If you specify a colour name which is not one of the sixteen, for example "brown" or "gold", what you get will depend on the browser used to view your page. However, you can specify a very wide range of shades and colours using a hexadecimal RGB colour code. The table below can be used as a colour chart to find the code you need. It was prepared using the RGB colour values used by X-windows. Note however, that the colour that is seen will depend on the setup of the PC or workstation used. If it is set to show only 16 colours - or is a VGA monitor - then you are not going to get any subtleties of shade.

Hex. Colour Code	Colour sample	Name(s)
#FFFAFA		snow
#F8F8FF		ghost white GhostWhite
#F5F5F5		white smoke WhiteSmoke
#DCDCDC		gainsboro
#FFFAF0		floral white FloralWhite
#FDF5E6		old lace OldLace
#FAF0E6		linen
#FAEBD7		antique white AntiqueWhite
#FFEFD5		papaya whip PapayaWhip
#FFEBCD		blanched almond BlanchedAlmond
#FFE4C4		bisque
#FFDAB9		peach puff PeachPuff
#FFDEAD		navajo white NavajoWhite
#FFE4B5		moccasin
#FFF8DC		cornsilk
#FFFFF0		ivory
#FFFACD		lemon chiffon LemonChiffon
#FFF5EE		seashell
#F0FFF0		honeydew
#F5FFFA		mint cream MintCream
#F0FFFF		azure
#F0F8FF		alice blue AliceBlue
#E6E6FA		lavender
#FFF0F5		lavender blush LavenderBlush
#FFE4E1		misty rose MistyRose
#FFFFFF		white
#000000		black
#2F4F4F		dark slate gray DarkSlateGray dark slate grey DarkSlateGrey
#696969		dim gray DimGray dim grey DimGrey
#708090		slate gray SlateGray slate grey SlateGrey
#778899		light slate gray LightSlateGray light slate grey LightSlateGrey
#BEBEBE		gray grey
#D3D3D3		light grey LightGrey light gray LightGray
#191970		midnight blue MidnightBlue
#000080		navy navy blue NavyBlue
#6495ED		cornflower blue CornflowerBlue
#483D8B		dark slate blue DarkSlateBlue
#6A5ACD		slate blue SlateBlue
#7B68EE		medium slate blue MediumSlateBlue
#8470FF		light slate blue LightSlateBlue
#0000CD		medium blue MediumBlue
#4169E1		royal blue RoyalBlue
#0000FF		blue
#1E90FF		dodger blue DodgerBlue
#00BFFF		deep sky blue DeepSkyBlue
#87CEEB		sky blue SkyBlue
#87CEFA		light sky blue LightSkyBlue
#4682B4		steel blue SteelBlue
#B0C4DE		light steel blue LightSteelBlue
#ADD8E6		light blue LightBlue
#B0E0E6		powder blue PowderBlue
#AFEEEE		pale turquoise PaleTurquoise
#00CED1		dark turquoise DarkTurquoise
#48D1CC		medium turquoise MediumTurquoise
#40E0D0		turquoise
#00FFFF		cyan
#E0FFFF		light cyan LightCyan
#5F9EA0		cadet blue CadetBlue
#66CDAA		medium aquamarine MediumAquamarine
#7FFFD4		aquamarine
#006400		dark green DarkGreen
#556B2F		dark olive green DarkOliveGreen
#8FBC8F		dark sea green DarkSeaGreen
#2E8B57		sea green SeaGreen
#3CB371		medium sea green MediumSeaGreen
#20B2AA		light sea green LightSeaGreen
#98FB98		pale green PaleGreen
#00FF7F		spring green SpringGreen
#7CFC00		lawn green LawnGreen
#00FF00		green
#7FFF00		chartreuse
#00FA9A		medium spring green MediumSpringGreen
#ADFF2F		green yellow GreenYellow
#32CD32		lime green LimeGreen
#9ACD32		yellow green YellowGreen
#228B22		forest green ForestGreen
#6B8E23		olive drab OliveDrab
#BDB76B		dark khaki DarkKhaki
#F0E68C		khaki
#EEE8AA		pale goldenrod PaleGoldenrod
