Color/Predefined colors

Commands

Load collection of predefined colors

Many color collections are defined, which are not loaded by default. These can be loaded using \usecolor

\usecolors[NAME]

where NAME is the name of the collection. The details of colors defined in these collections is shown below. You can also include such a detailed description of the colors defined in a color collection using \showcolor

Display collection of predefined colors

\showcolor[NAME]

For example, the truncated output of \showcolor[solarized] is shown below.

```
\showcolor[solarized]
```

Display components of defined colors

To view the components of a defined color, you can use \showcolorcomponents

\showcolorcomponents[color-1, color-2]

For example

\showcolorcomponents[red,middlered,darkred]

For example,

\startlines
\colorcomponents{red}
\transparencycomponents{red}
\processcolorcomponents{red}
\stoplines

Testing if color is defined

To test if a color is defined, use

\doifcolor
\doifcolorelse

Usage:

\doifcolor{color-name}{... if branch ... }
\doifcolorelse{color-name}{... if branch ...}{... else branch ...}

Crayola crayon colors

The following colors are defined in colo-imp-crayola.mkiv. These can be loaded using

\usecolors[crayola]

Name	Name	Name	Name
Red	Maroon	Scarlet	BrickRed
EnglishVermilion	MadderLake	PermanentGeraniumLake	MaximumRed
IndianRed	OrangeRed	SunsetOrange	Bittersweet
DarkVenetianRed	VenetianRed	LightVenetianRed	VividTangerine
MiddleRed	BurntOrange	RedOrange	Orange
MacaroniandCheese	MiddleYellowRed	MangoTango	YellowOrange
MaximumYellowRed	BananaMania	Maize	OrangeYellow
Goldenrod	Dandelion	Yellow	GreenYellow
MiddleYellow	OliveGreen	SpringGreen	MaximumYellow
Canary	LemonYellow	MaximumGreenYellow	MiddleGreenYellow
Inchworm	LightChromeGreen	YellowGreen	MaximumGreen
Asparagus	GrannySmithApple	Fern	MiddleGreen
Green	MediumChromeGreen	ForestGreen	SeaGreen
Shamrock	MountainMeadow	JungleGreen	CaribbeanGreen
TropicalRainForest	MiddleBlueGreen	PineGreen	MaximumBlueGreen
RobinsEggBlue	TealBlue	LightBlue	Aquamarine
TurquoiseBlue	OuterSpace	SkyBlue	MiddleBlue
BlueGreen	PacificBlue	Cerulean	MaximumBlue
BlueI	CeruleanBlue	Cornflower	GreenBlue
MidnightBlue	NavyBlue	Denim	BlueIII
CadetBlue	Periwinkle	BlueII	WildBlueYonder
Indigo	Manatee	CobaltBlue	CelestialBlue
BlueBell	MaximumBluePurple	VioletBlue	BlueViolet
UltramarineBlue	MiddleBluePurple	PurpleHeart	RoyalPurple
VioletII	MediumViolet	Wisteria	LavenderI
VividViolet	MaximumPurple	PurpleMountainsMajesty	Fuchsia
PinkFlamingo	VioletI	BrilliantRose	Orchid
Plum	MediumRose	Thistle	Mulberry
RedViolet	MiddlePurple	MaximumRedPurple	JazzberryJam
Eggplant	Magenta	Cerise	WildStrawberry
LavenderII	CottonCandy	CarnationPink	VioletRed
Razzmatazz	PigPink	Carmine	Blush
TickleMePink	Mauvelous	Salmon	MiddleRedPurple
Mahogany	Melon	PinkSherbert	BurntSienna
Brown	Sepia	FuzzyWuzzy	Beaver
Tumbleweed	RawSienna	VanDykeBrown	Tan
DesertSand	Peach	BurntUmber	Apricot
Almond	RawUmber	Shadow	RawSiennaI
Timberwolf	GoldI	GoldII	Silver
Copper	AntiqueBrass	Black	CharcoalGray
Gray	BlueGray	White	RadicalRed
WildWatermelon	OutrageousOrange	AtomicTangerine	NeonCarrot
Sunglow	LaserLemon	UnmellowYellow	ElectricLime
ScreaminGreen	MagicMint	BlizzardBlue	ShockingPink
RazzleDazzleRose	HotMagenta	PurplePizzazz	AztecGold
BurnishedBrown	CeruleanFrost	CinnamonSatin	CopperPenny
CosmicCobalt	GlossyGrape	GraniteGray	GreenSheen
LilacLuster	MistyMoss	MysticMaroon	PearlyPurple
PewterBlue	PolishedPine	QuickSilver	RoseDust
RustyRed	ShadowBlue	ShinyShamrock	SteelTeal
SugarPlum	TwilightLavender	WintergreenDream	Amethyst
Citrine	Emerald	Jade	Jasper
LapisLazuli	Malachite	Moonstone	Onyx
Peridot	PinkPearl	RoseQuartz	Ruby
Sapphire	SmokeyTopaz	TigersEye	AquaPearl
BlackCoralPearl	CaribbeanGreenPearl	CulturedPearl	KeyLimePearl
MandarinPearl	MidnightPearl	MysticPearl	OceanBluePearl
OceanGreenPearl	OrchidPearl	RosePearl	SalmonPearl
SunnyPearl	SunsetPearl

