The Great Color List

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RED

Apple red

Like Hell

Blood red

Like Kool-aid

Brick red

Like a ladybug

Burgundy

Like Mars

Cardinal red

Like a pepper

Cherry

Like raw meat

Crimson

Like a robin’s chest

Fire

Like a Santa suit

Fire truck red

Like spaghetti sauce

Fruit punch

Like a stop light

Garnet

Like a stop sign

Hot sauce

Like a sunburn

Ketchup

Like a sunset

Like acne/Like a pimple

Like a tongue

Like anger

Like a Valentine

Like army ants

Lipstick red

Like a cardinal

Lobster

Like the Chicago Bulls

Maroon

Like Chicken Pox

Pepperoni red

Like chilies

Raspberry

Like Clifford the Dog

Rose

Like a clown’s nose

Ruby

Like a Coke can

Rust

Like a correction pen

Scarlet

Like a cut

Strawberry

Like Dorothy’s slippers

Tomato

Like a devil

Watermelon

Like Elmo

 

Like embarrassment

 

Like a flame

 

Like a heart

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ORANGE

Apricot

Like fire

Autumn orange

Like French dressing

Cantaloupe

Like Mac & Cheese

Carrot

Like orange juice

Citrus

Like sherbet

Flaming orange

Mango

Ginger

Marigold

Goldfish

Neon orange

Jack O’Lantern orange

Papaya

Like a basketball

Peach

Like a construction sign/caution cones

Pumpkin

Like a convict’s jumpsuit

Sunrise orange

Like a Monarch butterfly

Sunset

Like an extension cord

Tangerine

Like Cheetos

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YELLOW

Amber

Like a golden retriever

Banana

Like a hazard sign

Blonde

Like a honeycomb

Butter

Like a starfruit

Canary

Like a sunset

Cheesy yellow

Like lemonheads

Chicken yellow

Like lightning

Corn

Like Mac & Cheese

Cornsilk

Like the Golden Arches (McDonald’s)

Daffodil

Like Spongebob Squarepants

Dandelion

Like the Simpsons

Dijon mustard yellow

Like Tweety

Fluorescent yellow

Like a yield sign

Ginger

Mango

Gold

Marigold

Goldenrod

Mustard

Goldfish

Neon yellow

Guava

Ocher

Highlighter yellow

Pineapple

Honey

Sand

Honey mustard

Schoolbus yellow

Jasmine

Sick yellow

Lamplight yellow

Starlight yellow

Lemon

Sunflower

Lemon chiffon

Sunlight

Limestone

Tawny

Like Big Bird

Taxi cab yellow

Like a bumblebee

Topaz

Like caution tape/police tape

Urine yellow

Like a chick

Vomit yellow

Like a hard hat

Yolk yellow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GREEN

Algae

Like a pickle

Apple green

Like a parrot

Army green/Camouflage

Like unripe bananas

Avacado

Like a willow tree

Booger green

Like Godzilla

Broccoli green

Like money

Cabbage

Like oregano

Chartreuse

Like Oscar the Grouch

Chalkboard green

Like the Statue of Liberty

Cilantro

Like a watermelon rind

Clover

Lime

Cucumber

Mint

Emerald

Moldy green

Evergreen

Monster green

Exorcist green

Moss

Fern green

Olive

Forest green

Parakeet green

Frog green

Pea green

Grape

Pear

Grass

Pine

Guava

Puke green

Hulk green

Sea green

Hunter green

Sea weed green

Jade

Spinach

Jalapeno

Spring green

Kelly green (Irish green)

String bean green

Kelp

Swamp green

Kiwi

Teal

Lakewater green

Traffic light green

Leaf green

Turquoise

Leprechaun green

Turtle green

Lettuce

Verdant

Like a dragon

Vomit green

Like a garden

 

Like a grasshopper

 

