Color Palettes

 

Index

Linear Color Palette (Standard)

Logarithmic Color Palette

Square Root Color Palette

Cubic Root Color Palette

Named Colors Palette

 

Author

G. D. Brettschneider: Color Palettes (2004)
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Literature

Victor S. Engel: The Browser Safe Palette (1996)
http://the-light.com/netcol.html

Tay Vaughan: Color for the Web (1996)
http://www.timestream.com/mmedia/graphics/colors/colors.html

Stefan Münz: Farben definieren in HTML (2001)
http://selfhtml.teamone.de

 

Decimal and hexadecimal numbers

{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15}10

= {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F}16

 

Linear Color Palette (Standard)

{red, green, blue}  =  {0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, 100%}10

=> {RED, GREEN, BLUE}  =  25510 · {red, green, blue}

  =  {0, 51, 102, 153, 204, 255}10  =  {00, 33, 66, 99, CC, FF}16

 

#000000 #000033 #000066 #000099 #0000CC #0000FF
#330000 #330033 #330066 #330099 #3300CC #3300FF
#660000 #660033 #660066 #660099 #6600CC #6600FF
#990000 #990033 #990066 #990099 #9900CC #9900FF
#CC0000 #CC0033 #CC0066 #CC0099 #CC00CC #CC00FF
#FF0000 #FF0033 #FF0066 #FF0099 #FF00CC #FF00FF
#003300 #003333 #003366 #003399 #0033CC #0033FF
#333300 #333333 #333366 #333399 #3333CC #3333FF
#663300 #663333 #663366 #663399 #6633CC #6633FF
#993300 #993333 #993366 #993399 #9933CC #9933FF
#CC3300 #CC3333 #CC3366 #CC3399 #CC33CC #CC33FF
#FF3300 #FF3333 #FF3366 #FF3399 #FF33CC #FF33FF
#006600 #006633 #006666 #006699 #0066CC #0066FF
#336600 #336633 #336666 #336699 #3366CC #3366FF
#666600 #666633 #666666 #666699 #6666CC #6666FF
#996600 #996633 #996666 #996699 #9966CC #9966FF
#CC6600 #CC6633 #CC6666 #CC6699 #CC66CC #CC66FF
#FF6600 #FF6633 #FF6666 #FF6699 #FF66CC #FF66FF
#009900 #009933 #009966 #009999 #0099CC #0099FF
#339900 #339933 #339966 #339999 #3399CC #3399FF
#669900 #669933 #669966 #669999 #6699CC #6699FF
#999900 #999933 #999966 #999999 #9999CC #9999FF
#CC9900 #CC9933 #CC9966 #CC9999 #CC99CC #CC99FF
#FF9900 #FF9933 #FF9966 #FF9999 #FF99CC #FF99FF
#00CC00 #00CC33 #00CC66 #00CC99 #00CCCC #00CCFF
#33CC00 #33CC33 #33CC66 #33CC99 #33CCCC #33CCFF
#66CC00 #66CC33 #66CC66 #66CC99 #66CCCC #66CCFF
#99CC00 #99CC33 #99CC66 #99CC99 #99CCCC #99CCFF
#CCCC00 #CCCC33 #CCCC66 #CCCC99 #CCCCCC #CCCCFF
#FFCC00 #FFCC33 #FFCC66 #FFCC99 #FFCCCC #FFCCFF
#00FF00 #00FF33 #00FF66 #00FF99 #00FFCC #00FFFF
#33FF00 #33FF33 #33FF66 #33FF99 #33FFCC #33FFFF
#66FF00 #66FF33 #66FF66 #66FF99 #66FFCC #66FFFF
#99FF00 #99FF33 #99FF66 #99FF99 #99FFCC #99FFFF
#CCFF00 #CCFF33 #CCFF66 #CCFF99 #CCFFCC #CCFFFF
#FFFF00 #FFFF33 #FFFF66 #FFFF99 #FFFFCC #FFFFFF

 

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Logarithmic Color Palette

{red, green, blue}  = {0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, 100%}10

=> {RED, GREEN, BLUE}  =  25510 · ln ( 1 + {red, green, blue} ) / ln 2

  =  {0, 67, 124, 173, 216, 255}10   =  {00, 43, 7C, AD, D8, FF}16

 

