fuchsia Pink Colors

Fuchsia is another flower with pink blossoms. Its color is so distinctive and popular, a whole group of colors is actually named after fuchsia and one day we may provide a special article on fuchsia color only.

#F984EF (249, 132, 239) Light Fuchsia Pink
#FD3F92 (253, 63, 146) French Fuchsia
#CC397B (204, 57, 123) Fuchsia Purplish Pink
#F400A1 (244, 0, 161) Fashion Fuchsia Pink
#FE4164 (254, 65, 100) Neon Fuchsia

Yes, we finally arrived at the roses. They may be pink and are enjoyed in numerous pink shades. Many languages derived the name for the pink color from the rose and just like we saw at fuchsia there is a whole group of rose colors. This article may be written some day too, but for now, we invite you to read the symbolism of the different colors of roses.

Shades of Pink Roses with Codes

#C74375 (199, 67, 117) Fuchsia Rose
#FF66CC (255, 102, 204) Rose Pink aka Rosy Pink
#C08081 (192, 128, 129) Old Rose
#FF5470 (255, 84, 112) Fiery Rose
#FF33CC (255, 51, 204) Razzle Dazzle Rose

Roses are so widespread many of them (several hundred species with thousands of hybrids) got names after countries, so we made a group of rose pink colors with country names.

#FF033E (255, 3, 62) American Rose
#A8516E (168, 81, 110) China Rose
#FE28A2 (254, 40, 162) Persian Rose
#F64A8A (246, 74, 138) French Rose
#B57281 (181, 114, 129) Turkish Rose

The last group of rose pink shades provides some interesting combinations (salmon rose should be a surprise for most of us, right?), and here they are with examples and HTML codes.

#FBA0E3 (251, 160, 227) Lavender Rose
#F4C2C2 (244, 194, 194) Tea Rose
#B3446C (179, 68, 108) Raspberry Rose
#E7968B (231, 150, 139) Salmon Rose
#FFE4E1 (255, 228, 225) Misty Rose

From roses, we continue to bushes and trees with pinkish blossoms or wood.

#D71868 (215, 24, 104) Dogwood Rose
#EDCDC2 (237, 205, 194) Pale Dogwood
#F5D3D4 (245, 211, 212) Pink Dogwood (Pantone)
#A45A52 (164, 90, 82) Redwood
#9E4244 (158, 66, 68) Rosewood

We are almost finished with plants related to pink shades but can’t skip fruits. Here are three groups of pinks named after fruits.

Pink Fruit

#E30B5D (227, 11, 93) Raspberry
#E8888A (232, 136, 138) Strawberry
#FF43A4 (255, 67, 164) Wild Strawberry
#C54B8C (197, 75, 140) Mulberry
#C8509B (200, 80, 155) Mulberry Crayola

Berries are very thankful when we try to find pinkish shades related to fruits. They are lively, somehow fragile, and tender at the same time. The next group is a bit more robust. Of course, they belong to the pink family too.

#FADCD6 (250, 220, 214) Apricot Pink
#FAD1AF (250, 209, 175) Peach
#FFC5BD (255, 197, 189) Peachy Pink
#FC6C85 (252, 108, 133) Watermelon
#F7BCAC (247, 188, 172) Melon

We already mentioned cerise which means cherry in French. Well, it looks like we have the Cerise Pink and Cherry Pink among the shades of pink and now you can compare both. You’ll be the judge which suits your perception of cherry pink.

#DE3163 (222, 49, 99) Cerise
#E26F8F (226, 111, 143) Cherry Pink
#E0707C (224, 112, 124) Grapefruit Pink
#AD4379 (173, 67, 121) Mystic Maroon
#915F6D (145, 95, 109) Raspberry Glace

Fruit is so popular thanks to its attractive colors and taste. Speaking of taste, pink plays an important part in the food area – especially sweets are closely associated with this sweet color.

E4717A (228, 113, 122) Candy Pink
FFBCD9 (255, 188, 217) Cotton Candy
F9429E (249, 66, 158) Rose Bonbon
F58092 (245, 128, 146) Bubblegum Pink
FA86C4 (250, 134, 196) Taffy

Feeling hungry already? If Candy Pink, Bubblegum Pink, and Rose Bonbon (now you know the difference!) don’t satisfy your taste, you probably need something more caloric.

Pink Foods

#F89883 (248, 152, 131) Crepe
#E9C3CF (233, 195, 207) Parfait Pink
#D3507A (211, 80, 122) Pink Flambe
#A50B5E (165, 11, 94) Jazzberry Jam
#EAAEA9 (234, 174, 169) Sweet Tart

The pink color is obviously more than the appropriate color for sweets. There is even a shade of pink called Sweet Pink. Well, here we are again – different designers perceive this particular shade in different ways, so we provide a few examples of Sweet Pink with RGB and HEX values, together with their closest relative Sweetest Pink.

#FD9FA2 (253, 159, 162) artyclick.com
#EE918D (238, 145, 141) colorcodes.io
#F4BCE1 (244, 188, 225) color-name.com
#EE918D (238, 145, 141) crispedge.com
#FBCEE7 (251, 206, 231) Sweetest Pink

After so many sweets some drink would be nice. There are several drinks known for their pink colors, so here is a few of them.

Pink Drinks

F25278 (242, 82, 120) Punch
F2DBE7 (242, 219, 231) Lemonade Pink
F78FA7 (247, 143, 167) Pink Sherbet
F38FA9 (243, 143, 169) Vanilla Ice
D9463E (217, 70, 62) Strawberry Daiquiri

The most popular pinkish color is champagne pink which gives us another opportunity to check how designers see Champagne Pink. And yes, there is also Pink Champagne, so you can have even more choices.

Champagne Pink

You guessed it – again each web designer percieves champagne pink color a bit differently.

#F7E7CE (247, 231, 206) canva.com
#F8DECD (248, 222, 205) color-name-com
#F1DDCF (241, 221, 207) encycolorpedia.com
#F6E1D3 (246, 225, 211) colorcodes.io
#F0D8CC (240, 216, 204) Pink Champagne (Pantone)

While the pink drinks mostly look soft and gentle, the world of animals offers some pretty powerful pink shades.

Pink Animals

Did you know a flamingo’s color depends on food? When captured they tend to become white, so food additives are a must in ZOO. At first, caught birds were fed with paprika but now synthetic additives became a standard.

#FDDDE6 (253, 221, 230) Piggy Pink
#FC8EAC (252, 142, 172) Flamingo Pink
#D998A0 (217, 152, 160) Parrot Pink
#ECC4D5 (236, 196, 213) Pink Elephant
#905D5D (144, 93, 93) Rose Taupe

The most well-known pink shade in this area is, of course, Flamingo Pink, which, again, varies, thanks to the eating possibilities of flamingos (they got the color of their feathers from food and this color inevitably changes from time to time). The other popular pink shade in the animal kingdom is the color of salmon.

#FF9999 (255, 153, 153) Salmon aka Light Salmon Pink
#E9967A (233, 150, 122) Dark Salmon
#F0D8D8 (240, 216, 216) Oyster
#CC8899 (204, 136, 153) Puce
#F88379 (248, 131, 121) Coral Pink

Yes, coral pink deserves a few additional words. It could be treated as a shade of pink yet it belongs among orange colors too.

We are well-aware of versatility of this popular color so a special article about coral color is in our plan for near future.

We’ll also add some examples of pink animals later.