RAL colors

RAL color system (Deutsches Institut für Gütesicherung und Kennzeichnung) approximate RGB colors (inofficial translation from www.ralcolor.com). These are defined in colo-imp-ral.mkiv and can be loaded using

\usecolors[ral]

Name	Name	Name	Name	Name	Name
RAL1000	RAL1001	RAL1002	RAL1003	RAL1004	RAL1005
RAL1006	RAL1007	RAL1011	RAL1012	RAL1013	RAL1014
RAL1015	RAL1016	RAL1017	RAL1018	RAL1019	RAL1020
RAL1021	RAL1023	RAL1024	RAL1026	RAL1027	RAL1028
RAL1032	RAL1033	RAL1034	RAL1035	RAL1036	RAL1037
RAL2000	RAL2001	RAL2002	RAL2003	RAL2004	RAL2005
RAL2007	RAL2008	RAL2009	RAL2010	RAL2011	RAL2012
RAL2013	RAL3000	RAL3001	RAL3002	RAL3003	RAL3004
RAL3005	RAL3007	RAL3009	RAL3011	RAL3012	RAL3013
RAL3014	RAL3015	RAL3016	RAL3017	RAL3018	RAL3020
RAL3022	RAL3024	RAL3026	RAL3027	RAL3028	RAL3031
RAL3032	RAL3033	RAL4001	RAL4002	RAL4003	RAL4004
RAL4005	RAL4006	RAL4007	RAL4008	RAL4009	RAL4010
RAL4011	RAL4012	RAL5000	RAL5001	RAL5002	RAL5003
RAL5004	RAL5005	RAL5007	RAL5008	RAL5009	RAL5010
RAL5011	RAL5012	RAL5013	RAL5014	RAL5015	RAL5017
RAL5018	RAL5019	RAL5020	RAL5021	RAL5022	RAL5023
RAL5024	RAL5025	RAL5026	RAL6000	RAL6001	RAL6002
RAL6003	RAL6004	RAL6005	RAL6006	RAL6007	RAL6008
RAL6009	RAL6010	RAL6011	RAL6012	RAL6013	RAL6014
RAL6015	RAL6016	RAL6017	RAL6018	RAL6019	RAL6020
RAL6021	RAL6022	RAL6024	RAL6025	RAL6026	RAL6027
RAL6028	RAL6029	RAL6032	RAL6033	RAL6034	RAL6035
RAL6036	RAL6037	RAL6038	RAL7000	RAL7001	RAL7002
RAL7003	RAL7004	RAL7005	RAL7006	RAL7008	RAL7009
RAL7010	RAL7011	RAL7012	RAL7013	RAL7015	RAL7016
RAL7021	RAL7022	RAL7023	RAL7024	RAL7026	RAL7030
RAL7031	RAL7032	RAL7033	RAL7034	RAL7035	RAL7036
RAL7037	RAL7038	RAL7039	RAL7040	RAL7042	RAL7043
RAL7044	RAL7045	RAL7046	RAL7047	RAL7048	RAL8000
RAL8001	RAL8002	RAL8003	RAL8004	RAL8007	RAL8008
RAL8011	RAL8012	RAL8014	RAL8015	RAL8016	RAL8017
RAL8019	RAL8022	RAL8023	RAL8024	RAL8025	RAL8028
RAL8029	RAL9001	RAL9002	RAL9003	RAL9004	RAL9005
RAL9006	RAL9007	RAL9010	RAL9011	RAL9016	RAL9017
RAL9018	RAL9022	RAL9023

Solarized colors

Colors based on the Solarized color scheme by Ethan Schoonover. These are defined in colo-imp-solarized.mkiv and can be loaded using

\usecolors[solarized]

Name	Name	Name	Name
base03	base02	base01	base00
base0	base1	base2	base3
yellow	orange	red	magenta
violet	blue	cyan	green

