Docs β€Ί Color Names

Color Names

Every color name you can use with fill(), stroke(), and background(). Just put the name in quotes β€” like fill("tomato") β€” and you're good to go!

Tip: You can also use hex codes like "#ff6600", or a number from 0 (black) to 255 (white) for shades of gray. But color names are the easiest way to get started!

Reds

"red"
"darkred"
"crimson"
"firebrick"
"indianred"
"tomato"
"orangered"
"salmon"
"darksalmon"
"lightsalmon"
"lightcoral"

Pinks

"pink"
"lightpink"
"hotpink"
"deeppink"
"mediumvioletred"
"palevioletred"
"mistyrose"

Oranges

"orange"
"darkorange"
"coral"
"peachpuff"
"sandybrown"
"bisque"
"papayawhip"
"moccasin"
"navajowhite"
"linen"

Yellows

"yellow"
"gold"
"lightyellow"
"lemonchiffon"
"lightgoldenrodyellow"
"khaki"
"darkkhaki"
"palegoldenrod"
"greenyellow"

Greens

"green"
"lime"
"limegreen"
"darkgreen"
"forestgreen"
"seagreen"
"mediumseagreen"
"springgreen"
"mediumspringgreen"
"lightgreen"
"palegreen"
"lawngreen"
"chartreuse"
"yellowgreen"
"olivedrab"
"olive"
"darkolivegreen"
"mediumaquamarine"
"darkseagreen"

Teals & Cyans

"teal"
"cyan"
"aqua"
"aquamarine"
"darkcyan"
"lightcyan"
"paleturquoise"
"turquoise"
"mediumturquoise"
"darkturquoise"
"lightseagreen"
"cadetblue"

Blues

"blue"
"darkblue"
"navy"
"midnightblue"
"mediumblue"
"royalblue"
"steelblue"
"dodgerblue"
"deepskyblue"
"cornflowerblue"
"skyblue"
"lightskyblue"
"lightsteelblue"
"lightblue"
"powderblue"
"aliceblue"

Purples

"purple"
"indigo"
"darkviolet"
"darkorchid"
"blueviolet"
"mediumpurple"
"mediumorchid"
"orchid"
"violet"
"plum"
"magenta"
"darkmagenta"
"mediumslateblue"
"slateblue"
"darkslateblue"
"rebeccapurple"
"thistle"
"lavender"

Browns

"brown"
"maroon"
"saddlebrown"
"sienna"
"chocolate"
"peru"
"rosybrown"
"tan"
"burlywood"
"wheat"
"cornsilk"
"blanchedalmond"
"antiquewhite"

Whites

"white"
"snow"
"ivory"
"floralwhite"
"ghostwhite"
"honeydew"
"mintcream"
"azure"
"lavenderblush"
"seashell"
"oldlace"
"beige"
"whitesmoke"

Grays & Black

"black"
"darkslategray"
"dimgray"
"slategray"
"gray"
"lightslategray"
"darkgray"
"silver"
"lightgray"
"gainsboro"