How about people? Are there any pink colors named after real folk? Yes, they are.

Pink Colors Named after People

#ED7A9B (237, 122, 155) Rose Pompadour
#997A8D (153, 122, 141) Mountbatten Pink aka Plymouth Pink vijolicna
#FF91AF (255, 145, 175) Baker-Miller Pink aka P-618 aka Drunk-Tank Pink aka Schauss Pink
#F2003C (242, 0, 60) Munsell Red
#C154C1 (193, 84, 193) Fuchsia

Rose Pompadour got its name after the famous Madame de Pompadour (1721-1764), Mountbatten Pink after Lord Mountbatten (1900-1979), who used it during World War II, Gene Baker and Ron Miller were directors of the institute where Alexander Schauss studied the influence of specific pink shade on aggressive behavior, and Munsell Red is named after Albert Henry Munsell.

Wait a minute! And Fuchsia? Isn’t that pink shade named after the color of the flower fuchsia? Yes, it’s true. But the plant was named after botanist Leonard Fuchs!

#F4C2C2 (244, 194, 194) Baby Pink
#EABDD1 (234, 189, 209) Cherub Pink
#EDD0DD (237, 208, 221) Cradle Pink
#E8CCD7 (232, 204, 215) Queen Pink
#A84860 (168, 72, 96) Hippie Pink

Pink is for centuries associated with everything young, playful, unserious, and sometimes extravagant. It could be calming, yet we should never forget the showy, even glamorous effects of some pink shades.

Pink Color in Pop Culture

#E0218A (224, 33, 138) Barbie Pink
#F88CAE (248, 140, 174) Baby Doll Pink
#EECECC (238, 206, 204) Ballerina Pink
#D75081 (215, 80, 129) Diva Pink
#F49BBF (244, 155, 191) Pink Panther Color

Pink can be very energetic, invigorating, and shocking, which is visible in the next group of pink shades.

Blush Pink

DE5D83 (222, 93, 131) Blush
D98695 (217, 134, 149) Shimmering Blush
CE4676 (206, 70, 118) Ruber
C84186 (200, 65, 134) Smitten
FFA878 (255, 168, 120) Hit

It’s hard to imagine modern cosmetics with pink, so it’s only fair to name a few tints after the popular objects in this area. Everything possible to make a Lady!

#A94064 (169, 64, 100) Rouge
#E5BFCA (229, 191, 202) Soap Pink
#FFCFF1 (255, 207, 241) Shampoo Pink
#BD4E84 (189, 78, 132) Nail Polish Pink
#F0C0A8 (240, 192, 168) Lady

When a lady feels really well, it’s like a fairy tale. Or is it Valentine’s? It definitely feels like paradise …

#E6A6BE (230, 166, 190) Valentine Pink
#F2C1D1 (242, 193, 209) Fairy Tale
#E63E62 (230, 62, 98) Paradise Pink
#DE5285 (222, 82, 133) Fandango Pink
#E4717A (228, 113, 122) Tango Pink

By the way – we already have a full article about Valentine colors.

Our out-of-this-world trip into pinks is concluded with two shades related to dance: Fandango Pink and Tango Pink which gives us an opportunity to smoothly slide into the world of feelings.

Yes, pink plays a huge role in personal feelings, spanning from playfulness to total romance.

Pink Color and Feelings

#FC89AC (252, 137, 172) Tickle Me Pink
#E68FAC (230, 143, 172) Charm Pink
#B3446C (179, 68, 108) Irresistible
#9B1C6D (155, 28, 109) Flirt
#F1CDE3 (241, 205, 227) Tender Pink

Remember the phrase ‘looking through pink glasses’? Well, pink is in many of its shades related to optimism and seeing only the best in the world. Of course, when we are in love, pink glasses obviously come into play.

#CE74A7 (206, 116, 167) Passion Pink
#D65282 (214, 82, 130) Mystic
#FFDAE9 (255, 218, 233) Mimi Pink
#F1DDE3 (241, 221, 227) Pink Touch
#FFCCCC (255, 204, 204) Lusty Gallant

Additionally, pink is the color of gentleness, and tenderness, which brings us to the next group – pink colors, related to skin. Did you know, the first names for pink in Europe were actually words describing skin complexion? Of course, then the spectrum was not discovered yet. Artists and scientists believed pink is a shade of yellow, not red, so the transformation to the name, coming from flowers came much later.

Pink for Skin Complexion

If, for some reason, you need an HTML code for the color of human skin, here are a few ideas. Please note that the name of the color pink initially came from naming the complexion in countries with Caucasian people (Italy in the first place).

#DDC0B4 (221, 192, 180) Nude Pink
#A95C68 (169, 92, 104) Deep Pruce
#DBAC98 (219, 172, 152) Lip Pink
#BE9D9B (190, 157, 155) Pink Suede (Pantone)
#D498B1 (212, 152, 177) Pink Leather

After groups of shades of skin and related stuff intertwined with the color pink, textiles come into play. Being so delicate and versatile color, it’s expected to find pink here as well.

#9C657E (156, 101, 126) Batik Pink
#FFDDF4 (255, 221, 244) Pink Lace
#F18AAD (241, 138, 173) Sachet Pink
#EEBDC0 (238, 189, 192) Boho Pink
#AA83A4 (170, 131, 164) Wilhelminian Pink

But let’s not confine ourselves to soft, gentle, and generally pretty stuff only. Pink shades can act strong too. The next section is devoted to proverbially strong elements – metals.

Metals with Pink Tones?

#B76E79 (183, 110, 121) Rose Gold
#E6C7C2 (230, 199, 194) Gold Pink
#C4AEAD (196, 174, 173) Silver Pink
#DCB5B4 (220, 181, 180) Silvery Pink
#996666 (153, 102, 102) Copper Rose

After more or less precious metals, related to different pink shades, we can expand into less known characteristics of this versatile color. Of course, it’s generously present in the world of minerals and plays an important part in jewelry as well.

Looking for Rose-Quartz Color?

#EDA6C4 (237, 166, 196) Metallic Pink
#CC33CC (204, 51, 204) Steel Pink
#ED5B9A (237, 91, 154) Cobalt Pink
#AA98A9 (170, 152, 169) Rose Quartz
#BCA3AA (188, 163, 170) Quartz Pink

Some of the most precious minerals are closely related to different pink shades. Yes, diamonds are included.

Pink Minerals and Stones

#FF55A3 (255, 85, 163) Brilliant Rose
#E1AFAA (225, 175, 170) Pink Diamond
3EFBBCC (239, 187, 204) Cameo Pink
#E0115F (224, 17, 95) Ruby
#97484B (151, 72, 75) Beryl

How about other precious materials? Pearls can be pinkish, right? And pearls are made of mother-of-the-pearl. We found a few other minerals too.

#E7ACCF (231, 172, 207) Pink Pearl
#D1C4C6 (209, 196, 198) Mother-of-pearl Pink
#960145 (150, 1, 69) Rose Garnet
#FBD3D9 (251, 211, 217) Pink Fluorite
#DFCDC6 (223, 205, 198) Morganite Pink

We are slowly approaching the end of the list of pink-colored minerals in this article. Some of them edge more on the red, others on the gray side.

#9966CC (153, 102, 204) Amethyst Pink
#C6A0AB (198, 160, 171) Opaline Pink
#B3586C (179, 88, 108) Slate Pink
#E8E1E6 (232, 225, 230) Apatite Pink
#BD9E97 (189, 158, 151) Pink Granite

Our final group is also related to minerals but not so admirable. Of course, we are looking at more earthly, even dusty substances.