SVG colors

Colors based on the SVG spec. These are defined in colo-imp-svg.mkiv and can be loaded using

\usecolors[svg]

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

X11 colors

X11_color_names defined in colo-imp-x11.mkiv. These can be loaded using

\usecolors[x11]

Name	Name	Name	Name
snow	ghostwhite	whitesmoke	gainsboro
floralwhite	oldlace	linen	antiquewhite
papayawhip	blanchedalmond	bisque	peachpuff
navajowhite	moccasin	cornsilk	ivory
lemonchiffon	seashell	honeydew	mintcream
azure	aliceblue	lavender	lavenderblush
mistyrose	white	black	darkslategray
dimgray	slategray	lightslategray	gray
lightgray	midnightblue	navy	navyblue
cornflowerblue	darkslateblue	slateblue	mediumslateblue
lightslateblue	mediumblue	royalblue	blue
dodgerblue	deepskyblue	skyblue	lightskyblue
steelblue	lightsteelblue	lightblue	powderblue
paleturquoise	darkturquoise	mediumturquoise	turquoise
cyan	lightcyan	cadetblue	mediumaquamarine
aquamarine	darkolivegreen	darkseagreen	seagreen
mediumseagreen	lightseagreen	palegreen	lightgreen
springgreen	lawngreen	green	chartreuse
mediumspringgreen	greenyellow	limegreen	yellowgreen
forestgreen	olivedrab	darkkhaki	khaki
palegoldenrod	lightgoldenrodyellow	lightyellow	yellow
gold	lightgoldenrod	goldenrod	darkgoldenrod
rosybrown	indianred	saddlebrown	sienna
peru	burlywood	beige	wheat
sandybrown	tan	chocolate	firebrick
brown	darksalmon	salmon	lightsalmon
orange	darkorange	coral	lightcoral
tomato	orangered	red	hotpink
deeppink	pink	lightpink	palevioletred
maroon	mediumvioletred	violetred	magenta
violet	plum	orchid	mediumorchid
darkorchid	darkviolet	blueviolet	purple
mediumpurple	thistle	snow1	snow2
snow3	snow4	seashell1	seashell2
seashell3	seashell4	antiquewhite1	antiquewhite2
antiquewhite3	antiquewhite4	bisque1	bisque2
bisque3	bisque4	peachpuff1	peachpuff2
peachpuff3	peachpuff4	navajowhite1	navajowhite2
navajowhite3	navajowhite4	lemonchiffon1	lemonchiffon2
lemonchiffon3	lemonchiffon4	cornsilk1	cornsilk2
cornsilk3	cornsilk4	ivory1	ivory2
ivory3	ivory4	honeydew1	honeydew2
honeydew3	honeydew4	lavenderblush1	lavenderblush2
lavenderblush3	lavenderblush4	mistyrose1	mistyrose2
mistyrose3	mistyrose4	azure1	azure2
azure3	azure4	slateblue1	slateblue2
slateblue3	slateblue4	royalblue1	royalblue2
royalblue3	royalblue4	blue1	blue2
blue3	blue4	dodgerblue1	dodgerblue2
dodgerblue3	dodgerblue4	steelblue1	steelblue2
steelblue3	steelblue4	deepskyblue1	deepskyblue2
deepskyblue3	deepskyblue4	skyblue1	skyblue2
skyblue3	skyblue4	lightskyblue1	lightskyblue2
lightskyblue3	lightskyblue4	slategray1	slategray2
slategray3	slategray4	lightsteelblue1	lightsteelblue2
lightsteelblue3	lightsteelblue4	lightblue1	lightblue2
lightblue3	lightblue4	lightcyan1	lightcyan2
lightcyan3	lightcyan4	paleturquoise1	paleturquoise2
paleturquoise3	paleturquoise4	cadetblue1	cadetblue2
cadetblue3	cadetblue4	turquoise1	turquoise2
turquoise3	turquoise4	cyan1	cyan2
cyan3	cyan4	darkslategray1	darkslategray2
darkslategray3	darkslategray4	aquamarine1	aquamarine2
aquamarine3	aquamarine4	darkseagreen1	darkseagreen2
darkseagreen3	darkseagreen4	seagreen1	seagreen2
seagreen3	seagreen4	palegreen1	palegreen2
palegreen3	palegreen4	springgreen1	springgreen2
springgreen3	springgreen4	green1	green2
green3	green4	chartreuse1	chartreuse2
chartreuse3	chartreuse4	olivedrab1	olivedrab2
olivedrab3	olivedrab4	darkolivegreen1	darkolivegreen2
darkolivegreen3	darkolivegreen4	khaki1	khaki2
khaki3	khaki4	lightgoldenrod1	lightgoldenrod2
lightgoldenrod3	lightgoldenrod4	lightyellow1	lightyellow2
lightyellow3	lightyellow4	yellow1	yellow2
yellow3	yellow4	gold1	gold2
gold3	gold4	goldenrod1	goldenrod2
goldenrod3	goldenrod4	darkgoldenrod1	darkgoldenrod2
darkgoldenrod3	darkgoldenrod4	rosybrown1	rosybrown2
rosybrown3	rosybrown4	indianred1	indianred2
indianred3	indianred4	sienna1	sienna2
sienna3	sienna4	burlywood1	burlywood2
burlywood3	burlywood4	wheat1	wheat2
wheat3	wheat4	tan1	tan2
tan3	tan4	chocolate1	chocolate2
chocolate3	chocolate4	firebrick1	firebrick2
firebrick3	firebrick4	brown1	brown2
brown3	brown4	salmon1	salmon2
salmon3	salmon4	lightsalmon1	lightsalmon2
lightsalmon3	lightsalmon4	orange1	orange2
orange3	orange4	darkorange1	darkorange2
darkorange3	darkorange4	coral1	coral2
coral3	coral4	tomato1	tomato2
tomato3	tomato4	orangered1	orangered2
orangered3	orangered4	red1	red2
red3	red4	debianred	deeppink1
deeppink2	deeppink3	deeppink4	hotpink1
hotpink2	hotpink3	hotpink4	pink1
pink2	pink3	pink4	lightpink1
lightpink2	lightpink3	lightpink4	palevioletred1
palevioletred2	palevioletred3	palevioletred4	maroon1
maroon2	maroon3	maroon4	violetred1
violetred2	violetred3	violetred4	magenta1
magenta2	magenta3	magenta4	orchid1
orchid2	orchid3	orchid4	plum1
plum2	plum3	plum4	mediumorchid1
mediumorchid2	mediumorchid3	mediumorchid4	darkorchid1
darkorchid2	darkorchid3	darkorchid4	purple1
purple2	purple3	purple4	mediumpurple1
mediumpurple2	mediumpurple3	mediumpurple4	thistle1
thistle2	thistle3	thistle4

