The following table lists various color samples (a complete table would have over 16 million combinations!) in an order based upon their Overall Scaled Brightnesses which are shown as a percentage based on 0% for BLACK (#000000) and 100% WHITE (#FFFFFF). The table shows both the Decimal equivalents for each component (Red, Green and Blue) and the Hex Code for each color. The Color Names were copied from a list which I do not necessarily agree with*, but reproduced as I found it.
There are two very important concepts you need to grasp when using this table (both involving the subjectivity of colors):
1) Although people generally agree on how colors appear to them, when it comes to the whole range of the spectrum there can understandably be some differences of opinion since each of us could theoretically see things differently than every other person on the planet! This same difference of opinion over particular colors, could also affect how we perceive the BRIGHTNESS of various colors as well. As a matter of fact, if it had been up to me, I would have arranged many of the colors listed below in a different order because of how they appear to my own eyes!
2) Due to the affect that colors have on each other when viewed together, you should really compare one screen full of a particular color from the list below (without any text on top of it) to another color; under the same lighting conditions.
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* Remember, as we discussed elsewhere, that
color is not a physical property of any particular object, but rather
a matter of how you subjectively perceive the light reflected by it;
and that same light can produce much different sensations in other people than it
does in ourselves.
|
Overall
Scaled Brightness in Percent |
RED |
Green |
Blue |
COLOR
Name |
Hexadecimal
Code |
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|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
BLACK
|
000000
|
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|
8.4
|
0
|
0
|
128
|
NAVY BLUE
|
000080
|
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|
13.4
|
0
|
0
|
205
|
Medium BLUE
|
0000CD
|
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|
15.5
|
25
|
25
|
112
|
Midnight BLUE
|
191970
|
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|
16.7
|
0
|
0
|
255
|
BLUE
|
0000FF
|
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|
19.6
|
0
|
100
|
0
|
Dark GREEN
|
006400
|
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|
26.8
|
47
|
79
|
79
|
Dark Slate GRAY
|
2F4F4F
|
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|
30.5
|
72
|
61
|
139
|
Dark Slate BLUE
|
483D8B
|
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|
32.2
|
178
|
34
|
34
|
FIRE BRICK
|
B22222
|
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|
32.5
|
165
|
42
|
42
|
BROWN
|
A52A2A
|
||||
|
32.9
|
139
|
69
|
19
|
SADDLE BROWN
|
8B4513
|
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|
33.2
|
148
|