Dusty Pink Color and Other Dirt Related Pinks

#CA7B80 (202, 123, 128) Dirty Pink
#D58A94 (213, 138, 148) Dusty Pink
#CC4E5C (204, 78, 92) Dark Terra Cotta
#C4B3B2 (196, 179, 178) Clay Pink
#E5CCC9 (229, 204, 201) Dust Storm

This is the end of the longest list of names for pink shades with HEX codes ever made in one article on this planet. If traffic (by traffic, we mean you, dear visitor!) proves to be high and engaging, soon we could expand the list with additional pink colors. 265 pinks from today can someday rise to over 300!

If you find this material useful, don’t hesitate to share it on your social media, blogs, etc. Stay pink!

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Pink Paint Colors for Your Walls – Enliven Your Home with Pink Paints

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Are you thinking about painting your interior pink? There are hundreds of quality pink paints on the market offering a wide range of pink shades we’ll going to explore in this article.

As you’ll see there are many bold and even showy pinks originally meant more as an accent than the full cover of the wall and there are also numerous calmer ones, sometimes only with a hint of pink paint colors among which you can find just perfect one for your room, no matter if it’s a living room or a study, for boys or girls, with full coverage or just for one of the walls in the room.

20 popular shades of pink paint with examples

Here are 80 different shades of pink paint produced by dozens of paint makers, all the major paint brands included. They are presented with HEX (HTML) and RGB codes, so you can imitate the desired effects on your computer or mobile screens before ending up with several gallons of paints of the wrong color.

Enjoy the voyage and think pink!

Blush Pink Paint

This is the stronger pink hue with a lot of red but also a significant percentage of green and blue (if we think of RGB standards), which leads to more orange or violet tones.

#FA906C (250, 144, 108) Valspar Paint Pink Blush
#F4CEE3 (244, 204, 227) Asian Paints Blush Pink
#E56F65 (229, 111, 101) Valspar Paint Rose Blush
#F1B4B2 (241, 180, 178) Valspar Paint Champagne Blush
#C56E76 (197, 110, 118) Valspar Paint Brazilian Blush

Blush pink paints can still stay true to the blush in their names if the end effect is less showy. Here are lighter tones of blush pinks which is obvious from their values of G and B). As you see, Valspar is a leading manufacturer in both ‘families’ of blush pinks.

#FBC7D3 (251, 199, 211) Valspar Paint Velvety Blush
#FBDBE0 (251, 219, 224) Valspar Paint Opal Blush
#E7C1B5 (231, 193, 181) Behr Pink Blush RAH-47
#F7EFEC (247, 239, 236) Valspar Paint Noble Blush
#DAAFA3 (218, 175, 163) Frenchic Paint Dusky Blush

Hot Pink Paint

If you like bright, energetic colors, hot pink paint might be the right choice for you. Again, it might be too strong for the painting of the whole room but you have countless options to combine it with a white ceiling (all strong and medium pinks pair perfectly with white) or use it just for a few stripes in the area of your choice.

#D5276A (213, 39, 106) ProMarker Hot Pink
#FE00FE (254, 0, 254) FolkArt Bright Pink
#F659A3 (246, 89, 163) FolkArt Hot Pink
#BF536C (191, 83, 108) Taubmans Hot Pink / Bristol Hot Pink
#CE5171 (206, 81, 113) Porter Paints Hot Pink Kiss / PPG Pittsburgh Paints Hot Pink Kiss

We are not done yet. More bright pink paints can be explored below. As you see, the perception of hot or bright by manufacturers varies from classic magenta to brown on one and baby pink on the other side.

Bright Pink Paint

AB4673 (171, 70, 115) Behr Hot Pink
77374C (119, 55, 76) Earthpaint Hot Pink
F8C0CE (248, 192, 206) FolkArt Bright Baby Pink
FF78CB (255, 120, 203) Crayola Hot Pink
EEBFCE (238, 191, 206) Devoe Paint Hot Pink

Please note that bright and hot are perceived as petty much the same in the industry.

Candy Pink Paint

We still have a plethora of lively and energetic pinks to check, yet not necessarily so intensive colors as above. Candy pink paints took their names from pinkish-colored candies which immediately bring memories of amusement parks, garden parties, and other carefree moments of pure happiness.

#9B4469 (155, 68, 105) Bentley Candy Pink
#EA848F (234, 132, 143) Taubmans Candy Pink / Bristol Candy Pink
#F5919D (245, 145, 157) Apple Barrel Candy Pink
#D69495 (246, 148, 149) Asian Paints Pink Candy
#D8BAC5 (216, 186, 197) Valspar Paint Candy

While pink color doesn’t necessarily suit everybody we can’t deny such lively shades are a guarantee against boredom. So let’s compare another set of candy pink paints.

#F7BEBD (247, 190, 189) Devoe Paint Cotton Candy Pink
#F3BEC3 (243, 190, 195) CIL Cotton Candy Pink
#F8DCC6 (248, 220, 190) Albany Paint Candy
#F1E7E6 (241, 231, 230) New Look Pink Candy
#FFCDC7 (255, 205, 199) Valspar Paint Candy Hearts

Metallic / Neon Pink Paint

Metallic paints are so aggressive they are in most cases used only as an addition to other paints to achieve some specific effect. They are also a valuable addition to areas in theme parks and similar entertainment venues. Metallic pink and neon pink belong to the same family with very intensive red with a flashy look which, as already said is not always used as it is, but added to other paints to create custom colors.

Or, if you want, you can make only a vertical strike with one of the presented neon pink paints somewhere close to the top of the otherwise pale-colored wall.

Pink Flamingo Paint

Flamingoes symbolize beauty, grace, and romance. The birds got their characteristic color of feathers from carotenoids produced by algae, the main staple of brine shrimps which are the main source of food for flamingoes.

#F87F92 (248, 127, 146) Duron Pink Flamingo
#D67C99 (214, 124, 153) CIL Flamingo Pink
#CD717B (205, 113, 123) Sherwin-Williams Pink Flamingo
#D97C94 (217, 124, 148) Devoe Paint Flamingo Pink
#C77D7E (199, 125, 126) Behr Pink Flamingo

Depending on the percentage of carotenoids, the balance of diet of specific flamingos, and of course other factors, the color may vary from intensive orange or red to relatively pale pink.

Pink flamingoes are another story. A decorative idea of a plastic pink flamingo as a lawn ornament is today closely associated with Florida yet it comes from Leominster, Massachusetts, the self-proclaimed plastic capital of the world. Some love it, some hate it, just like the color pink. But like it or not, it’s iconic and part of our cultural history.

Light Pink Paint

Lighter shades of pink paint are way more popular for painting walls than stronger hues. So we should not be surprised to find even more options of interior paints in light pink to choose from.

#F2DBDE (242, 219, 222) Valspar Paint Light Pink
#FAB4D8 (250, 180, 216) Apple Barrel Light Pink / 20535
#FABFBF (250, 191, 191) Apple Barrel Light Pink / 44844E
#FFCDD8 (255, 205, 216) Benjamin Moore Light Chiffon Pink
#FFE1E2 (255, 225, 226) California Paints Pristine Pink

As you can see above, Apple Barrel offers two paints with the same name differing by the numbers at the end of the name.

