Font colours
Introduction
These are the standard color names supported by most modern browsers. If the color matches the name, your browser supports the color name.
- Font colours are not used extensively on the site, except to identify labeled structures in animations and figures.
- Background colours are used in tables and banners.
Font Colours
Each colour name is printed twice as some of the colors are so light that one cannot read the name when it is printed in that colour on the standard background. If you need to use light colours, consider setting a dark background for easier viewing.
These colour names may be used in various ways, for example in Tables or in simple HTML.
For example <font color=red> Some text in red</font>.
Note - wiki code uses American spelling "color" not Australian and UK spelling "colour".
indianred | indianred | darksalmon | darksalmon | ||
lightcoral | lightcoral | salmon | salmon | ||
orangered | orangered | red | red | ||
crimson | crimson | firebrick | firebrick | ||
darkred | darkred | mediumvioletred | mediumvioletred | ||
pink | pink | lightpink | lightpink | ||
hotpink | hotpink | deeppink | deeppink | ||
palevioletred | palevioletred | darkkhaki | darkkhaki | ||
khaki | khaki | palegoldenrod | palegoldenrod | ||
lightgoldenrodyellow | lightgoldenrodyellow | lightyellow | lightyellow | ||
lemonchiffon | lemonchiffon | yellow | yellow | ||
gold | gold | papayawhip | papayawhip | ||
moccasin | moccasin | peachpuff | peachpuff | ||
cyan | cyan | aqua | aqua | ||
aquamarine | aquamarine | turquoise | turquoise | ||
mediumturquoise | mediumturquoise | darkturquoise | darkturquoise | ||
cadetblue | cadetblue | slategray | slategray | ||
lightcyan | lightcyan | paleturquoise | paleturquoise | ||
powderblue | powderblue | lightsteelblue | lightsteelblue | ||
steelblue | steelblue | lightblue | lightblue | ||
skyblue | skyblue | lightskyblue | lightskyblue | ||
deepskyblue | deepskyblue | cornflowerblue | cornflowerblue | ||
royalblue | royalblue | mediumslateblue | mediumslateblue | ||
dodgerblue | dodgerblue | blue | blue | ||
mediumblue | mediumblue | darkblue | darkblue | ||
navy | navy | midnightblue | midnightblue | ||
lightsalmon | lightsalmon | orange | orange | ||
darkorange | darkorange | coral | coral | ||
tomato | tomato | orangered | orangered | ||
aquamarine | aquamarine | mediumspringgreen | mediumspringgreen | ||
springgreen | springgreen | palegreen | palegreen | ||
greenyellow | greenyellow | chartreuse | chartreuse | ||
lawngreen | lawngreen | lime | lime | ||
lightgreen | lightgreen | yellowgreen | yellowgreen | ||
limegreen | limegreen | mediumseagreen | mediumseagreen | ||
darkseagreen | darkseagreen | forestgreen | forestgreen | ||
seagreen | seagreen | green | green | ||
olivedrab | olivedrab | olive | olive | ||
darkolivegreen | darkolivegreen | darkgreen | darkgreen | ||
mediumaquamarine | mediumaquamarine | turquoise | turquoise | ||
lightseagreen | lightseagreen | darkcyan | darkcyan | ||
teal | teal | lavender | lavender | ||
thistle | thistle | plum | plum | ||
violet | violet | fuchsia | fuchsia | ||
magenta | magenta | orchid | orchid | ||
mediumorchid | mediumorchid | darkorchid | darkorchid | ||
blueviolet | blueviolet | darkviolet | darkviolet | ||
mediumpurple | mediumpurple | slateblue | slateblue | ||
purple | purple | darkmagenta | darkmagenta | ||
darkslateblue | darkslateblue | indigo | indigo | ||
honeydew | honeydew | mintcream | mintcream | ||
azure | azure | aliceblue | aliceblue | ||
ghostwhite | ghostwhite | whitesmoke | whitesmoke | ||
lavenderblush | lavenderblush | mistyrose | mistyrose | ||
antiquewhite | antiquewhite | seashell | seashell | ||
snow | snow | white | white | ||
beige | beige | linen | linen | ||
oldlace | oldlace | floralwhite | floralwhite | ||
ivory | ivory | gainsboro | gainsboro | ||
lightgrey | lightgrey | silver | silver | ||
darkgray | darkgray | gray | gray | ||
dimgray | dimgray | darkslategray | darkslategray | ||
lightslategray | lightslategray | slategray | slategray | ||
cornsilk | cornsilk | blanchedalmond | blanchedalmond | ||
bisque | bisque | navajowhite | navajowhite | ||
wheat | wheat | sandybrown | sandybrown | ||
goldenrod | goldenrod | darkgoldenrod | darkgoldenrod | ||
peru | peru | chocolate | chocolate | ||
maroon | maroon | saddlebrown | saddlebrown | ||
brown | brown | sienna | sienna | ||
darkred | darkred | burlywood | burlywood | ||
tan | tan | rosybrown | rosybrown | ||
black | black |
Background Colours
Within a table you can insert the following code
|-bgcolor=
and then the appropriate colour as for the text above or the 6 letter/digit codes in the last column of the table below
text | "FAF5FF" |
dark green | "A3BFB1" |
light green | "F5FFFA" |
light grey | "FCFCFC" |
light grey | "FCFCFC" |
light blue | "F5FAFF" |
dark blue | "CEDFF2" |
dark purple | "DDCEF2" |
light purple | "FAF5FF" |
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Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, April 28) Embryology Font colours. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/Font_colours
- © Dr Mark Hill 2024, UNSW Embryology ISBN: 978 0 7334 2609 4 - UNSW CRICOS Provider Code No. 00098G