The Traditional Colors of Japan

The vivid pink of Dianthus chinesis flowers.

The purplish pink of orchids.

The rich purplish red of raspberries.

A soft, light red; a washed-out vermilion.

A soft pink.

The dark reddish-purple of ripe mulberries.

The pink of fuchsia flowers.

The rich red of strawberries.

The pale vermilion of classic pink roses.

A deep red.

A pink with a hint of purple.

The pink of cherry blossoms, the Japanese national flower.

Gray with a hint of rose-red.

The familiar red of roses.

A deep red originally derived from the cochineal insect.

A bright red originally derived from the cochineal insect.

The color of fringed pinks, also known as Dianthus or pink carnations.

A faded rose-red.

A deep, rich brown.

Pink with a hint of silver.

A bright crimson.

A deep reddish brown.

A reddish-brown used on ancient Greek pottery from Corinth.

The strong red of geraniums, flowering perennials in the geraniaceae family.

A vivid red, named for the color of the cassocks worn by cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church.

Pink with a hint of silver.

A dark reddish brown.

A dark red of garnets.

A pure, clear red.

The deep brown of a woodland floor.

A reddish-brown reminiscent of the houses of Pompeii.

The bright pink of salmon.

Red with a hint of orange.

A pale rose with a hint of ash gray.

The characteristic pink of coral.

A rich reddish brown.

A strong red with a hint of orange.

A bright reddish-orange, named for the pigment red lead or minium.

Rose red with a hint of copper.

The deep reddish-brown of mahogany wood.

A dull brick red.

A vivid red with a hint of yellow.

A red-brown color.

A color of a ripe tomato.

The reddish brown of chestnuts.

A rich coppery brown.

A deep orange.

A reddish brown.

A pale vermilion.

A dark red.

The light reddish-brown of cinnamon.

The orange-pink of cantaloupe melon.

A strong orange vermilion.

The pale crimson of flamingo plumage.

Coral pink with a hint of brown.

The orange with a hint of brown characteristic of Etruscan art.

A deep reddish chocolate brown.

The light brown of the bark of the cork tree.

A mellow reddish brown.

A peach-hued skin color.

A soft pinkish brown.

An orange-brown.

A dull apricot yellow.

The brown of ripe walnuts.

A rich brownish orange, as in unglazed roof titles.

A dull, pale orange.

A rich golden brown.

Tan with a hint of red.

The clean brown of unweathered bronze.

A beige with a touch of pink.

A warm light brown.

The golden yellow of dried saffron stigmas.

A pale ripe apricot color.

The orange found in Majolica ceramics.

A pale reddish tan.

A pale yellow-brown.

A golden brown, seen in some fawn’s coats.

Gold with a touch of brown.

The golden yellow of amber.

Pale vanilla extract.

A deep reddish brown.

A light yellow-brown, the color of buffalo leather.

A light olive brown.

The pale brown of sandy soil in fallow fields.

A gold with a hint of brown.

A brownish-yellow.

A dark brown like the pigment derived from cuttlefish ink.

The pale straw color of champagne.

A soft pinkish-orange, the color of peach flesh.

The light brown of maple sugar.

A natural yellow-brown pigment.

The very pale brown of unbleached linen or silk.

A dark yellow.

A golden brown.

The bright yellow of the marigold, a member of the chrysanthemum family native to Mexico.

The warm yellow of the metal gold.

The yellow of the metal gold.

A light yellow-brown, the color of buffalo leather.

The rich yellow of egg yolks.

A pale yellowish gray.

The rich yellow of turmeric.

The yellow of kernels of ripe maize (corn).

The true gold of the sun.

Olive green with a hint of brown.

A pale yellowish white.

The delicate yellow of dry straw.

Honey yellow.

A muted reddish-yellow pigment containing lead antimonate.

The yellow of sunflower petals.

A vivid yellow.

The dull yellow of mustard.

A muted gold.

Gray with a touch of green.

An olive gray.

A dull olive green

A blonde tan.

A deep yellow with a hint of green.

A grayish olive.

A grayish-olive yellow.

A grayish brown.