Lighter shades of pink are easily accentuated with subtones of yellow to enliven the space or greyish additions which make the areas calmer. Alone or in a variety of combinations these paints can be used for interiors and exteriors, virtually for every place you might want to paint.

And often they don’t even look pink!

F5E4DE (245, 228, 222) Dunn-Edwards Faded Light / California Paints Faded Light
FBD0D8 (251, 208, 216) Delta Hydrangea Pink
F4B8B7 (244, 184, 183) Diamond Paint Teenage Pink
FFF1E8 (255, 241, 232) Diamond Paint Princess Pink
F2D3D0 (242, 211, 208) Dutch Boy Pink Buds

Before we continue with more soft tones of pink, it’s good to know, we created a dedicated article about light pink paint so you can find even more examples of this popular color.

Pale Pink Paint

As the name suggests, we are dealing with calm colors, suitable for living places, where you can hang out with friends, eat meals, study, exercise, or rest, just about everything you might imagine.

#FEDCE7 (254, 220, 231) ProMarker Pale Pink
#EDD1C2 (237, 209, 194) Dulux Australia Pale Pink
#F7D7CC (247, 215, 204) Benjamin Moore Pale Pink Satin
#FCE2D5 (252, 226, 213) Taubmans Pale Petal Pink
#F9E9E6 (249, 233, 230) Vista Paint Pale Perfection

Pale pinks are another popular choice for a variety of interiors and there are many great options on the market.

Dusty Pink Paint

We are still not over with lighter shades of pink paint. The industry interchangeably uses names dusty and dusky pinks which means we have a whole family of lighter pinkish paints with greyish addition which makes the end result on the wall very peaceful with a typical matte finish.

#D5A7A9 (213, 167, 169) Sears Dusty Pink
#DCC3BB (220, 195, 187) Sherwin Williams Dusty Pink
#E6D2C9 (230, 210, 201) Valspar Dusty Pink
#E9D9CA (233, 217, 202) Duron Dusty Pink
#C19B94 (193, 155, 148) Olympic Dusty Rose

Well, see for yourself: dusty (above) or dusky (below)? Compare both and try to find a general rule for each of the groups.

D09C9D (208, 156, 157) Sears Dusty Rose
FDDDC6 (253, 221, 198) ProMarker Dusky Pink
DAAFA3 (218, 175, 163) Frenchic Paint Dusky Blush
E5D5CE (229, 2013, 206) Valspar Paint Dusky Sand
D6C5C4 (214, 197, 196) Valspar Paint Dusky Twilight

Greyish Pink Paints

The family of greyish pinks is always in demand yet there is currently no paint on the market bearing such a name. So we choose from the numerous options and create a group of five typical greyish-pink paints where you can start from.

#F7E7D8 (247, 231, 216) Kansai Paint Cool Pink
#EBECED (235, 236, 237) Kansai Paint Pink Voilet
#FFC6C2 (255, 198, 194) Diamond Paint Teenage Pink
#FDEAE4 (253, 234, 228) Benjamin Moore Soft Pink
#EFE7EA (239, 231, 234) Sico Soft Pink Blush

Coral Pink Paint

Coral is another iffy color. Should we treat it as orange or pink? Maybe even a subfamily of red? Anyways, the paint manufacturers offer several paints with the color pink in their names, and here is an example for you.

#EBCCCF (235, 204, 207) Colortrend / Diamond Vogel Pink Coral / ECOS Paints Pink Coral
#CB665B (203, 102, 91) Earthpaint 2-3-6 Coral Pink
#E7ACA9 (231, 172, 169) Pratt & Lambert Coral Pink
#F9ABBA (249, 171, 186) Benjamin Moore Coral Pink
#F6B695 (246, 182, 149) Martin Senour Paints Coral Pink

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Brown Shades

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Brown Color Names – 130 Shades with HEX and RGB Values

The color brown is the least popular color of all. There are many reasons for that and being so ordinary is probably the most obvious. Formally, it’s a tertiary color which means we can make it by mixing all three primary colors: yellow, red, and blue. Or, if we stay in RGB model: red and green.

While it’s very hard to find a person who will declare brown as his or her favorite color, we still can’t do without it. After all, brown, the color of the earth, is the most natural of all colors in the world. Depending on the shade, there are numerous (more than a thousand!) brown colors that can be mixed with different degrees of red, yellow, and blue with the addition of white or black to doctor the tint.

It’s our mission to present this interesting color which is unjustly omitted from the company logos and other graphics meant to attract our intention and sympathies. At the moment there are 130 different colors of brown sorted by logical groups, depending on their names and origins. We already have more than 100 additional shades waiting to be processed by our designers and introduced to the world.

Enjoy the already-shown brown colors and stay tuned for more!

Color Brown with values by different standards

What, exactly, is perceived as color brown?

#964B00 (150, 75, 0) Brown
#993300 (153,51,0) Brown (Web Safe)
#794E3E (121, 77, 62) Brown (RAL)
#AF593E (175, 89, 62) Brown (Crayola)
#3A1F04 (58, 31, 4) Brunette

As you can see, our perception of ‘perfect’ brown differs from one standard to another. So we have many colors with a simple name: brown. Yes, brunette means brown in French. It’s up to you which of the browns above you’ll perceive as yours truly brown.

Dark Brown Colors

When we say brown, our first image is probably one of the darker tones. We’ll see many of them, her is just an example of five dark brown shades with the name directly insinuating they are dark.

#5C4033 (92, 64, 51) Dark Brown
#654321 (101, 67, 33) Dark Brown (color-meanings)
#410200 (65, 2, 0) Deep Brown
#73624A (115, 98, 74) Heavy Brown
#403330 (64, 51, 48) Night Brown

Despite the fact it’s always a strong, authoritative tone, dark brown can be very warm and comforting, which depends on the used red in the mixture. These colors are among the most used hair dyes.

Lighter Colors of Brown

The light brown color is also widespread in nature. It’s the color of several wood types, different fruits of nature, types of wheat, …

#7F5112 (127, 81, 18) Medium Brown
#876E4B (135, 110, 75) Dull Brown
#B7825F (183, 130, 95) Soft Brown
#B5651D (181, 101, 29) Light Brown
#B1907F (177, 144, 127) Pastel Brown

If you compare the codes for darker and lighter shades of brown, you’ll see the values of red and green are significantly higher, while the values for blue are also higher but not to the same extent. Most of the colors above are warm and easy on the eye which makes them a popular choice for coloring the elements of our homes, like walls, or everyday lives, like cloth.

We’ll find many more lighter tones of brown a bit later.

Brown Color Names, Combined with Other Colors

Next set of names is a bit iffy yet we’ll present them anyway.

#A52A2A (51, 24, 0) Red-Brown
#34080E (52, 8, 14) Scarlet Brown
#BC8F8F (188, 143, 143) Rosy Brown
#C27E79 (194,126,121) Pinkish Brown
#9E4638 (158, 70, 56) Coral Brown

We already know the importance of the percentage of each primary color in the mix leading to brown color. Often one of the primaries dominates what can lead to the name. Yet, it’s good to know, there are many standards for naming the colors, so you’ll very likely find two colors with the same name but different HEX codes or with the same color values but totally different names.

#B16002 (177, 96, 2) Orange Brown
#996515 (153, 101, 21) Golden Brown
#696112 (105, 97, 18) Greenish Brown
#7F7053 (127, 112, 83) Gray Brown
#7A6A4F (122, 106, 79) Grayish Brown

Due to its warmth and energy orange-brown color above is one of the most popular brown shades. It’s used especially as a hair color and as a color of smaller elements of living rooms.

