-- Click to visit --
Home Page
Site Map,
Bones of a Web Site
In the beginning we had 16 named colours, Aqua, Black, Blue, Fuchsia, Gray, Green, Lime, Maroon, Navy, Olive, Purple, Red, Silver, Teal, White, Yellow.
And then came the browser-safe HEX colour codes with pairs of 'digits' in the order red, green, blue. The three-digit form '#f60' is converted into the six-digit form '#ff6600' by replicating digits.

There are 140 named colours, some with 'safe hex code' such as #99cc33, and most with all digits different. Next came other 'color' names which are not supported by the W3C standards. Browsers are not consistent in the way they handle colour - Internet Explorer 3 does not apply backgrounds to block elements, but only to the text content. Mozilla only acts when the code has # before the hex. This is especially true when we use the opening code '<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
Now we are advised to use the hex form for any colour used on a web page. See my Complex notes for calculations using the decimal names of the color. (Australians use the spelling 'colour', computer language uses 'color'.)


aliceblue1#F0F8FF240,248,255Links Visited link Active link
antiquewhite 2#FAEBD7 250,235,215Links Visited link Active link
aquamarine 3#7FFFD4 127,255,212Links Visited link Active link
azure 4#F0FFFF 240,255,255Links Visited link Active link
beige 5#F5F5DC 245,245,220Links Visited link Active link
bisque 6#FFE4C4 255,228,196Links Visited link Active link
black7#000000 0,0,0 Links Visited link Active link
blanchedalmond 8#FFEBCD 255,235,205Links Visited link Active link
blue 9#0000FF 0,0,255 Links Visited link Active link
blueviolet 10#8A2BE2 138,43,226 Links Visited link Active link
brown 11#A52A2A 165,42,42 Links Visited link Active link
burlywood 12#DEB887 222,184,135Links Visited link Active link
cadetblue 13#5F9EA0 95,158,160Links Visited link Active link
chartreuse 14#7FFF00 127,255,0 Links Visited link Active link
chocolate 15#D2691E 210,105,30 Links Visited link Active link
coral 16#FF7F50 255,127,80 Links Visited link Active link
cornflowerblue17#6495ED100,149,237Links Visited link Active link
cornsilk 18#FFF8DC 255,248,220Links Visited link Active link
crimson19#DC143d220,20,60Links Visited link Active link
cyan 20#00FFFF 0,255,255 Links Visited link Active link
darkblue 21#00008B 0,0,139 Links Visited link Active link
darkcyan 22#008B8B 0,139,139 Links Visited link Active link
darkgoldenrod 23#B8860B 184,134,11 Links Visited link Active link
darkgray 24#A9A9A9 169,169,169Links Visited link Active link
darkgreen 25#006400 0,100,0 Links Visited link Active link
darkkhaki 26#BDB76B 189,183,107Links Visited link Active link
darkmagenta 27#8B008B 139,0,139 Links Visited link Active link
darkolivegreen 28#556B2F 85,107,47 Links Visited link Active link
darkorange 29#FF8C00 255,140,0 Links Visited link Active link
darkorchid 30#9932CC 153,50,204 Links Visited link Active link
darkred 31#8B0000 139,0,0 Links Visited link Active link
darksalmon 32#E9967A 233,150,122Links Visited link Active link
darkseagreen 33#8FBC8F 143,188,139Links Visited link Active link
darkslateblue 34#483D8B 72,61,139 Links Visited link Active link
darkslategray 35#2F4F4F 47,79,79 Links Visited link Active link
darkturquoise 36#00CED1 0,206,209 Links Visited link Active link
darkviolet 37#9400D3 148,0,211 Links Visited link Active link
deeppink 38#FF1493 255,20,147 Links Visited link Active link
deepskyblue 39#00BFFF 0,191,255 Links Visited link Active link
dimgray 40#696969 105,105,105Links Visited link Active link