0
|
211
|
DARK VIOLET
|
9400D3
|
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|
33.3
|
255
|
0
|
0
|
RED
|
FF0000
|
||||
|
33.9
|
34
|
139
|
34
|
FOREST GREEN
|
228B22
|
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|
35.2
|
85
|
107
|
47
|
Dark Olive GREEN
|
556B2F
|
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|
38.7
|
176
|
48
|
96
|
MAROON
|
B03060
|
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|
38.8
|
199
|
21
|
133
|
Medium VIOLET RED
|
C71585
|
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|
39.0
|
46
|
139
|
87
|
SEA GREEN
|
2E8B57
|
||||
|
39.9
|
160
|
82
|
45
|
SIENNA
|
A0522D
|
||||
|
41.2
|
105
|
105
|
105
|
DIM GRAY
|
696969
|
||||
|
41.2
|
138
|
43
|
226
|
BLUE VIOLET
|
8A2BE2
|
||||
|
42.9
|
208
|
32
|
144
|
VIOLET RED
|
D02090
|
||||
|
43.2
|
153
|
50
|
204
|
Dark ORCHID
|
9932CC
|
||||
|
43.8
|
65
|
105
|
225
|
Royal BLUE
|
4169E1
|
||||
|
44.2
|
107
|
142
|
35
|
OLIVE DRAB
|
6B8E23
|
||||
|
44.9
|
106
|
90
|
205
|
Slate BLUE
|
6A5ACD
|
||||
|
46.4
|
70
|
130
|
180
|
STEEL BLUE
|
4682B4
|
||||
|
46.9
|
255
|
20
|
147
|
Deep PINK
|
FF1493
|
||||
|
48.8
|
30
|
144
|
255
|
Dodger BLUE
|
1E90FF
|
||||
|
49.2
|
112
|
128
|
144
|
SLATE GRAY
|
708090
|
||||
|
50.0
|
210
|
105
|
30
|
CHOCOLATE
|
D2691E
|
||||
|
50.2
|
32
|
178
|
170
|
Light SEA GREEN
|
20B2AA
|
||||
|
50.3
|
60
|
179
|
113
|
Medium SEA GREEN
|
3CB371
|
||||
|
50.8
|
205
|
92
|
92
|
Indian RED
|
CD5C5C
|
||||
|
51.0
|
184
|
134
|
11
|
Dark Goldenrod
|
B8860B
|
||||
|
52.0
|
123
|
104
|
238
|
Medium Slate BLUE
|
7B68EE
|
||||
|
52.2
|
119
|
136
|
153
|
Light Slate GRAY
|
778899
|
||||
|
53.9
|
95
|
158
|
160
|
CADET BLUE
|
5F9EA0
|
||||
|
54.1
|
0
|
206
|
209
|
Dark TURQUOISE
|
00CED1
|
||||
|
54.2
|
0
|
191
|
255
|
Deep SKY BLUE
|
00BFFF
|
||||
|
54.8
|
186
|
85
|
211
|
Medium Orchid
|
BA55D3
|
||||
|
55.5
|
147
|
112
|
219
|
Medium Purple
|
9370DB
|
||||
|
55.9
|
132
|
112
|
255
|
Light Slate BLUE
|
8470FF
|
||||
|
57.0
|
205
|
133
|
63
|
PERU
|
CD853F
|
||||
|
57.4
|
255
|
99
|
71
|
TOMATO
|
FF6347
|
||||
|
57.8
|
100
|
149
|
237
|
CORNFLOWER BLUE
|
6495ED
|
||||
|
58.3
|
0
|
255
|
127
|
Spring GREEN
|
00FF7F
|
||||
|
59.1
|
0
|
250
|
154
|
Medium Spring GREEN
|
00FA9A
|
||||
|
60.2
|
219
|
112
|
147
|
Pale VIOLET RED
|
DB7093
|
||||
|
60.8
|
255
|
140
|
0
|
Dark ORANGE
|
FF8C00
|
||||
|
62.0
|
188
|
143
|
143
|
Rosy BROWN
|
BC8F8F
|
||||
|
62.9
|
218
|
165
|
32
|
GOLDENROD
|
DAA520
|
||||
|
63.5
|
255
|
127
|
80
|
CORAL
|
FF7F50
|
||||
|
63.6
|
154
|
205
|
50
|
Yellow GREEN
|
9ACD32
|
||||
|
63.7
|
72
|
209
|
204
|
Medium TURQUOISE
|
48D1CC
|
||||
|
64.4
|
218
|
112
|
214
|
ORCHID
|
DA70D6
|
||||
|
64.6
|
102
|
205
|
170
|
Medium AQUAMARINE
|
66CDAA
|
||||
|
64.8
|
240
|
128
|
128
|
Light CORAL
|
F08080
|
||||
|
64.9
|
143
|
188
|
143
|
Dark SEA GREEN
|
8FBC8F
|
||||
|
65.2
|
250
|
128
|
114
|
SALMON
|
FA8072
|
||||
|
65.6
|
124
|
252
|
0
|
Lawn GREEN
|
7CFC00
|
||||
|
65.7
|
255
|
105
|
180
|
Hot PINK
|
FF69B4
|
||||