Like a lizard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLUE

Aqua

Like a Smurf

Aquamarine

Like Blue Man Group

Azure

Like a drowned body

Baby blue

Like Levis

Blueberry

Like Marge Simpon’s hair

Blue cheese blue

Like a Pepsi can

Cadet blue

Like a police uniform

Cerulean

Navy blue

Cobalt

Ocean blue

Denim blue

Periwinkle

Frosty blue

Powder blue

Indigo

Royal blue

Like a ballpoint pen

Sapphire

Like a blue jay

Sea blue

Like Cookie Monster

Sky blue

Like Dory

Slate

Like Grover

Teal

Like a robin’s egg

Turquoise

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PURPLE

Amethyst

Like Barney

Burgundy

Like a sea urchin

Cabbage purple

Like Tinky Winky

Eggplant

Lilac

Fig

Maroon

Fuchsia

Mauve

Grape

Orchid

Indigo

Pansy purple

Iris

Plum

Jelly

Prune

Lavender

Radish

Like a black eye

Raspberry

Like a raisin

Violet

Like red cabbage

Wisteria

Like a red onion

Mulberry

Like a turnip

Wine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PINK

Baby pink

Like Pepto Bismol

Blush

Like Piglet

Brain pink

Like pink eye

Bubble gum

Like pink lemonade

Carnation pink

Like the inside of a grapefruit

Coral

Like a cold nose

Flamingo

Like the palm of a hand

Fuchsia

Like passion

Hot pink

Like the Pink Panther

Like a hairless cat

Like a rash

Like a ham

Like sunburn

Like a pencil’s eraser

Like Valentine candy hearts

Like a tongue

Like worms

Like acne/Like a pimple

Magenta

Like ballerina shoes

Peach

Like Barbie’s car

Pig pink

Like cotton candy

Rose

Like a pencil eraser

Salmon

Like gums

Sunset pink

Like a heart

Tickle-me-pink

Like intestines

Watermelon

Like light through a closed eyelid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLACK

Ash

Like the stripes on a prisoner’s clothes

Asphalt

Like tinted windows

Bruise black

Like a tire

Burnt black

Like a tunnel

Charcoal

Like a TV

Coal

Like an umbrella

Demon black

Like a zebra’s stripe

Dirt

Like death

Ebony

Like depression

Filthy black

Like iron

Gothic black

Like outer space

Granite

Marbled black

Grubby black

Midnight black

Gunmetal

Muddy black

Inky black

Night

Jet black

Oil

Like blackberries

Off-black

Like a blackhead

Onyx

Like a black hole

Ozzy Osbourne black

Like a chalkboard

Pitch black

Like a fly

Raven

Like fear

Sable

Like a funeral

Skunk black

Like a gorilla

Smog

Somber like mourning

Soil

Like the pupil of an eye

Soot

Like a shadow

Suede black

Like a spider

Tar

Like a starless night

Witch black

Like a storm cloud

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BROWN

Autumn brown

Like brown sugar

Beige

Like chocolate milk

Brunette

Like cookie dough

Cappuccino

Like fresh lumber

Caramel

Like hazel nuts

Camel

Like kiwi hair

Cardboard

Like maple syrup

Chestnut

Like mud

Chocolate

Like peanut butter

Cinnamon

Like pinto beans

Cocoa

Like a potato

Coconut shell brown

Like rootbeer

Coffee

Like tanned skin

Cola

Like tree bark

Copper

Like Winnie the Pooh

Dark chocolate

Mahogany

Dirt

Mocha

Dirty brown

Mud

Dusty brown

Pecan

excrement

Russet

Hazel

Sand

Khaki

Tan

Leather

Toast

Like a bear

Woody brown

Like an acorn

 

Like bread crust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHITE

Albino

Like hail

Almond

Like innocence

Antique white

Like a lamb

Blank white

Like mayonnaise

Bleach white

Like old lace

Caucasian white

Like paper

Cauliflower

Like a polar bear

Chalky white

Like rice

Cloud white

Like a snowflake

Cocaine white

Like salt

Cream

Like sugar

Ecru

Like a snowman

Eggshell

Like a swan

Egg white

Like toilet paper

Eggnog white

Like tooth enamel

Flour

Like tooth paste

Garlic

Like the whites of an eye

Ghostly white

Like a white tiger

Ivory

Marshmallow

Like an angel

Milky white

Like a blizzard

Mushroom

Like buttermilk

Opal

Like the inside of a coconut

Oyster

Like crème filling

Pasty white

Like cottonballs

Pearl

Like dandruff

Popcorn

Like a dove

Pure white

Like drywall

Smoke

Like a fluorescent light

Snow

Like glue

Vanilla

Like a golfball

Wedding white

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLEAR

Translucent

 

Crystal

 

Diamond