#000000 #000043 #00007C #0000AD #0000D8 #0000FF
#430000 #430043 #43007C #4300AD #4300D8 #4300FF
#7C0000 #7C0043 #7C007C #7C00AD #7C00D8 #7C00FF
#AD0000 #AD0043 #AD007C #AD00AD #AD00D8 #AD00FF
#D80000 #D80043 #D8007C #D800AD #D800D8 #D800FF
#FF0000 #FF0043 #FF007C #FF00AD #FF00D8 #FF00FF
#004300 #004343 #00437C #0043AD #0043D8 #0043FF
#434300 #434343 #43437C #4343AD #4343D8 #4343FF
#7C4300 #7C4343 #7C437C #7C43AD #7C43D8 #7C43FF
#AD4300 #AD4343 #AD437C #AD43AD #AD43D8 #AD43FF
#D84300 #D84343 #D8437C #D843AD #D843D8 #D843FF
#FF4300 #FF4343 #FF437C #FF43AD #FF43D8 #FF43FF
#007C00 #007C43 #007C7C #007CAD #007CD8 #007CFF
#437C00 #437C43 #437C7C #437CAD #437CD8 #437CFF
#7C7C00 #7C7C43 #7C7C7C #7C7CAD #7C7CD8 #7C7CFF
#AD7C00 #AD7C43 #AD7C7C #AD7CAD #AD7CD8 #AD7CFF
#D87C00 #D87C43 #D87C7C #D87CAD #D87CD8 #D87CFF
#FF7C00 #FF7C43 #FF7C7C #FF7CAD #FF7CD8 #FF7CFF
#00AD00 #00AD43 #00AD7C #00ADAD #00ADD8 #00ADFF
#43AD00 #43AD43 #43AD7C #43ADAD #43ADD8 #43ADFF
#7CAD00 #7CAD43 #7CAD7C #7CADAD #7CADD8 #7CADFF
#ADAD00 #ADAD43 #ADAD7C #ADADAD #ADADD8 #ADADFF
#D8AD00 #D8AD43 #D8AD7C #D8ADAD #D8ADD8 #D8ADFF
#FFAD00 #FFAD43 #FFAD7C #FFADAD #FFADD8 #FFADFF
#00D800 #00D843 #00D87C #00D8AD #00D8D8 #00D8FF
#43D800 #43D843 #43D87C #43D8AD #43D8D8 #43D8FF
#7CD800 #7CD843 #7CD87C #7CD8AD #7CD8D8 #7CD8FF
#ADD800 #ADD843 #ADD87C #ADD8AD #ADD8D8 #ADD8FF
#D8D800 #D8D843 #D8D87C #D8D8AD #D8D8D8 #D8D8FF
#FFD800 #FFD843 #FFD87C #FFD8AD #FFD8D8 #FFD8FF
#00FF00 #00FF43 #00FF7C #00FFAD #00FFD8 #00FFFF
#43FF00 #43FF43 #43FF7C #43FFAD #43FFD8 #43FFFF
#7CFF00 #7CFF43 #7CFF7C #7CFFAD #7CFFD8 #7CFFFF
#ADFF00 #ADFF43 #ADFF7C #ADFFAD #ADFFD8 #ADFFFF
#D8FF00 #D8FF43 #D8FF7C #D8FFAD #D8FFD8 #D8FFFF
#FFFF00 #FFFF43 #FFFF7C #FFFFAD #FFFFD8 #FFFFFF

 

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Square Root Color Palette

{red, green, blue}  = {0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, 100%}10

=> {RED, GREEN, BLUE}  =  25510 · {red, green, blue}1/2

  =  {0, 114, 161, 198, 228, 255}10   =  {00, 72, A1, C6, E4, FF}16

 