#FAFAD2		light goldenrod yellow LightGoldenrodYellow
#FFFFE0		light yellow LightYellow
#FFFF00		yellow
#FFD700		gold
#EEDD82		light goldenrod LightGoldenrod
#DAA520		goldenrod
#B8860B		dark goldenrod DarkGoldenrod
#BC8F8F		rosy brown RosyBrown
#CD5C5C		indian red IndianRed
#8B4513		saddle brown SaddleBrown
#A0522D		sienna
#CD853F		peru
#DEB887		burlywood
#F5F5DC		beige
#F5DEB3		wheat
#F4A460		sandy brown SandyBrown
#D2B48C		tan
#D2691E		chocolate
#B22222		firebrick
#A52A2A		brown
#E9967A		dark salmon DarkSalmon
#FA8072		salmon
#FFA07A		light salmon LightSalmon
#FFA500		orange
#FF8C00		dark orange DarkOrange
#FF7F50		coral
#F08080		light coral LightCoral
#FF6347		tomato
#FF4500		orange red OrangeRed
#FF0000		red
#FF69B4		hot pink HotPink
#FF1493		deep pink DeepPink
#FFC0CB		pink
#FFB6C1		light pink LightPink
#DB7093		pale violet red PaleVioletRed
#B03060		maroon
#C71585		medium violet red MediumVioletRed
#D02090		violet red VioletRed
#FF00FF		magenta
#EE82EE		violet
#DDA0DD		plum
#DA70D6		orchid
#BA55D3		medium orchid MediumOrchid
#9932CC		dark orchid DarkOrchid
#9400D3		dark violet DarkViolet
#8A2BE2		blue violet BlueViolet
#A020F0		purple
#9370DB		medium purple MediumPurple
#D8BFD8		thistle
#FFFAFA		snow1
#EEE9E9		snow2
#CDC9C9		snow3
#8B8989		snow4
#FFF5EE		seashell1
#EEE5DE		seashell2
#CDC5BF		seashell3
#8B8682		seashell4
#FFEFDB		AntiqueWhite1
#EEDFCC		AntiqueWhite2
#CDC0B0		AntiqueWhite3
#8B8378		AntiqueWhite4
#FFE4C4		bisque1
#EED5B7		bisque2
#CDB79E		bisque3
#8B7D6B		bisque4
#FFDAB9		PeachPuff1
#EECBAD		PeachPuff2
#CDAF95		PeachPuff3
#8B7765		PeachPuff4
#FFDEAD		NavajoWhite1
#EECFA1		NavajoWhite2
#CDB38B		NavajoWhite3
#8B795E		NavajoWhite4
#FFFACD		LemonChiffon1
#EEE9BF		LemonChiffon2
#CDC9A5		LemonChiffon3
#8B8970		LemonChiffon4
#FFF8DC		cornsilk1
#EEE8CD		cornsilk2
#CDC8B1		cornsilk3
#8B8878		cornsilk4
#FFFFF0		ivory1
#EEEEE0		ivory2
#CDCDC1		ivory3
#8B8B83		ivory4
#F0FFF0		honeydew1
#E0EEE0		honeydew2
#C1CDC1		honeydew3
#838B83		honeydew4
#FFF0F5		LavenderBlush1
#EEE0E5		LavenderBlush2
#CDC1C5		LavenderBlush3
#8B8386		LavenderBlush4
#FFE4E1		MistyRose1
#EED5D2		MistyRose2
#CDB7B5		MistyRose3
#8B7D7B		MistyRose4
#F0FFFF		azure1
#E0EEEE		azure2
#C1CDCD		azure3
#838B8B		azure4
#836FFF		SlateBlue1
#7A67EE		SlateBlue2
#6959CD		SlateBlue3
#473C8B		SlateBlue4
#4876FF		RoyalBlue1
#436EEE		RoyalBlue2
#3A5FCD		RoyalBlue3
#27408B		RoyalBlue4
#0000FF		blue1
#0000EE		blue2
#0000CD		blue3
#00008B		blue4
#1E90FF		DodgerBlue1
#1C86EE		DodgerBlue2
#1874CD		DodgerBlue3
#104E8B		DodgerBlue4
#63B8FF		SteelBlue1
#5CACEE		SteelBlue2
#4F94CD		SteelBlue3
#36648B		SteelBlue4
#00BFFF		DeepSkyBlue1
#00B2EE		DeepSkyBlue2
#009ACD		DeepSkyBlue3
#00688B		DeepSkyBlue4
#87CEFF		SkyBlue1
#7EC0EE		SkyBlue2
#6CA6CD		SkyBlue3
#4A708B		SkyBlue4
#B0E2FF		LightSkyBlue1
#A4D3EE		LightSkyBlue2
#8DB6CD		LightSkyBlue3
#607B8B		LightSkyBlue4
#C6E2FF		SlateGray1
#B9D3EE		SlateGray2
#9FB6CD		SlateGray3
#6C7B8B		SlateGray4
#CAE1FF		LightSteelBlue1
#BCD2EE		LightSteelBlue2
#A2B5CD		LightSteelBlue3
#6E7B8B		LightSteelBlue4
#BFEFFF		LightBlue1
#B2DFEE		LightBlue2
#9AC0CD		LightBlue3
#68838B		LightBlue4
#E0FFFF		LightCyan1
#D1EEEE		LightCyan2
#B4CDCD		LightCyan3
#7A8B8B		LightCyan4
