I'll try and explain something about colours here. I'm going to list and show
the basic colours but remember that the colour you see will be a factor of a number
of things including your monitor settings, the browser you use and your eyesight!
Colour code |
Colour name |
Display the colour |
#00FFFF |
Aqua |
|
#000000 |
Black |
|
#0000FF |
Blue |
|
#FF00FF |
Fuschia |
|
#808080 |
Grey |
|
#008000 |
Green |
|
#00FF00 |
Lime |
|
#800000 |
Maroon |
|
#000080 |
Navy |
|
#808000 |
Olive |
|
#800080 |
Purple |
|
#FF0000 |
Red |
|
#C0C0C0 |
Silver |
|
#008080 |
Teal |
|
#FFFFFF |
White |
|
#FFFF00 |
Yellow |
|
Now I'm going to feature some of the named colours as supported by Netscape -
use the code to ensure they work correctly in IE. The reason any colour is on
this list is to show the range or because I really like the name!
#F0F8FF |
Aliceblue |
|
#FFE4C4 |
Bisque |
|
#FFF8DC |
Cornsilk |
|
#FAEBD7 |
Antiquewhite |
|
#FF7F50 |
Coral |
|
#00FFFF |
Aqua |
|
#FFEBCD |
Blanchedalmond |
|
#6495ED |
Cornflowerblue |
|
#B8860B |
Darkgoldenrod |
|
#E9967A |
Darksalmon |
|
#00BFFF |
Deepskyblue |
|
#696969 |
Dimgray |
|
#FFFAF0 |
Floralwhite |
|
#DCDCDC |
Gainsboro |
|
#F8F8FF |
Ghostwhite |
|
#FFD700 |
Gold |
|
#DAA520 |
Goldenrod |
|
#FF69B4 |
Hotpink |
|
#FFFFF0 |
Ivory |
|
#FFF0F5 |
Lavenderblush |
|
#FFFACD |
Lemonchiffon |
|
#B0C4DE |
Lightsteelblue |
|
#FAF0E6 |
Linen |
|
#FF00FF |
Magenta |
|
#F5FFFA |
Mintcream |
|
#FFE4E1 |
Mistyrose |
|
#FFE4B5 |
Moccasin |
|
#FFDEAD |
Navajowhite |
|
#FDF5E6 |
Oldlace |
|
#FFA500 |
Orange |
|
#DA70D6 |
Orchid |
|
#EEE8AA |
Palegoldenrod |
|
#DB7093 |
Palevioletred |
|
#FFEFD5 |
Papayawhip |
|
#FFDAB9 |
Peachpuff |
|
#CD853F |
Peru |
|
#DDA0DD |
Plum |
|
#B0E0E6 |
Powderblue |
|
#BC8F8F |
Rosybrown |
|
#8B4513 |
Saddlebrown |
|
#2E8B57 |
Seagreen |
|
#FFF5EE |
Seashell |
|
#A0522D |
Sienna |
|
#87CEEB |
Skyblue |
|
#6A5ACD |
Slateblue |
|
#708090 |
Slategray |
|
#FFFAFA |
Snow |
|
#4682BA |
Steelblue |
|
#D2B48C |
Tan |
|
#D8BFD8 |
Thistle |
|
#FF6347 |
Tomato |
|
#40E0D0 |
Turquoise |
|
#EE82EE |
Violet |
| #F5DEB3 |
Wheat |
|
#F5F5F5 |
Whitesmoke |
| #9ACD32 |
Yellowgreen |
|
Bear in mind that this is not a complete list.
Colours work as follows; each colour code indicates the level of red, green and
blue. Each value is expressed as a two digit hex value where 00 = none of that
value and FF = maximum amount (255 in hex). Thus Red is #FF0000, Green (actually
referred to as Lime) is #00FF00 and Blue is #0000FF. Black is the absence of colour,
#000000, and white is all colours, #FFFFFF.