color-name-list
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A meticulously curated collection of 31898 unique color names, built from many sources and thousands of community contributions.
The names of color function like a thread attached to a frightfully slender needle, capable of stitching together our most delicate emotions and memories. When the needle hits the target, we feel either pleasure or empathy. Kenya Hara – White
Explore & search names | Use via JS / API | CDN | Color distribution | Submit a new name | Sources | Sponsors | Latest color names
This project aims to assemble the largest possible list of color names, while maintaining high standards for name quality. We have merged numerous lists, resolved duplicate names with different hex values, and adjusted colors where identical values had different names.
Unlike many other color lists, this collection has a permissive license, is strictly curated, and automations ensure the highest quality:
This repository ships multiple curated lists:
Install via npm:
npm install color-name-list
Minimal JS example:
import { colornames } from 'color-name-list';
const white = colornames.find((c) => c.hex === '#ffffff');
console.log(white?.name); // => White
See docs/usage-js.md for more examples and utilities.
Other language implementations maintained by the community:
Submit your own color names by editing the
src/colornames.csv file and opening a pull request.
Please review the naming rules before contributing!
To contribute via Git, edit the src/colornames.csv file
and ensure tests pass locally (npm test).
See the full guidelines in CONTRIBUTING.md for naming rules, capitalization, CI behavior, and more.
~0.19% of the RGB color space
When creating new color names, it's essential to understand which areas of a
color space are crowded and where new names can be added. For example, our API
returns the closest RGB color to a given HEX value. To prevent too many
colors from mapping to the same name, we strive for an even distribution in
color space: Visualization
The list is available in multiple formats, or you can use the public REST API, making it easy to integrate into your project.
The complete list of color names is available in various formats.
JSON / JSON.min / CSV / YML / TOON / JS / XML / HTML / SCSS
The curated "Best of" subset features a hand-picked selection of especially playful, evocative, or well-crafted color names, chosen by human curators.
JSON / JSON.min / CSV / YML / TOON / JS / XML / HTML / SCSS
The Short Names subset offers a smaller collection of concise color names, typically one word or very short phrases, ideal for scenarios where space is limited or brevity is essential.
JSON / JSON.min / CSV / YML / TOON / JS / XML / HTML / SCSS
Bundle size note (1.22 MB): For browser usage, consider the public REST API.
By default you get the full list. For leaner subsets,
you can import color-name-list/bestof or
color-name-list/short, or use the bestOf and
short lists via the public REST API.
More examples: see docs/usage-js.md.
To simplify access, we provide a free and public REST API for all color names and other public name lists. Full API code and documentation are available in this repository.
https://api.color.pizza/v1/?values=00f,f00,f00&list=bestOf
The API is free and has no usage limits. However, if your commercial app or site generates excessive traffic, you may be asked to become a sponsor.
You are welcome to self-host the API—it's easy to deploy on Heroku and relies only on a few dependencies: Color-Name-API
npm install && npm run build
See package.json for details.
| Item | Expenditure |
|---|---|
| Logo by Metafizzy | 800 |
| Item | Expenditure |
|---|---|
| Color Name API Server | 264.60/year |
| color.pizza domain name | 36.16/year |
| Cloudflare PRO Plan | 240/year |
Verena the naming overlord , Jess the name wizard , Syl , Stephanie Stutz , Simbiasamba , Jason Wilson , Inês João , Nick Niles , Qwhex , Ichatdelune , basgys , Shelina S. , Trevor Elia , cheesits456 , Sandhya Subram , BerylBucket , Jimmy Fitzback , TLZ , DarthTorus , Carrion , BlueChaos , nachtfunke , Sean Gibbons , Brantley Sibo , Jeff Bronks , Joseph Oloughlin , Nathan Swift , Abra Giddings , Iraj Nelson , Alex Cristache , Evan Gardner , Eliiiiii , Code Ghost , Alex Field , BangHann , James Galvan
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and respectful environment. We actively remove any offensive, racist, or protected brand names from our list. While we strive to screen out such names, some may inadvertently remain. If you encounter any, please let us know so we can address them promptly.
FAQs
long list of color names
We found that color-name-list demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 2 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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