LilyPond Notation Reference: A.7 List of colors

## A.7 List of colors

#### Normal colors

Usage syntax is detailed in Coloring objects.

>     black       white          red           green
>     blue        cyan           magenta       yellow
>     grey        darkred        darkgreen     darkblue
>     darkcyan    darkmagenta    darkyellow

#### CSS color names

CSS color names may be used as-is in string arguments.

>     aliceblue       darkturquoise        lightsalmon        papayawhip
>     antiquewhite    darkviolet           lightseagreen      peachpuff
>     aqua            deeppink             lightskyblue       peru
>     aquamarine      deepskyblue          lightslategray     pink
>     azure           dimgray              lightslategrey     plum
>     beige           dimgrey              lightsteelblue     powderblue
>     bisque          dodgerblue           lightyellow        purple
>     black           firebrick            lime               rebeccapurple
>     blanchedalmond  floralwhite          limegreen          red
>     blue            forestgreen          linen              rosybrown
>     blueviolet      fuchsia              magenta            royalblue
>     brown           gainsboro            maroon             saddlebrown
>     burlywood       ghostwhite           mediumaquamarine   salmon
>     cadetblue       gold                 mediumblue         sandybrown
>     chartreuse      goldenrod            mediumorchid       seagreen
>     chocolate       gray                 mediumpurple       seashell
>     coral           green                mediumseagreen     sienna
>     cornflowerblue  greenyellow          mediumslateblue    silver
>     cornsilk        grey                 mediumspringgreen  skyblue
>     crimson         honeydew             mediumturquoise    slateblue
>     cyan            hotpink              mediumvioletred    slategray
>     darkblue        indianred            midnightblue       slategrey
>     darkcyan        indigo               mintcream          snow
>     darkgoldenrod   ivory                mistyrose          springgreen
>     darkgray        khaki                moccasin           steelblue
>     darkgreen       lavender             navajowhite        tan
>     darkgrey        lavenderblush        navy               teal
>     darkkhaki       lawngreen            oldlace            thistle
>     darkmagenta     lemonchiffon         olive              tomato
>     darkolivegreen  lightblue            olivedrab          turquoise
>     darkorange      lightcoral           orange             violet
>     darkorchid      lightcyan            orangered          wheat
>     darkred         lightgoldenrodyellow orchid             white
>     darksalmon      lightgray            palegoldenrod      whitesmoke
>     darkseagreen    lightgreen           palegreen          yellow
>     darkslateblue   lightgrey            paleturquoise      yellowgreen
>     darkslategray   lightpink            palevioletred
>     darkslategrey

CSS color definitions differ from X color names for the following colors: `green`, `grey`, `maroon`, `purple`.

#### X color names

X11 color names offer a wider choice than CSS names. They come in several variants:

- Any name that is spelled as a single word with capitalization (e.g., ‘LightSlateBlue’) can also be spelled as space-separated words with or without capitalization (e.g., ‘light slate blue’).
- The word ‘grey’ can always be spelled ‘gray’ (e.g., ‘DarkSlateGray’), without any difference in the output.
- Some names can take a numerical suffix (e.g., ‘LightSalmon4’).

The following tables present all color names that may be used without a numerical suffix, and then the subset of these that may be used with such a suffix.

#### Color Names without a numerical suffix

>     AliceBlue       LawnGreen             OrangeRed      firebrick
>     AntiqueWhite    LemonChiffon          PaleGoldenrod  gainsboro
>     BlanchedAlmond  LightBlue             PaleGreen      gold
>     BlueViolet      LightCoral            PaleTurquoise  goldenrod
>     CadetBlue       LightCyan             PaleVioletRed  green
>     CornflowerBlue  LightGoldenrod        PapayaWhip     grey
>     DarkBlue        LightGoldenrodYellow  PeachPuff      honeydew
>     DarkCyan        LightGreen            PowderBlue     ivory
>     DarkGoldenrod   LightGrey             RosyBrown      khaki
>     DarkGreen       LightPink             RoyalBlue      lavender
>     DarkGrey        LightSalmon           SaddleBrown    linen
>     DarkKhaki       LightSeaGreen         SandyBrown     magenta
>     DarkMagenta     LightSkyBlue          SeaGreen       maroon
>     DarkOliveGreen  LightSlateBlue        SkyBlue        moccasin
>     DarkOrange      LightSlateGrey        SlateBlue      navy
>     DarkOrchid      LightSteelBlue        SlateGrey      orange
>     DarkRed         LightYellow           SpringGreen    orchid
>     DarkSalmon      LimeGreen             SteelBlue      peru
>     DarkSeaGreen    MediumAquamarine      VioletRed      pink
>     DarkSlateBlue   MediumBlue            WhiteSmoke     plum
>     DarkSlateGrey   MediumOrchid          YellowGreen    purple
>     DarkTurquoise   MediumPurple          aquamarine     red
>     DarkViolet      MediumSeaGreen        azure          salmon
>     DeepPink        MediumSlateBlue       beige          seashell
>     DeepSkyBlue     MediumSpringGreen     bisque         sienna
>     DimGrey         MediumTurquoise       black          snow
>     DodgerBlue      MediumVioletRed       blue           tan
>     FloralWhite     MidnightBlue          brown          thistle
>     ForestGreen     MintCream             burlywood      tomato
>     GhostWhite      MistyRose             chartreuse     turquoise
>     GreenYellow     NavajoWhite           chocolate      violet
>     HotPink         NavyBlue              coral          wheat
>     IndianRed       OldLace               cornsilk       white
>     LavenderBlush   OliveDrab             cyan           yellow

#### Color names with a numerical suffix

In the following names the suffix N must be an integer between 1 and 4, from lighter to darker shades:

>     AntiqueWhiteN    LightSkyBlueN    SteelBlueN   khakiN
>     CadetBlueN       LightSteelBlueN  VioletRedN   magentaN
>     DarkGoldenrodN   LightYellowN     aquamarineN  maroonN
>     DarkOliveGreenN  MediumOrchidN    azureN       orangeN
>     DarkOrangeN      MediumPurpleN    bisqueN      orchidN
>     DarkOrchidN      MistyRoseN       blueN        pinkN
>     DarkSeaGreenN    NavajoWhiteN     brownN       plumN
>     DeepPinkN        OliveDrabN       burlywoodN   purpleN
>     DeepSkyBlueN     OrangeRedN       chartreuseN  redN
>     DodgerBlueN      PaleGreenN       chocolateN   salmonN
>     HotPinkN         PaleTurquoiseN   coralN       seashellN
>     IndianRedN       PaleVioletRedN   cornsilkN    siennaN
>     LavenderBlushN   PeachPuffN       cyanN        snowN
>     LemonChiffonN    RosyBrownN       firebrickN   tanN
>     LightBlueN       RoyalBlueN       goldN        thistleN
>     LightCyanN       SeaGreenN        goldenrodN   tomatoN
>     LightGoldenrodN  SkyBlueN         greenN       turquoiseN
>     LightPinkN       SlateBlueN       honeydewN    wheatN
>     LightSalmonN     SpringGreenN     ivoryN       yellowN

#### Grey Scale

A grey scale can be obtained using:

>     greyN

Where N is in the range 0-100.

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