dodgerblue 41#1E90FF 30,144,255Links Visited link Active link
firebrick 42#B22222 178,34,34 Links Visited link Active link
floralwhite 43#FFFAF0 255,250,240Links Visited link Active link
forestgreen 44#228B22 34,139,34 Links Visited link Active link
fuchsia45#FF00FF255,0,255 Links Visited link Active link
gainsboro 46#DCDCDC 220,220,220Links Visited link Active link
ghostwhite 47#F8F8FF 248,248,255Links Visited link Active link
gold 48#FFD700 255,215,0 Links Visited link Active link
goldenrod 49#DAA520 218,165,32 Links Visited link Active link
gray 50#808080 128,128,128Links Visited link Active link
green 51#008000 0,128,0 Links Visited link Active link
greenyellow 52#ADFF2F 173,255,47 Links Visited link Active link
honeydew 53#F0FFF0 240,255,240Links Visited link Active link
hotpink 54#FF69B4 255,105,180Links Visited link Active link
indianred 55#CD5C5C 205,92,92 Links Visited link Active link
indigo56#4B008275,0,130 Links Visited link Active link
ivory 57#FFFFF0 255,255,240Links Visited link Active link
khaki 58#F0E68C 240,230,140Links Visited link Active link
lavender 59#E6E6FA 230,230,250Links Visited link Active link
lavenderblush 60#FFF0F5 255,240,245Links Visited link Active link
lawngreen 61#7CFC00 124,252,0 Links Visited link Active link
lemonchiffon 62#FFFACD 255,250,205Links Visited link Active link
lightblue 63#ADD8E6 173,216,230Links Visited link Active link
lightcoral 64#F08080 240,128,128Links Visited link Active link
lightcyan 65#E0FFFF 224,255,255Links Visited link Active link
lightgoldenrodyellow 66#FAFAD2 250,250,210Links Visited link Active link
lightgreen 67#90EE90 144,238,144Links Visited link Active link
lightgrey68#D3D3D3211,211,211Links Visited link Active link
lightpink 69#FFB6C1 255,182,193Links Visited link Active link
lightsalmon 70#FFA07A 255,160,122Links Visited link Active link
lightseagreen 71#20B2AA 32,178,170Links Visited link Active link
lightskyblue 72#87CEFA 135,206,250Links Visited link Active link
lightslateblue 73#0000EB 0,0,235Links Visited link Active link
lightslateblue 73#0000EB 0,0,235Links Visited link Active link
lightslategray 74#778899 119,136,153Links Visited link Active link
lightsteelblue 75#B0C4DE 176,196,222Links Visited link Active link
lightyellow 76#FFFFE0 255,255,224Links Visited link Active link
lime77#00FF000,255,0 Links Visited link Active link
limegreen 78#32CD32 50,205,50 Links Visited link Active link
linen 79#FAF0E6 250,240,230Links Visited link Active link
maroon 80#800000 128,0,0 Links Visited link Active link
mediumaquamarine 81#66CDAA 102,205,170Links Visited link Active link
mediumblue 82#0000CD 0,0,205 Links Visited link Active link
mediumorchid 83#BA55D3 186,85,211 Links Visited link Active link
mediumpurple 84#9370DB 147,112,219Links Visited link Active link
mediumseagreen 85#3CB371 60,179,113Links Visited link Active link
mediumslateblue 86#7B68EE 123,104,238Links Visited link Active link
mediumspringgreen 87#00FA9A 0,250,154 Links Visited link Active link
mediumturquoise 88#48D1CC 72,209,204Links Visited link Active link
mediumvioletred 89#C71585 199,21,133 Links Visited link Active link
midnightblue 90#191970 25,25,112 Links Visited link Active link
mintcream 91#F5FFFA 245,255,250Links Visited link Active link
mistyrose 92#FFE4E1 255,228,225Links Visited link Active link
moccasin 93#FFE4B5 255,228,181Links Visited link Active link
navajowhite94#FFDEAD 255,222,173Links Visited link Active link
navy95#000080 0,0,128 Links Visited link Active link
navyblue96#A0B0E0 160,176,224Links Visited link Active link
