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• A
• Alizarin
  madder dye
• Amaranth
  unfading
• Amber
  originally ambergris; later extended to the golden fossil resin
• Aubergine
  eggplant
• Azure
  sky blue, named after the blue gemstone lapis lazuli
• B
• Beige
  a pale sandy or grayish tan
• Bistre
  a brown pigment made from soot
• Burgundy
  a deep reddish-purple, the color of the region's red wine
• C
• Carmine
  vivid red, from crushed cochineal insects
• Celadon
  the pale greenish-grey of a type of East Asian ceramic glaze
• Cerise
  cherry
• Cerulean
  sky blue, deep blue
• Charcoal
  a dark gray-black
• Chartreuse
  the pale yellow-green of a liqueur made by Carthusian monks
• Chestnut
  chestnut
• Cobalt
  a deep blue, named after the mineral
• Coral
  the marine coral organism and its typical pinkish-orange hue
• Crimson
  a deep red
• Cyan
  a greenish-blue
• D
• Denim
  the blue of denim fabric
• E
• Ebony
  the deep black color of ebony wood
• F
• Fawn
  young animal
• Fuchsia
  named in honor of Leonhart Fuchs
• G
• Gamboge
  a deep yellow-orange, after the resin's main historical source
• H
• Heliotrope
  sun-turning
• Henna
  the reddish-brown dye from the henna plant, and its color
• I
• Indigo
  the dye/color from India
• Ivory
  a smooth, pale cream color
• J
• Jade (color)
  the green color associated with the jade mineral
• K
• Khaki
  dust-colored
• L
• Lavender
  pale purple, after the flower used to scent bathwater and laundry
• Lilac
  a pale purple, after the lilac flower
• M
• Magenta
  the vivid pink-purple dye discovered around the same time as the battle
• Mahogany
  a deep reddish-brown, after the wood
• Maroon
  chestnut
• Mauve
  a pale purple, after the mallow flower
• N
• Navy
  the dark blue associated with naval dress, especially the British Royal Navy
• O
• Ochre
  pale yellow-brown earth pigment
• Olive
  a grayish-green, the color of unripe olives
• Orchid
  orchid-colored
• P
• Peach
  Persian apple
• Periwinkle
  pale blue-violet, after the trailing plant's blooms
• Plum
  plum
• Puce
  flea-colored (a brownish-purple)
• Q
• Quercitron
  oak-derived yellow dye
• R
• Russet
  a reddish-brown
• Rust
  rust, reddish brown
• S
• Saffron
  the golden-orange color of the saffron spice
• Scarlett
  originally named a fabric, later its typical red-orange color
• Sepia
  cuttlefish
• Sienna
  the reddish-brown pigment historically sourced near Siena
• T
• Tangerine
  from Tangier
• Taupe
  mole-colored (a grayish-brown)
• Tawny
  tan-colored
• Teal
  a blue-green, after the colored patch on the duck's wing
• Terracotta
  baked earth
• Turquoise
  Turkish stone
• U
• Ultramarine
  from beyond the sea
• Umber
  the brown earth pigment, possibly named for its regional source
• V
• Vermilion
  bright red, originally from an insect-based dye
• Violet
  the purple-blue flower, and its color
• Viridian
  green
• W
• Wheat
  pale golden-tan
• X
• Xanadu
  a muted, grayish green
• Y
• Yellow
  yellow
• Z
• Zaffre
  a cobalt-blue pigment used in glass and ceramics