Color-Name-Lists 📚

A collection of color name lists.

Usage

1$ npm install color-name-lists

Node

1import {colorNameLists} from 'color-name-lists';
2
3colorNameLists.lists // object of lists
4colorNameLists.meta // description of all the lists

Lists

Basic

A set of basic colors. Red, Green, Blue... source: https://github.com/colorjs/color-namer/tree/master/lib/colors

HTML Colors

HTML/CSS color names. These can be used as keywords in CSS, SVG's or HTML. source: https://github.com/colorjs/color-namer/tree/master/lib/colors

Traditional Colors of Japan

The traditional colors of Japan are a collection of colors traditionally used in Japanese art, literature, textiles such as kimono, and other Japanese arts and crafts. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_colors_of_Japan

Le Corbusier

Architectural colours in Le Corbusier's colour system. source: https://www.lescouleurs.ch/en/the-colours/63-colours

The Universal Color Language

ISCC–NBS System of Color Designation: Naming system for colors based on a set of 12 basic color terms and a small set of adjective modifiers. source: https://web.archive.org/web/20121103030619/http://tx4.us/nbs-iscc.htm

NTC.js

NTC.js color matching library names released in 2007. The names were collected from various sources like Wikipedia, X11, Crayola etc. source: https://github.com/colorjs/color-namer/tree/master/lib/colors

OS X Crayons

OS X Crayons color names mostly used in the OS X color-picker GUI. source: http://www.randomactsofsentience.com/2013/06/os-x-crayon-color-hex-table.html

RAL Color

RAL color matching color names source: https://jpederson.com/colornerd/

Robert Ridgway's Color Standards and Color Nomenclature

Color Nomenclature by Robert Ridgway (1850-1929) was published in Washignton, DC in 1912, it's part of the public domain in the USA. In August 31, 2020 was added to the Gutenberg Project. source: https://github.com/davo/Color-Standards-and-Color-Nomenclature

Wada Sanzō Japanese Color Dictionary Volume I

Names from Wada Sanzō 和田 三造 Colors Dictionary volume I source: https://sanzo-wada.dmbk.io/

The Color Thesaurus

The Color Thesaurus by Ingrid Sundberg. As a writer she collected color names to dig into the emotion of a scene and create variety in her writing. source: https://ingridsnotes.wordpress.com/2014/02/04/the-color-thesaurus/

Werner's Nomenclature of Colours

All colors from the book Werner's Nomenclature of Colours collected and described in the late 18th century source: https://www.c82.net/werner/

Microsoft Windows Color Names

List of colors used in legacy microsoft windows systems source: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.windows.media.colors?view=windowsdesktop-6.0

Wikipedia Color Names

List color names from wikipedia source: https://github.com/meodai/wikipedia-color-names

X11 Color Names

Standard Xlib or the X11 protocol color names. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X11_color_names

XKCD Colors

The 954 most common RGB monitor colors, as defined by several hundred thousand participants in the xkcd color name survey. source: https://xkcd.com/color/rgb/

Risograph Colors

A list of popular colors for Risograph printers. Only includes colors with HEX, Pantone and Z-Type codes. source: https://github.com/mattdesl/riso-colors

Traditional Colors of China

Traditional Colors of China: Color Aesthetics in the Forbidden City (中国传统色：故宫里的色彩美学) colors and their transliterations source: https://github.com/ItMarki/files/blob/main/newcolorsandnames.csv