#000000 #000072 #0000A1 #0000C6 #0000E4 #0000FF
#720000 #720072 #7200A1 #7200C6 #7200E4 #7200FF
#A10000 #A10072 #A100A1 #A100C6 #A100E4 #A100FF
#C60000 #C60072 #C600A1 #C600C6 #C600E4 #C600FF
#E40000 #E40072 #E400A1 #E400C6 #E400E4 #E400FF
#FF0000 #FF0072 #FF00A1 #FF00C6 #FF00E4 #FF00FF
#007200 #007272 #0072A1 #0072C6 #0072E4 #0072FF
#727200 #727272 #7272A1 #7272C6 #7272E4 #7272FF
#A17200 #A17272 #A172A1 #A172C6 #A172E4 #A172FF
#C67200 #C67272 #C672A1 #C672C6 #C672E4 #C672FF
#E47200 #E47272 #E472A1 #E472C6 #E472E4 #E472FF
#FF7200 #FF7272 #FF72A1 #FF72C6 #FF72E4 #FF72FF
#00A100 #00A172 #00A1A1 #00A1C6 #00A1E4 #00A1FF
#72A100 #72A172 #72A1A1 #72A1C6 #72A1E4 #72A1FF
#A1A100 #A1A172 #A1A1A1 #A1A1C6 #A1A1E4 #A1A1FF
#C6A100 #C6A172 #C6A1A1 #C6A1C6 #C6A1E4 #C6A1FF
#E4A100 #E4A172 #E4A1A1 #E4A1C6 #E4A1E4 #E4A1FF
#FFA100 #FFA172 #FFA1A1 #FFA1C6 #FFA1E4 #FFA1FF
#00C600 #00C672 #00C6A1 #00C6C6 #00C6E4 #00C6FF
#72C600 #72C672 #72C6A1 #72C6C6 #72C6E4 #72C6FF
#A1C600 #A1C672 #A1C6A1 #A1C6C6 #A1C6E4 #A1C6FF
#C6C600 #C6C672 #C6C6A1 #C6C6C6 #C6C6E4 #C6C6FF
#E4C600 #E4C672 #E4C6A1 #E4C6C6 #E4C6E4 #E4C6FF
#FFC600 #FFC672 #FFC6A1 #FFC6C6 #FFC6E4 #FFC6FF
#00E400 #00E472 #00E4A1 #00E4C6 #00E4E4 #00E4FF
#72E400 #72E472 #72E4A1 #72E4C6 #72E4E4 #72E4FF
#A1E400 #A1E472 #A1E4A1 #A1E4C6 #A1E4E4 #A1E4FF
#C6E400 #C6E472 #C6E4A1 #C6E4C6 #C6E4E4 #C6E4FF
#E4E400 #E4E472 #E4E4A1 #E4E4C6 #E4E4E4 #E4E4FF
#FFE400 #FFE472 #FFE4A1 #FFE4C6 #FFE4E4 #FFE4FF
#00FF00 #00FF72 #00FFA1 #00FFC6 #00FFE4 #00FFFF
#72FF00 #72FF72 #72FFA1 #72FFC6 #72FFE4 #72FFFF
#A1FF00 #A1FF72 #A1FFA1 #A1FFC6 #A1FFE4 #A1FFFF
#C6FF00 #C6FF72 #C6FFA1 #C6FFC6 #C6FFE4 #C6FFFF
#E4FF00 #E4FF72 #E4FFA1 #E4FFC6 #E4FFE4 #E4FFFF
#FFFF00 #FFFF72 #FFFFA1 #FFFFC6 #FFFFE4 #FFFFFF

 

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Cubic Root Color Palette

{red, green, blue}  = {0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, 100%}10

=> {RED, GREEN, BLUE}  =  25510 · {red, green, blue}1/3

  =  {0, 149, 188, 215, 237, 255}10   =  {00, 95, BC, D7, ED, FF}16

 

