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COLOR TERMSaeneous shining bronze colour

albicant whitish; becoming white

albugineous like the white of an eye or an egg; white-colouredamaranthine immortal; undying; deep purple-red colour

argent the heraldic colour silver or white

atrous jet black

aubergine eggplant; a dark purple colour

aurulent gold-coloured

azuline blue

azure light or sky blue; the heraldic colour blue

badious chestnut-colouredbeige light creamy white-brown

brunneous dark brown

burnet dark brown; dark woollen cloth

caesious bluish or greyish green

cardinal deep scarlet red colour

castaneous chestnut-coloured

castory brown colour; brown dye derived from beaver pelts

celadon pale green; pale green glazed pottery

celeste sky blue

cerulean sky-blue; dark blue; sea-green

cesious bluish-grey

chartreuse yellow-green colour

chlorochrous green-coloured

chrysochlorous greenish-gold

cinerious ashen; ash-grey

cinnabar red crystalline mercuric sulfide pigment; deep red or scarlet colour

citreous lemon-coloured; lemony

citrine dark greenish-yellow

claret dark red-purple colour; a dark-red wine

coccineous bright red

columbine of or like a dove; dove-coloured

coquelicot brilliant red; poppy red

corbeau blackish green

cramoisy crimson

cretaceous of or resembling chalk; of a whitish colour

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croceate saffron-coloured

cyaneous sky blue

eau-de-nil pale green colour

eburnean of or like ivory; ivory-coloured

erythraean reddish colour

ferruginous of the colour of rust; impregnated with iron

filemot dead-leaf colour; dull brown

flammeous flame-coloured

flavescent yellowish or turning yellow

fuliginous sooty; dusky; soot-coloured; of or pertaining to soot

fulvous dull yellow; tawny

fuscous brown; tawny; dingy

gamboge reddish-yellow colour

glaucous sea-green; greyish-blue

goldenrod dark golden yellow

greige of a grey-beige colour

gridelin violet-grey

griseous pearl-grey or blue-grey; grizzled

haematic blood-coloured

heliotrope purplish hue; purplish-flowered plant; ancient sundial; signalling mirror

hoary pale silver-grey colour; grey with agehyacinthine of a blue or purple colour

ianthine violet-coloured

ibis large stork-like bird; a pale apricot colour

icterine yellowish or marked with yellow

icteritious jaundiced; yellow

incarnadine carnation-coloured; blood-red

indigo deep blue-violet colour; a blue-violet dye

infuscate clouded or tinged with brown; obscured; cloudy brown colourisabelline greyish yellow

 jacinthe orange colour

 jessamy yellow like a jasmine

kermes brilliant red colour; a red dye derived from insects

khaki light brown or tan

lateritious brick-red

leucochroic white or pale-coloured

liard grey; dapple-grey

lovat grey-green; blue-green

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lurid red-yellow; yellow-brown

luteolous yellowish

luteous golden-yellow

lutescent yellowish

madder red dye made from brazil wood; a reddish or red-orange colour

magenta reddish purple

maroon brownish crimson

mauve light bluish purple

mazarine rich blue or reddish-blue colour

melanic black; very dark

melichrous having a honey-like colour

meline canary-yellow

miniaceous colour of reddish lead

minium vermilion; red lead

modena crimson

morel dark-coloured horse; blackish colour

nacarat bright orange-red

nankeen buff-coloured; durable buff-coloured cotton

nigricant of a blackish colour

nigrine black

niveous snowy; whiteochre yellowish or yellow-brown colour

ochroleucous yellowish white

olivaceous olive-coloured

or heraldic colour gold or yellow

pavonated peacock-blue

periwinkle a bluish or azure colour; a plant with bluish flowers

perse dark blue or bluish-grey; cloth of such a colour

phoeniceous bright scarlet-red colourpiceous like pitch; inflammable; reddish black

plumbeous leaden; lead-coloured

ponceau poppy red

porphyrous purple

porraceous leek-green

prasinous leek-green colour

primrose pale yellow

puccoon blood-root; dark red colour

puce brownish-purple; purplish-pink

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puniceous bright or purplish red

purpure heraldic colour purple

purpureal purple

pyrrhous reddish; ruddy

rhodopsin visual purple

rubiginous rusty-coloured

rubious ruby red; rusty

rufous reddish or brownish-red

russet reddish brown

sable black; dark; of a black colour in heraldry

saffron orange-yellow

sage grey-green colour

sanguineous bloody; of, like or pertaining to blood; blood-red

sapphire deep pure blue

sarcoline flesh-coloured

sepia fine brown

sinopia preparatory drawing for a fresco; reddish-brown colour

slate dull dark blue-grey

smalt deep blue

smaragdine emerald green

solferino purplish redsorrel reddish-brown; light chestnut

spadiceous chestnut-coloured

stammel coarse woollen fabric, usually dyed red; bright red colour

stramineous strawy; light; worthless; straw-coloured

suede light beige

sulphureous bright yellow

tan tawny brown

taupe brownish-greytawny brownish-yellow

teal greenish-blue

terracotta reddish-brown

testaceous of or having a hard shell; brick-red

tilleul pale yellowish-green

titian red-gold or reddish-brown

topaz dark yellow

turquoise blue-green

ultramarine deep blue

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umber brownish red

vermeil bright red or vermilion colour; gilded silver

vermilion bright red

vinaceous wine-coloured

vinous deep red; burgundy

violaceous violet-coloured

violet bluish purple

virescent becoming green or greenish; of a greenish colour

virid green

viridian chrome green

vitellary bright yellow

wallflower yellowish-red

watchet pale blue

wheaten the golden colour of ripe wheat

whey off-white

willowish of the colour of willow leaves

xanthic yellow; yellowish

zinnober chrome green