#922B05 (146, 43, 5) Brown Red
#8D8468 (141, 132, 104) Brown Gray
#565044 (86, 80, 68) Brown Gray (RAL)
#AB814F (171, 129, 79) Brown Beige
#DFD0C0 (223, 208, 192) Brown Cream

This set of names is still made of combinations with other colors but with the other color as the second in the name. Gray, in all its variations, is the most frequent in this case. We can actually play with different tones of brown just adding a bit of white or black, creating dozens of interesting results suitable for our projects.

#86775F (134, 119, 95) Brownish Gray
#9E3623 (158, 54, 35) Brownish Red
#7B403B (123, 64, 59) Brownish Red (Eggradients)
#76424E (118, 66, 78) Brownish Purple
#B05F03 ((176, 95, 3) Brownish Orange

The family of brown colors named as combinations with other colors ends with a set of brownish colors with their codes. We can look at them as primary or secondary colors with an addition of brown (in practice this means an addition of some other primary or secondary), but they are still all brown colors by definition.

Brown Color Names Related to Plants

Many elements of plants are brown. Wood is probably the first association coming to one’s mind. Here is a set of five shades of wood brown color to start.

#C19A6B (193, 154, 107) Wood Brown
#402F1D (64, 47, 29) Wood Brown (Louisem)
#855E42 (133, 94, 66) Dark Wood
#DEB887 (222, 184, 135) Burlywood
#CEBAA8 (206, 186, 168) Firewood

As we see, something seemingly as simple as a wood color code can already provide a challenge to the designer. There are so many shades available, we definitely need more data, than just the name. And this is just the beginning.

Tan Color Codes

Tan is a very light shade of brown. The name comes from the Latin tannum, which means oak bark. Oak bark was traditionally used for tanning leather. As you’ll see even this specific shade of brown can be derived in more ‘sub-shades’.

#D2B48C (210, 180, 140) Tan
#988558 (152, 133, 88) Dark Tan
#A75502 (167, 85, 2) Windsor Tan
#C4915E (196,145,94) Mid Tan
#ECDEC9 (236, 222, 201) Light Tan

Tan has several synonyms: tawny, fulvous, tenne. As expected, we can find even more shades of tan in this family. Compare them and try to spot a difference between both Pantone Tawny Brown colors. They also share their names with only one letter being different. Looking at their RGB codes, it’s obvious the shares of red and green are very close in both cases with the percentage of blue being only slightly more different.

#CD5700 (205, 87, 0) Tawny
#A9836F (171, 133, 111) Tawny Brown Pantone / PMS 17-1226 TPG
#A9836A (169, 131, 106) Tawny Brown Pantone / PMS 17-1226 TPX
#E48400 (228,132,0) Fulvous
#97572B (151,87,43) Leather Brown

For good measure, we also added the color Leather Brown, which is directly related to tan and tanning.

Let’s continue with more tones of brown, related to wood.

#C04000 (192, 64, 0) Mahogany
#806517 (128, 101, 23) Oak Brown
#4B3A26 (75, 58, 38) Cedar
#351E10 (53, 30, 16) Hickory
#645452 (100, 84, 82) Wenge

Above you can compare different shades of brown, associated with specific types of trees. Wenge is probably the most exotic among them. Yet, if you got seriously involved in buying furniture, this dark brown shade will probably pop up very soon. Originally, it’s the name of a very dark brown, almost black wood of a sort of tree (Millettia laurentii) growing in West Africa. Yet we can also compare this color with Cedar and Hickory which are even daker.

#996633 (153, 102, 51) Bark
#79443B (121, 68, 59) Bole
#AC9464 (172, 148, 100) Teak
#C8B560 (200,181,96) Fall Leaf Brown
#E2C28E (226, 194, 142) Birdseed

Different Shades of Brown Names Related to Fruits

A huge family of chestnuts brings some of the most popular shades of warm dark brown colors, especially in demand for hair dying. While it’s interesting to compare colors of chestnut and maroon (very close in a botanical sense, but not the same), it’s probably intriguing to compare both with other fruits.

If you want to find even more colors named after chestnut and maroon, check the article about red shades.

#954535 (149, 69, 53) Chestnut
#986960 (152, 105, 96) Dark Chestnut
#800000 (128, 0, 0) Maroon
#713930 (113, 57, 48) Raisin Brown
#965A3E (150, 90, 62) Coconut

In contrast, we have also choose two extremes: very small fruit such as a raisin (dry grape) and huge coconut. But this is not all. Many more brown fruits can be found in nature and some of them are presented below together with HTML (HEX) codes and RGB values.

#D7A98C (215, 169, 140) Acorn
#5C5248 (92, 82, 72) Walnut Brown
#EFDECD (239, 222, 205) Almond
#FFEBCD (255, 235, 205) Blanched Almond
#B0724A (176, 114, 74) Burnt Almond

Almond is another great example of how the naming of brown shades very fast becomes complex and in many cases too demanding even for color experts. Even if we find a consensus on the sort of almond in a specific phase of maturity, we will very likely sooner or later make some kind of impact on it. In the case of almonds, we treat them with heat, of course.

#5B3A29 (91, 58, 41) Hazelnut Brown
#D2691E (210, 105, 30) Cocoa Brown
#48260D (72, 38, 13) Pecan
#795C32 (121, 92, 50) Peanut
#AF642B (175, 100, 43) Date Fruit Brown

Family of Brown Food-Related Shades

Nature is loaded with edible products and already-presented fruits (many of them being brown or at least brownish!) are a great start to dive into samples of colors, closely associated with foods.

We have already mentioned cocoa. So why don’t we start with chocolate?

Or shall we say chocolates?

#7B3F00 (123, 63, 0) Chocolate
#9E5B40 (158, 91, 64) Bitter Chocolate
#352620 (53, 38, 32) Dark Chocolate
#A86E53(168, 110, 83) Milk Chocolate
#EDE6D6 (237, 230, 214) White Chocolate Color

After cocoa, we definitely couldn’t skip the family of chocolate brown colors. We could probably find at least a few dozen of more brown shades with chocolate-related names but for this article, it’s probably better to continue with other edibles.

Bread and its’ cousins, tortilla included, is one of them.

#DACBA9 (218, 203, 169) Baked Bread
#D2AD84 (210, 173, 132) Butter Toast
#8D7D77 (141, 125, 119) Cinnamon Toast
#997950 (153, 121, 80) Tortilla
#FFF8DC (255, 248, 220) Corn Silk

While we are at basic foods, we can’t skip the meat and meat-related products. You got it right. Brown color in several different hues, tints, and shades, is influential in this sector too!

#9F724B (159, 114, 75) Roast Brown
#E3DAC9 (227, 218, 201) Bone zelo siva
#534B4F (83, 75, 79) Liver
#E5B73B (229, 183, 59) Meat Brown
#BB8866 (187, 136, 102) Carnal Brown

Caramel Brown, Anybody?

If you are in the mood for something sweet, sugar can be brown as well. We have already mentioned how shades of brown change when we apply some heat and sugar is no exception. Even if we start with perfectly white chrystals we soon got lovely brownish tones as a result of the dehydration of carbon hydrate.

This led us to caramel and related edibles.