#000000 #000095 #0000BC #0000D7 #0000ED #0000FF
#950000 #950095 #9500BC #9500D7 #9500ED #9500FF
#BC0000 #BC0095 #BC00BC #BC00D7 #BC00ED #BC00FF
#D70000 #D70095 #D700BC #D700D7 #D700ED #D700FF
#ED0000 #ED0095 #ED00BC #ED00D7 #ED00ED #ED00FF
#FF0000 #FF0095 #FF00BC #FF00D7 #FF00ED #FF00FF
#009500 #009595 #0095BC #0095D7 #0095ED #0095FF
#959500 #959595 #9595BC #9595D7 #9595ED #9595FF
#BC9500 #BC9595 #BC95BC #BC95D7 #BC95ED #BC95FF
#D79500 #D79595 #D795BC #D795D7 #D795ED #D795FF
#ED9500 #ED9595 #ED95BC #ED95D7 #ED95ED #ED95FF
#FF9500 #FF9595 #FF95BC #FF95D7 #FF95ED #FF95FF
#00BC00 #00BC95 #00BCBC #00BCD7 #00BCED #00BCFF
#95BC00 #95BC95 #95BCBC #95BCD7 #95BCED #95BCFF
#BCBC00 #BCBC95 #BCBCBC #BCBCD7 #BCBCED #BCBCFF
#D7BC00 #D7BC95 #D7BCBC #D7BCD7 #D7BCED #D7BCFF
#EDBC00 #EDBC95 #EDBCBC #EDBCD7 #EDBCED #EDBCFF
#FFBC00 #FFBC95 #FFBCBC #FFBCD7 #FFBCED #FFBCFF
#00D700 #00D795 #00D7BC #00D7D7 #00D7ED #00D7FF
#95D700 #95D795 #95D7BC #95D7D7 #95D7ED #95D7FF
#BCD700 #BCD795 #BCD7BC #BCD7D7 #BCD7ED #BCD7FF
#D7D700 #D7D795 #D7D7BC #D7D7D7 #D7D7ED #D7D7FF
#EDD700 #EDD795 #EDD7BC #EDD7D7 #EDD7ED #EDD7FF
#FFD700 #FFD795 #FFD7BC #FFD7D7 #FFD7ED #FFD7FF
#00ED00 #00ED95 #00EDBC #00EDD7 #00EDED #00EDFF
#95ED00 #95ED95 #95EDBC #95EDD7 #95EDED #95EDFF
#BCED00 #BCED95 #BCEDBC #BCEDD7 #BCEDED #BCEDFF
#D7ED00 #D7ED95 #D7EDBC #D7EDD7 #D7EDED #D7EDFF
#EDED00 #EDED95 #EDEDBC #EDEDD7 #EDEDED #EDEDFF
#FFED00 #FFED95 #FFEDBC #FFEDD7 #FFEDED #FFEDFF
#00FF00 #00FF95 #00FFBC #00FFD7 #00FFED #00FFFF
#95FF00 #95FF95 #95FFBC #95FFD7 #95FFED #95FFFF
#BCFF00 #BCFF95 #BCFFBC #BCFFD7 #BCFFED #BCFFFF
#D7FF00 #D7FF95 #D7FFBC #D7FFD7 #D7FFED #D7FFFF
#EDFF00 #EDFF95 #EDFFBC #EDFFD7 #EDFFED #EDFFFF
#FFFF00 #FFFF95 #FFFFBC #FFFFD7 #FFFFED #FFFFFF

 

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Named Colors Palette

Only the 16 names written in boldface type are mentioned in HTML 4.01.

Out of 128 given colors, 8 do not fit into a 4R x 6G x 5B table, e. g. brown,

seagreen, olivedrab, lawngreen, darkslategray, slategray, gainsboro, honeydew.

 

black midnightblue navy mediumblue blue
maroon purple darkslateblue darkviolet mediumslateblue
firebrick indianred darkorchid mediumorchid blueviolet
red tomato deeppink orchid fuchsia/magenta
saddlebrown dimgray steelblue royalblue deepskyblue
sienna gray slateblue cornflowerblue dodgerblue
chocolate lightcoral palevioletred mediumpurple lavender
orangered coral hotpink mistyrose violet
darkgreen teal cadetblue darkturquoise skyblue
darkolivegreen rosybrown lightslategray lightsteelblue paleturquoise
darkgoldenrod peru silver plum oldlace
darkorange salmon lightpink antiquewhite lavenderblush
green mediumseagreen lightseagreen turquoise lightskyblue
olive tan mediumaquamarine lightblue aliceblue
goldenrod darksalmon wheat thistle whitesmoke
orange lightsalmon pink papayawhip floralwhite
forestgreen darkseagreen mediumturquoise aquamarine lightcyan
limegreen darkkhaki peachpuff powderblue ghostwhite
yellowgreen burlywood navajowhite beige seashell
gold sandybrown moccasin cornsilk ivory
lime springgreen palegoldenrod aqua/cyan azure
chartreuse mediumspringgreen bisque linen mintcream
greenyellow palegreen blanchedalmond lightgoldenrodyellow snow
yellow khaki lemonchiffon lightyellow white

 

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