|
65.9
|
64
|
224
|
208
|
TURQUOISE
|
40E0D0
|
||||
|
66.7
|
0
|
255
|
255
|
CYAN
|
00FFFF
|
||||
|
67.6
|
189
|
183
|
107
|
Dark KHAKI
|
BDB76B
|
||||
|
67.8
|
233
|
150
|
122
|
Dark SALMON
|
E9967A
|
||||
|
70.3
|
244
|
164
|
96
|
Sandy BROWN
|
F4A460
|
||||
|
71.9
|
210
|
180
|
140
|
TAN
|
D2B48C
|
||||
|
72.2
|
238
|
130
|
238
|
VIOLET
|
EE82EE
|
||||
|
72.7
|
255
|
160
|
122
|
Light SALMON
|
FFA07A
|
||||
|
73.4
|
135
|
206
|
235
|
SKY BLUE
|
87CEEB
|
||||
|
73.9
|
222
|
184
|
135
|
BURLY WOOD
|
DEB887
|
||||
|
74.4
|
135
|
206
|
250
|
Light SKY BLUE
|
87CEFA
|
||||
|
74.5
|
190
|
190
|
190
|
GRAY
|
BEBEBE
|
||||
|
74.7
|
221
|
160
|
221
|
PLUM
|
DDA0DD
|
||||
|
75.5
|
255
|
215
|
0
|
GOLD
|
FFD700
|
||||
|
75.7
|
173
|
255
|
47
|
GREEN Yellow
|
ADFF2F
|
||||
|
75.9
|
176
|
196
|
222
|
Light STEEL BLUE
|
B0C4DE
|
||||
|
79.0
|
152
|
251
|
152
|
Pale GREEN
|
98FB98
|
||||
|
79.8
|
216
|
191
|
216
|
THISTLE
|
D8BFD8
|
||||
|
80.0
|
173
|
216
|
230
|
Light BLUE
|
ADD8E6
|
||||
|
80.5
|
127
|
255
|
212
|
AQUAMARINE
|
7FFFD4
|
||||
|
81.6
|
255
|
182
|
193
|
Light PINK
|
FFB6C1
|
||||
|
82.0
|
176
|
224
|
230
|
Powder BLUE
|
B0E0E6
|
||||
|
82.7
|
211
|
211
|
211
|
Light GRAY
|
D3D3D3
|
||||
|
82.9
|
238
|
221
|
130
|
Light Goldenrod
|
EEDD82
|
||||
|
83.3
|
255
|
255
|
0
|
YELLOW
|
FFFF00
|
||||
|
84.2
|
255
|
192
|
203
|
PINK
|
FFC0CB
|
||||
|
85.1
|
175
|
238
|
238
|
Pale Turquoise
|
AFEEEE
|
||||
|
85.6
|
240
|
230
|
140
|
KHAKI
|
F0E68C
|
||||
|
86.3
|
220
|
220
|
220
|
Gainsboro
|
DCDCDC
|
||||
|
87.3
|
245
|
222
|
179
|
WHEAT
|
F5DEB3
|
||||
|
87.7
|
238
|
232
|
170
|
Pale GOLDENROD
|
EEE8AA
|
||||
|
88.2
|
255
|
218
|
185
|
PEACHPUFF
|
FFDAB9
|
||||
|
89.9
|
255
|
228
|
181
|
MOCCASIN
|
FFE4B5
|
||||
|
90.8
|
255
|
228
|
196
|
BISQUE
|
FFE4C4
|
||||
|
92.7
|
255
|
228
|
225
|
MISTY ROSE
|
FFE4E1
|
||||
|
92.8
|
255
|
235
|
205
|
Blanched Almond
|
FFEBCD
|
||||
|
94.2
|
255
|
239
|
213
|
Papaya Whip
|
FFEFD5
|
||||
|
94.4
|
245
|
245
|
220
|
BEIGE
|
F5F5DC
|
||||
|
94.8
|
250
|
240
|
230
|
LINEN
|
FAF0E6
|
||||
|
95.4
|
250
|
250
|
210
|
Light Goldenrod YELLOW
|
FAFAD2
|
||||
|
95.8
|
255
|
250
|
205
|
Lemon Chiffon
|
FFFACD
|
||||
|
95.9
|
224
|
255
|
255
|
Light CYAN
|
E0FFFF
|
||||
|
96.1
|
245
|
245
|
245
|
WHITESMOKE
|
F5F5F5
|
||||
|
96.2
|
253
|
245
|
230
|
Old LACE
|
FDF5E6
|
||||
|
96.3
|
255
|
248
|
220
|
CORNSILK
|
FFF8DC
|
||||
|
96.4
|
255
|
240
|
245
|
Lavender Blush
|
FFF0F5
|
||||
|
96.7
|
240
|
248
|
255
|
ALICE BLUE
|
F0F8FF
|
||||
|
96.9
|
255
|
245
|
238
|
SEASHELL
|
FFF5EE
|
||||
|
97.1
|
240
|
255
|
240
|
HONEYDEW
|
F0FFF0
|
||||
|
97.7
|
248
|
248
|
255
|
Ghost WHITE
|
F8F8FF
|
||||
|
98.0
|
240
|
255
|
255
|
AZURE
|
F0FFFF
|
||||
|
98.0
|
255
|
255
|
224
|
Light YELLOW
|
FFFFE0
|
||||
|
98.4
|
245
|
255
|
250
|
MINT CREAM
|
F5FFFA
|
||||
|
98.7
|
255
|
250
|
250
|
SNOW
|
FFFAFA
|
||||
|
99.0
|
255
|
255
|
240
|
IVORY
|
FFFFF0
|
||||
|
100
|
255
|
255
|
255
|
WHITE
|
FFFFFF
|
Created: November 19, 2003.