#492000 (73, 32, 0) Syrup
#AF6F09 (175, 111, 9) Caramel
#FFD59A (255, 213, 154) Caramel Color
#B87A59 (184, 122, 89) Caramel Apple
#A17249 (161, 114, 73) Brown Sugar

Sweet liquids don’t end here. Apart from caramel, we need to address at least maple syrup and honey, right? And, of course, both pair perfectly with butter leading to more interesting brownish shades.

#C9A38D (201, 163, 141) Maple Sugar
#BB9351 (187, 147, 81) Maple Syrup
#BA9238 (186, 146, 56) Honey Brown
#EFE0CD (239, 224, 205) Buttercream
#F1EBDA (241, 235, 218) Buttery Brown

We have more than a dozen brown food-related colors with codes in our depository, waiting to be sorted in groups, but at the moment, it’s time to end the journey through brownish colors of food.

How about a drink?

Brown Color Names Named After Drinks

There are many brown drinks out there and coffee is probably at the top of the list. Coffee, in its countless versions which are getting even more numerous each and every day. Even if we call it black coffee, we always deal with more or less dark shades of brown.

Here is a set of the first five coffee brown shades.

#6F4E37 (111, 78, 55) Coffee
#704241 (112, 66, 65) Deep Coffee
#4B3621 (75, 54, 33) Cafe Noir
#4A2C2A (74, 44, 42) Brown Coffee
#38250E (56, 37, 14) Espresso Brown

There are as many versions of coffee as there are coffee drinkers. some prefer a quick shot of energy, while others enjoy sipping it. some want it black (meaning without anything in the cup except the coffee), and others add sugar, milk, cream, and even alcoholic drinks.

Some sorts of coffee became so popular they expanded from local curiosities to true ambassadors of their inventors. Here we go with a second set of coffee colors with HEX and RGB codes.

#5C3925 (92, 57, 37) Irish Coffee
#7D6757 (125, 103, 87) Roman Coffee
#483F39 (72, 63, 57) Turkish Coffee
#A88B70 (168, 139, 112) Affogato
#967969 (150, 121, 105) Mocha

Milk and dairy products such as cream or ice cream are an especially popular addition to coffee drinks which already vary by brown shades depending on the sort of coffee beans and type of preparation. We can add just a few drops of milk or we can go to the other extreme, finishing with just a hint of coffee in milk.

#7A706C (122, 112, 108) Americano
#BCADA3 (188, 173, 163) Cappuccino
#C0A386 (192, 163, 134) Cortado
#928168 (146, 129, 104) Macchiato
#3F3230 (63, 50, 48) Ristretto

The last set of coffee brown colors for designers, coffee lovers, and all curious people who want to learn something new has an addition of Frappe Color, which expands a whole new set of possibilities in the area of browns. We also included Chicory which is widely used as a coffee substitute.

#C5A582 (197, 165, 130) Latte
#A67B5B (166, 123, 91) Cafe Au Lait
#B18F6A (177, 143, 106) Iced Coffee
#D1B7A0 (209, 183, 160) Frappe
#A78658 (167, 134, 88) Chicory

To be fair, we have to add at least one set of tea-related colors. They are brown drinks too, aren’t they?

#DAC395 (218, 195, 149) Chamomile
#999B85(153, 155, 133) Tea Color
#B1832F (177, 131, 47) Chai
#A23C26 (162,60,38) Rooibos Tea
#923C01 (146, 60, 1) Iced Tea

We are done with beverages for now and ready to conclude our journey in the land of brown-colored drinks. Champagne, whiskey, and brandy should also be included in the list. Recently especially the family of Champagne colors is in high demand, as we can see, among other examples in this list of light pink paint colors.

#C9A86A (201, 168, 106) Ginger Ale
#D2975D (210, 151, 93) Whiskey
#FAD6A5 (250, 214, 165) Champagne
#DCB68A (220, 182, 138) Brandy
#9A463D (154, 70, 61) Cognac

This is the end of the article for time being. Expect some more browns to be added in the future. The world of animals, minerals, or just everyday objects offers many many more!

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Light Pink Paint

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Light pink paints are a classic choice for painting interiors for many years and their popularity is growing. Pink paint, especially pale, muted tones, goes great with almost all other colors and gives us countless possible combinations for creating a unique feel for every imaginable home.

Due to its soothing, feminine effect, pastel pink paints found their way to living rooms and bedrooms, and are one of the first choices for painting the walls of girls’ bedrooms and studies. Did you know that certain hues of pink paint are used in correctional institutions to calm down the aggressiveness of the prisoners?

By definition soft pink paint color is made of some red and a lot of white. The more white, the more soft pink color we’ll achieve. To play a bit with the warmth of the final result, some yellow and blue may be added as well.

Let’s take a look at the light pink paints available on the market with examples and HEX and RGB codes.

Pale Pink Paint Colors for Walls

Pale pinks are by definition pink colors with a lot of white pigment. White is so dominant that pink can be seen only as an undertone.

#FAE3DD (250, 227, 221) Behr Soft Pink
#FDEBE5 (253, 235, 229) Peintures MF Chaleur / Benjamin Moore Soft Pink
#F7EBE7 (247, 235, 231) Asian Paints Pearly Pink / Rodda Paint Soft Shell / Cloverdale Paint Soft Shell
#F9E9E6 (249, 233, 230) Scib Paints Pale Perfection / Vista Paint Pale Perfection / Berger Pale Perfection / Behr Hush Pink
#F6EAE5 (246, 234, 229) Wattyl Fairy White / Asian Paints Divine Pink / Rodda Paint Pale Petals / Cloverdale Paint Pale Petals

Paint makers sometimes use a bit poetic names for their products, yet it’s obvious they all offer almost the same thing – soft, calming paints with a bit of pink which gives some warmth to your room walls.

#F0E3E6 (240, 227, 230) Porter Paints Pastel Pink / PPG Pittsburgh Paints Pastel Pink
#EBDED6 (235, 222, 214) Diamond Vogel Cliffswallow / ECOS Paints Cliffswallow
#F2E2DC (242, 226, 220) Olympic Plaster Pink / Pantone PMS Pastel 9241
#E5DCD5 (229, 220, 213) CIL Pink Suede / Pantone PMS 11-0603 TPG Pastel Parchment
#FCFAF8 (252, 250, 248) Brighto Paints Pink Champagne

You already noticed light and pale are often used interchangeably, even though they differ by definition – light can be much more energetic and at least in theory made without the addition of white. Yet in practice both groups of pinkish paints often overlap and to make our lives even more interesting, paint factories describe their colors with soft and pastels as well.

#F8EAE3 (248, 234, 227) Benjamin Moore Shell Pink
#F3E2E6 (243, 226, 230) Benjamin Moore Ballerina Pink
#F5EAE7 (245, 234, 231) Benjamin Moore Pink Bliss
#F7E7E1 (247, 231, 225) Behr My Sweetheart
#F7E1DC (247, 225, 220) Sherwin-Williams Laurel Pink

Benjamin Moore is one of the most popular paint producers and their family of pink paints is in constant demand. In the set of paints above you can compare three of their products with two different (and also extremely popular) makers of pink wall paints: Behr and Sherwin-Williams. Both of them are represented below as well.