A natural yellow pigment made of lead chromate.

A bright yellow with a hint of green.

A vivid yellow, the color of lemon peel.

A greenish yellow.

Yellow with a hint of olive green.

A grayish-green yellow.

Pale yellow with a hint of olive green.

A crisp yellow-green.

The gray-green of sage.

A light grayish yellow green.

A dullish yellow-green.

A grayish olive green.

A light olive brown.

A dark olive green.

Grayish olive green.

A grayish olive.

A sage green with a hint of silver.

The bright green of new growth.

The yellow-green of willow leaves.

The delicate grayish green of the backs of willow leaves.

An olive green with a hint of slate blue.

The characteristic vital green of spring growth.

The clear green of green apples.

A deep grayed green.

A bluish green.

A yellow-green with a hint of gray.

A light true green.

The delicate bluish green of robin’s eggs.

A rich leaf green.

A vivid yellow-green.

A dark green often found in glass bottles.

The rich, true green of malachite.

The milky green of opals.

The dull green of marble.

The deep bluish-green of the backs of almonds leaves.

A dull, deep green.

The bluish-green of the patina that forms on copper.

A delicate blue-green.

A deep emerald green.

A deep green used in tartan.

Mallard green.

A dull olive green.

Overglaze green in Chinese ceramics.

The blue-green of the sea.

The gray-green of celadon porcelains.

The blue-green of fir needles.

A blue-green color.

The vivid blue-green of turquoises.

The muted blue-green of pine needles.

A bright navy blue.

A pale true blue.

A grayish olive green.

The pale sky-blue visible on the horizon.

A gray-aqua mixture.

A dull blue-green.

A pale sky blue.

The blue-green of turquoises.

A dark blue with a hint of gray.

The deep indigo blue of Marine Corps uniforms.

A vivid sky blue.

A dull blue-green.

A vivid blue with a hint of green.

A cobalt blue associated with the region of Germany known as Saxony.

The gray-blue of smoke.

A dull blue.

The blue of a clear sky.

A deep grayed blue.

The blue of a perfectly clear sky.

The gray-blue of slate.

The blue of sapphires.

A clear, medium blue.

The color of the blue pigment made from powdered lapis lazuli.

A sky blue named for a pigment of cobalt oxide and alumina.

Blue black.

A deep blue of British navy uniforms.

A dark blue produced by dyeing with indigo.

The soft, slightly purplish blue associated with the semi-precious stone.

A rich purplish blue associated with the British royal family.

The purplish blue of salvia flowers.

Gray with a hint of pale purple.

A gray with the dark bluish hue of steel.

A deep blue produced with ferric ferrocynide.

The soft, purplish blue of gentian flowers.

A deep purple

The purple of wisteria blossoms.

A dull bluish-purple.

A pink-purple, midway between violet and magenta.

The color of the first aniline die, a pale grayed pink-lilac.

A bluish-violet.

A light pinkish-purple.

A deep gray with a hint of purple.

The pale purple of lilacs.

The pale purple of crocus flowers.

A reddish purple.

The deep violet of pansy petals.

A deep reddish purple.

The color of violet blossoms; the name Newton gave to the purple end of the visible spectrum.

A mixture of red and blue, with many hies, including lavender and lilac; the unmodified term usually refers to a reddish purple.

The soft reddish-purple of Japanese irises.

A deep gray with a touch of purple.

A pale purple.

A dark, blackish purple.

A brownish purple.

The grayed purple of plums.

A dull pale purple.

A vivid reddish purple.

A grayed amethyst.

A vivid reddish-purple.

A deep reddish-purple.

A deep grayed purple.

The pinkish purple of azalea blossoms.

A purple with a hint of brown.

Pure white.

White with a hint of yellow.

A pale, warm gray.

A silvery gray.

A medium gray.

A medium gray.

Medium gray.

A gray with a hint of celadon.

Gray with a hint of olive green.

A greenish-gray.

A dark gray.

The dark purple of blackberries.

A dark gray with a hint of blue.

Blackish brown.

The blackish gray of charcoal.

The grey-black of charcoal.

True black; the darkest color.

Lacquer black.