navyblue96#A0B0E0 160,176,224Links Visited link Active link
oldlace97#FDF5E6 253,245,230Links Visited link Active link
olive98#808000128,128,0 Links Visited link Active link
olivedrab99#6B8E23 107,142,35 Links Visited link Active link
orange100#FFA500 255,165,0 Links Visited link Active link
orangered101#FF4500 255,69,0 Links Visited link Active link
orchid102#DA70D6 218,112,214Links Visited link Active link
palegoldenrod103#EEE8AA 238,232,170Links Visited link Active link
palegreen104#98FB98 152,251,152Links Visited link Active link
paleturquoise105#AFEEEE 175,238,238Links Visited link Active link
palevioletred106#DB7093 219,112,147Links Visited link Active link
papayawhip107#FFEFD5 255,239,213Links Visited link Active link
peachpuff108#FFDAB9 255,218,185Links Visited link Active link
peru109#CD853F 205,133,63 Links Visited link Active link
pink110#FFC0CB 255,192,203Links Visited link Active link
plum111#DDA0DD 221,160,221Links Visited link Active link
powderblue112#B0E0E6 176,224,230Links Visited link Active link
purple113#800080 128,0,128 Links Visited link Active link
red114#FF0000 255,0,0 Links Visited link Active link
rosybrown115#BC8F8F 188,143,143Links Visited link Active link
royalblue116#4169E1 65,105,225Links Visited link Active link
saddlebrown117#8B4513 139,69,19 Links Visited link Active link
salmon118#FA8072 250,128,114Links Visited link Active link
sandybrown119#F4A460 244,164,96 Links Visited link Active link
seagreen120#2E8B57 46,139,87 Links Visited link Active link
seashell121#FFF5EE 255,245,238Links Visited link Active link
sienna122#A0522D 160,82,45 Links Visited link Active link
silver123#C0C0C0192,192,192Links Visited link Active link
skyblue124#87CEEB 135,206,235Links Visited link Active link
slateblue125#6A5ACD 106,90,205 Links Visited link Active link
slategray126#708090 112,128,144Links Visited link Active link
snow127#FFFAFA 255,250,250Links Visited link Active link
springgreen128#00FF7F 0,255,127 Links Visited link Active link
steelblue129#4682B4 70,130,180Links Visited link Active link
tan130#D2B48C 210,180,140Links Visited link Active link
teal131#0080800,128,128Links Visited link Active link
thistle132#D8BFD8 216,191,216Links Visited link Active link
tomato133#FF6347 255,99,71Links Visited link Active link
turquoise134#40E0D0 64,224,208Links Visited link Active link
violet135#EE82EE 238,130,238Links Visited link Active link
violetred136#00E0ED 0,224,237Links Visited link Active link
violetred136#00E0ED 0,224,237Links Visited link Active link
wheat137#F5DEB3 245,222,179Links Visited link Active link
white138#FFFFFF 255,255,255Links Visited link Active link
whitesmoke139#F5F5F5 245,245,245Links Visited link Active link
yellow140#FFFF00 255,255,0 Links Visited link Active link
yellowgreen141#9ACD32 154,205,50Links Visited link Active link
Cyan is also called Aqua, Fuchsia is Magenta
Violetred is oddly named, for a shade of blue.
Some lists include Teal instead of Violetred,
others omit Darkslategray.

I have found 138 words are recognised as code for colours.
Navyblue and violetred may not be recognised by browser -
have substituted code #00E0ED for word violetred,
#0000EB is lightslateblue
and #A0B0E0 for navyblue as both as black by my computer


Home, Site pages


Back to Introduction, 2 Body text, 3 Body attributes, 4 Text Formatting,
5 Adding images, 6 Lists and lines, 7 Links, 8 Other comments.
the 140 Colour the page, using hex numbers,
HEXbcr, HEX test, Complex about colour,
My Web Address is           http://www.oocities.org/mallee2007

This website is developed and maintained by
, Elizabeth Janson