#F2E6E6 (242, 230, 230) Behr Pink Prism
#F6E9E8 (246, 233, 232) Sherwin-Williams Fancy Pink
#EEE9DC (238, 233, 220) Glidden Cream Puff / Coronado Paint Campiello / PPG Pittsburgh Paints Cream Puff
#EFE9DD (239, 233, 221) Nerolac Old Charm / Porter Paints Cream Puff / Behr Villa White
#F6E7E2 (246, 231, 226) Sherwin-Williams Cosmetic Blush

Some soft pink paints have a slightly yellowish feel which makes them even warmer and livelier. They are, of course, very neutral and great to paint with more powerful colors for furniture, decor, and other surfaces.

#F0EBE9 (240, 235, 233) Designers Guild Frost / Behr White Dogwood
#EAE6DE (234, 230, 222) Scib Paints White Now! / 8476 / Porter Paints Dogwood Blossom / Vista Paint White Now! / Berger White Now! / PPG Pittsburgh Paints Dogwood Blossom
#E8E4DB (232, 228, 219) Asian Paints White Delight / CIL Kitten White / Olympic Dogwood Blossom
#F3ECEA (243, 236, 234) Behr Touch of the Pink
#EFE5E4 (239, 229, 228) Olympic Bare Pink / Taubmans Iris Haze

This is the last set of pale pink paint colors, called barely pink paints. Some makers don’t even use the word pink in their names and rather go for plants or even animals. We will continue with a bit more intensive light pink paints for interiors.

Soft Pink Paint

We are still in the huge and popular family of light pink paints but the next few sets will perform significantly warmer thanks to greater values of red pigment in the mixture. For starters, let’s see what Benjamin Moore has to offer:

#FDE8E6 (253, 232, 230) Benjamin Moore Touch Of Pink
#FFCDD8 (255, 205, 216) Benjamin Moore Light Chiffon Pink
#FAE7E9 (250, 231, 233) Benjamin Moore Elephant Pink
#FDE7E4 (253, 231, 228) Benjamin Moore Powder Pink
#FACBD0 (250, 203, 208) Benjamin Moore Pastel Pink

Benjamin Moore offers a huge selection of pinkish paints for walls, differentiating by gentle hues of reddish, yellowish, and bluish undertones. All are very popular due to their ability to pair with other paint colors.

The next set offers a few pink paints with champagne in their names. While we all expect a bit of yellow in those colors, you’ll find a few champagne pink paint colors in the next groups of paints, where other hues are present.

#FFEFF3 (255, 239, 243) California Paints Pink Champagne / Dunn-Edwards Powder Puff
#F1DDE1 (241, 221, 225) Clark+Kensington Pink Champagne
#FEDCE7 (254, 220, 231) ProMarker Pale Pink
#F7CAC1 (247, 202, 193) Glidden Rose Pink / PPG Pittsburgh Paints Rose Pink
#E8DADD (232, 218, 221) ICI Paints Harem Pink / Dulux Waterlily Blush 6

Here we go with another set of light pink paints available by different paint makers. They look petty similar, yet each one of them with a special feeling that you can create in your bedroom, living room, or other places in your home. All are warm, optimistic, and energetic like modern users expect from wall paints.

#FFE9E4 (255, 233, 228) Brighto Paints Rose Pink
#F7DBD9 (247, 219, 217) Behr Princess Pink
#EED2D4 (238, 210, 212) Glidden Princess Pearl Pink
#FDE0DB (253, 224, 219) Rodda Paint My Sweetheart / Cloverdale Paint My Sweetheart
#FDE0DD (253, 224, 221) Scib Paints My Sweetheart / Vista Paint My Sweetheart / Berger My Sweetheart

#F9DCD7 (249, 220, 215) Coronado Paint My Sweetheart
#FFE3E0 (255, 227, 224) Duron Laurel Pink
#FFEDF3 (255, 237, 243) Duron Fancy Pink
#FDE9E3 (253, 233, 227) Benjamin Moore Frosty Pink
#F6DEDE (246, 222, 222) Duron White Dogwood / Devoe Paint Delicious

Ever heard about millennial pink paint? Well, the term was coined in the late 2010s and is used for a whole family of light pink shades. While you’ll find an html code for millennial pink color #F3CFC6 and RGB (243, 207, 198), the producers of paints got several ideas on how should millennial pink actually look on the wall.

Here is a set of millennial pink paints made by Sherwin-Williams.

#F1CAD3 (241, 202, 211) Sherwin-Williams Reverie Pink
#E3B5A8 (227, 181, 168) Sherwin-Williams Mellow Coral
#E8B9AE (232, 185, 174) Sherwin-Williams Rachel Pink
#D6C8C0 (214, 200, 192) Sherwin-Williams Unfussy Beige
#E3B7B1 (227, 183, 177) Sherwin-Williams Gracious Rose

The tones of millennial pink vary from gentle pink to more yellowish, greyish, and blueish hues. The assortment is, obviously, much wider when we take into account, other paint makers. Maybe we’ll present some of them in the future.

Blush Pink Paint

Blush pink paints are bolder colors with more intense red tones. They are cozy, inviting, and invigorating. Modern interior designers use them for smaller places like closets, laundry rooms, powder rooms, and home offices.

#EBBBB1 (235, 187, 177) Valspar Paint Soft Pink
#E4A5A9 (228, 165, 169) Glidden Soft French Pink
#FAB4D8 (250, 180, 216) Apple Barrel Light Pink 20535
#FABFBF (250, 191, 191) Apple Barrel Light Pink 44844E
#FF9999 (255, 153, 153) Humbrol Pink / Light Salmon Pink

Because pink, especially lighter hues, pairs so well with neutrals, like beige, cream, ivory, and similar whiteish colors, we have virtually infinite possibilities to create a space according to our wishes. Sometimes the ceiling is painted with the same light paint color, sometimes only three-quarters of the walls are covered and the top (together with a ceiling) is left white, to make an optical illusion of larger or higher space.

#FADADD (250, 218, 221) Glidden Powder Pink
#EEC4C9 (238, 196, 201) Albany Paint Powder Pink
#F6B6BB (246, 182, 187) Behr Ballerina Pink
#F8A3BC (248, 163, 188) Apple Barrel Princess Pink / Pantone / PMS 189 C
#FFB1CF (255, 177, 207) Valspar Paint Princess Pink

Again, paint factories use sometimes pretty poetical names for their products. Powder pink paint is actually a conservative solution, while Princess Pink or Ballerina Pink clearly alludes to the girlish feel of the result.

Pale Pink Paint Colors With Yellowish Hues

The next group of light pink paints has a distinctive addition of yellowish tones. This makes them live, energetic, and optimistic.

#F7D7CC (247, 215, 204) Benjamin Moore Pale Pink Satin
#FFEAD8 (255, 234, 216) Kansai Paint Pastel Pink
#F8EBD4 (248, 235, 212) Sherwin-Williams Dollop Of Cream / Taubmans Blush Pink / Bristol Blush Pink
#F1DDCF (241, 221, 207) Clark+Kensington Pacific Coral
#F3E5DC (243, 229, 220) Resene Fair Pink / Glidden Champagne Ice / Nippon Paint Penelope Pink / PPG Pittsburgh Paints Champagne Ice

Those pastel pink paint colors are great for living rooms, playrooms, or other places where we spend a lot of time or hang out with visitors. They can be used in very different ways depending on the lighting conditions.