The following additional colors are also defined.

Name	Color	Name	Color	Name	Color
darkgray		darkblue		darkcyan
darkmagenta		darkred		darkgreen

XWI Colors

The colors are defined in colo-imp-xwi.mkiv. The name suggests that they were from some color file distributed as part of the X_Window_System. These are a subset of the X11 colors, shown earlier. To load these colors, use:

\usecolors[xwi]

This loads the following additional colors:

Name	Name	Name	Name
aliceblue	antiquewhite	aquamarine	azure
beige	bisque	black	blanchedalmond
blue	blueviolet	brown	burlywood
cadetblue	chartreuse	chocolate	coral
cornflowerblue	cornsilk	cyan	darkgoldenrod
darkgreen	darkkhaki	darkolivegreen	darkorange
darkorchid	darksalmon	darkseagreen	darkslateblue
darkturquoise	darkviolet	deeppink	deepskyblue
dodgerblue	firebrick	floralwhite	forestgreen
gainsboro	ghostwhite	gold	goldenrod
green	greenyellow	honeydew	hotpink
indianred	ivory	khaki	lavender
lavenderblush	lawngreen	lemonchiffon	lightblue
lightcoral	lightcyan	lightgoldenrod	lightgoldenrodyellow
lightpink	lightsalmon	lightseagreen	lightskyblue
lightslateblue	lightsteelblue	lightyellow	limegreen
linen	magenta	maroon	mediumaquamarine
mediumblue	mediumorchid	mediumpurple	mediumseagreen
mediumslateblue	mediumspringgreen	mediumturquoise	mediumvioletred
midnightblue	mintcream	mistyrose	moccasin
navajowhite	navy	navyblue	oldlace
olivedrab	orange	orangered	orchid
palegoldenrod	palegreen	paleturquoise	palevioletred
papayawhip	peachpuff	peru	pink
plum	powderblue	purple	red
rosybrown	royalblue	saddlebrown	salmon
sandybrown	seagreen	seashell	sienna
skyblue	slateblue	snow	springgreen
steelblue	tan	thistle	tomato
turquoise	violet	violetred	wheat
white	whitesmoke	yellow	yellowgreen

Additional pre-defined colors

In addition to the above, there are other pre-defined colors.

ema	`\usecolors[ema]`	colo-imp-ema.mkiv	549 Emacs colors

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