#FDE1D9 (253, 225, 217) Taubmans Elephant Pink / T12 28.A2 / Bristol Elephant Pink / P073-W1
#F7E8E2 (247, 232, 226) Benjamin Moore Gentle Butterfly / 2173-70 / Hint Of Pink / 884 / Coronado Paint 8060 – Devon Dawn
#E2D0B8 (226, 208, 184) Kansai Paint Rose Pink
#FFF1E8 (255, 241, 232) Diamond Paint Princess Pink
#FEEBDC (254, 235, 220) Sanderson Peony Pink

If we compare, for instance, Elephant Pink and Hint of Pink, we notice that we are dealing with colors similar to champagne pinks, but with less intensive yellow. This muted effect has a calming effect, which can be used for all places where we want to relax. Or maybe meditate?

#F4E3C7 (244, 227, 199) ICI Paints Lace Corsage / Behr Cream Puff
#FBE3AB (251, 227, 171) Taubmans Cream Puff
#FFEEC8 (255, 238, 200) Rodda Paint Cornmeal / Sanderson Cream Puff Lt / Cloverdale Paint Cornmeal
#FFF1D8 (255, 241, 216) California Paints Vintage Lace / Pascol Angel’s Glow / Dunn-Edwards Cream Puff
#EAD9D0 (234, 217, 208) Fuller OBrien Pink Champagne

This group of yellowish pink paints, made by slightly less known paint makers is a bit brighter, with a more playful effect. Several paints use the word cream in their names insinuating soft whitish yellowish tones.

Rose Pink Paint

If yellowish pinks make you feel more energetic, more orange tones give you determination and power. The next few groups of paints still belong to light pinks yet they are the most intense so far. The reason is a higher percentage of red pigment which, with an addition of yellow, create a fresh and flowery or fruity feeling.

#FA906C (250, 144, 108) Valspar Paint Pink Blush
#FFCDC5 (255, 205, 197) ProMarker Pastel Pink
#E7C1B5 (231, 193, 181) Behr Pink Blush
#FEE4D2 (254, 228, 210) Valspar Paint Champagne Pink
#FFD0C4 (255, 208, 196) Taubmans Pink Elephant / Peintures MF Nuance de peche / Bristol Pink Elephant

Orange-pink paints also come on the market in numerous variations, from bolder almost orange to gentler almost greyish-white tones. The producers found inspiration everywhere, from nature and geography to breakfast food and personal cosmetic products.

#FFE1D4 (255, 225, 212) Taubmans White Feather / Resene Sentimental / Bristol Powder Pink
#F8CEC5 (248, 206, 197) Sico Pink Powder-Puff
#EFBE9E (239, 190, 158) Chrysler Shell Pink
#FFCEC4 (255, 206, 196) Taubmans Pink Sea Shell/ Bristol Pink Sea Shell
#F6E4D9 (246, 228, 217) Pantone PMS 11-1306 TCX Cream Pink / Taubmans Bare Pink

The next group of orangey-pink paints is the palest pink in the family. Five different popular brand marks offer relatively similar neutral pink paints with clear orange undertones. All presented colors pair great with numerous darker colors.

#F8DBCF (248, 219, 207) Taubmans Pink Bliss
#F9E9E4 (249, 233, 228) Benjamin Moore Cream Puff
#FCE8E1 (252, 232, 225) Farrow & Ball Middleton Pink
#EFDED8 (239, 222, 216) Sherwin-Williams White Dogwood
#F6E2D7 (246, 226, 215) Duron Alluring White / Behr Island Hopping / Farrow & Ball Pink Ground

More Neutral Pink Paint Examples

We have already explored soft pink paints with only a hint of pink, with an addition of yellow or orange, and stronger tones of pink. It’s time to see if there are even more pastel pink paints on the market.

Yes, of course, there are many other popular products in this area. The next few sets of paints look a bit more brownish, even earthy, which gives us countless opportunities for usage in interiors and exteriors.

#E5C9BC (229, 201, 188) Pratt & Lambert King’s Arms Rose Pink Medium Light
#D2AD9F (210, 173, 159) Pratt & Lambert King’s Arms Rose Pink
#F5D6BF (245, 214, 191) Taubmans Soft Pink / Bristol Soft Pink
#F2D9CC (242, 217, 204) Benjamin Moore Love & Happiness
#EDD1C2 (237, 209, 194) Dulux Australia Pale Pink

All presented pink pants are soft, pale, and light, with a hint of yellow and some green which makes them a bit brownish, sometimes edging on beige or cream which are classic choices for painting the walls for many many years.

#E4C1AE (228, 193, 174) 1829 Pale Salmon Pink
#BA929C (186, 146, 156) Wattyl Posh Pink / New Look Flush Blush
#F2E9E4 (242, 233, 228) Devoe Paint Elizabethan / Earthpaint Pink Champagne / CHROMATIC Rose Arum
#F4D5CE (244, 213, 206) Behr Pink Elephant
#C9947F (201, 148, 127) Matthews Paint Pressed Rose Pink

The group of pinkish paints above is interesting for their diversity. While all give an earthy, muted appearance, they are obviously very contrasting. While Posh Pink from Wattyl looks almost purple, we could easily characterize Elizabethan by Devoe Paint as white.

Speaking of white, check the next group of very light pink paints.

Is There the Palest Pink Paint?

#E7DDDE (231, 221, 222) Glidden Wood Anemone Pink / Dulux Pale Peony
#EBD4CE (235, 212, 206) Brighto Paints Day Dawn / Behr Ole Pink
#DEB2AF (222, 178, 175) Dulux Australia Princess Pink
#FBE1DE (251, 225, 222) Taubmans Pink Peony / Bristol Pink Peony
$DFCFD1 (223, 207, 209) Levis Gentle Peony / CIL Nouvelle Pink

While technically all the colors above belong to orangeish pinks, we are definitely still dealing with pale pinks with orange subtones. These paints are very neutral and can be used almost universally.

More Blush Pink Paints Examples

We have already presented several blush pink paint colors. They all have a bit of blue which makes pink purplish. This leads to a more dramatic, yet sweet effect. Blush paints are a popular choice for walls in different interiors, from living rooms to bedrooms. We selected lighter shades varying from creamy and greyish to magenta and mauve shades.

#E8D1D7 (232, 209, 215) Earthpaint Candle Light Pink
#F3E3EB (243, 227, 235) Brighto Paints Candle Light Pink
#F4CEE3 (244, 206, 227) Asian Paints Blush Pink
#EDE1E5 (237, 225, 229) Porter Paints Pink Champagne / PPG Pittsburgh Paints Pink Champagne
#E1CCD1 (225, 204, 209) Duron Studio Mauve / ICI Paints Pink Champagne

While Behr, Benjamin Moore, Farrow and Ball, Sherwin-Williams, and Valspar dominate the market, we made an effort to present some other paint makers as well. All these paint colors pair well with blue and green paints, but they can look especially great with glass and metal.

#EDC5D3 (237, 197, 211) Earthpaint Pink Elephant
#F8D6E6 (248, 214, 230) Brighto Paints Pink Elephant
#D3BFC1 (211, 191, 193) Levis Diadeem / Dulux Powder Pink
#EADEE3 (234, 222, 227) Glidden Floral Twist Pink / Pantone PMS 11-2509 TPG Calcite / Earthpaint Perfume Powder
#ECC4E0 (236, 196, 224) Plascon Sea Shell Pink

We are ending this article about light pink paint colors for the moment. Just for the moment. Because there are dozens of interesting, inspiring, and inviting paints already on the market with always something new to explore. So expect more in the future, because pale pinks are here to stay!

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