#BBFFFF		PaleTurquoise1
#AEEEEE		PaleTurquoise2
#96CDCD		PaleTurquoise3
#668B8B		PaleTurquoise4
#98F5FF		CadetBlue1
#8EE5EE		CadetBlue2
#7AC5CD		CadetBlue3
#53868B		CadetBlue4
#00F5FF		turquoise1
#00E5EE		turquoise2
#00C5CD		turquoise3
#00868B		turquoise4
#00FFFF		cyan1
#00EEEE		cyan2
#00CDCD		cyan3
#008B8B		cyan4
#97FFFF		DarkSlateGray1
#8DEEEE		DarkSlateGray2
#79CDCD		DarkSlateGray3
#528B8B		DarkSlateGray4
#7FFFD4		aquamarine1
#76EEC6		aquamarine2
#66CDAA		aquamarine3
#458B74		aquamarine4
#C1FFC1		DarkSeaGreen1
#B4EEB4		DarkSeaGreen2
#9BCD9B		DarkSeaGreen3
#698B69		DarkSeaGreen4
#54FF9F		SeaGreen1
#4EEE94		SeaGreen2
#43CD80		SeaGreen3
#2E8B57		SeaGreen4
#9AFF9A		PaleGreen1
#90EE90		PaleGreen2
#7CCD7C		PaleGreen3
#548B54		PaleGreen4
#00FF7F		SpringGreen1
#00EE76		SpringGreen2
#00CD66		SpringGreen3
#008B45		SpringGreen4
#00FF00		green1
#00EE00		green2
#00CD00		green3
#008B00		green4
#7FFF00		chartreuse1
#76EE00		chartreuse2
#66CD00		chartreuse3
#458B00		chartreuse4
#C0FF3E		OliveDrab1
#B3EE3A		OliveDrab2
#9ACD32		OliveDrab3
#698B22		OliveDrab4
#CAFF70		DarkOliveGreen1
#BCEE68		DarkOliveGreen2
#A2CD5A		DarkOliveGreen3
#6E8B3D		DarkOliveGreen4
#FFF68F		khaki1
#EEE685		khaki2
#CDC673		khaki3
#8B864E		khaki4
#FFEC8B		LightGoldenrod1
#EEDC82		LightGoldenrod2
#CDBE70		LightGoldenrod3
#8B814C		LightGoldenrod4
#FFFFE0		LightYellow1
#EEEED1		LightYellow2
#CDCDB4		LightYellow3
#8B8B7A		LightYellow4
#FFFF00		yellow1
#EEEE00		yellow2
#CDCD00		yellow3
#8B8B00		yellow4
#FFD700		gold1
#EEC900		gold2
#CDAD00		gold3
#8B7500		gold4
#FFC125		goldenrod1
#EEB422		goldenrod2
#CD9B1D		goldenrod3
#8B6914		goldenrod4
#FFB90F		DarkGoldenrod1
#EEAD0E		DarkGoldenrod2
#CD950C		DarkGoldenrod3
#8B6508		DarkGoldenrod4
#FFC1C1		RosyBrown1
#EEB4B4		RosyBrown2
#CD9B9B		RosyBrown3
#8B6969		RosyBrown4
#FF6A6A		IndianRed1
#EE6363		IndianRed2
#CD5555		IndianRed3
#8B3A3A		IndianRed4
#FF8247		sienna1
#EE7942		sienna2
#CD6839		sienna3
#8B4726		sienna4
#FFD39B		burlywood1
#EEC591		burlywood2
#CDAA7D		burlywood3
#8B7355		burlywood4
#FFE7BA		wheat1
#EED8AE		wheat2
#CDBA96		wheat3
#8B7E66		wheat4
#FFA54F		tan1
#EE9A49		tan2
#CD853F		tan3
#8B5A2B		tan4
#FF7F24		chocolate1
#EE7621		chocolate2
#CD661D		chocolate3
#8B4513		chocolate4
#FF3030		firebrick1
#EE2C2C		firebrick2
#CD2626		firebrick3
#8B1A1A		firebrick4
#FF4040		brown1
#EE3B3B		brown2
#CD3333		brown3
#8B2323		brown4
#FF8C69		salmon1
#EE8262		salmon2
#CD7054		salmon3
#8B4C39		salmon4
#FFA07A		LightSalmon1
#EE9572		LightSalmon2
#CD8162		LightSalmon3
#8B5742		LightSalmon4
#FFA500		orange1
#EE9A00		orange2
#CD8500		orange3
#8B5A00		orange4
#FF7F00		DarkOrange1
#EE7600		DarkOrange2
#CD6600		DarkOrange3
#8B4500		DarkOrange4
#FF7256		coral1
#EE6A50		coral2
#CD5B45		coral3
#8B3E2F		coral4
#FF6347		tomato1
#EE5C42		tomato2
#CD4F39		tomato3
#8B3626		tomato4
#FF4500		OrangeRed1
#EE4000		OrangeRed2
#CD3700		OrangeRed3
#8B2500		OrangeRed4
#FF0000		red1
#EE0000		red2
#CD0000		red3
#8B0000		red4
#FF1493		DeepPink1
#EE1289		DeepPink2
#CD1076		DeepPink3
#8B0A50		DeepPink4
#FF6EB4		HotPink1
#EE6AA7		HotPink2
#CD6090		HotPink3
#8B3A62		HotPink4
#FFB5C5		pink1
#EEA9B8		pink2
#CD919E		pink3
#8B636C		pink4
#FFAEB9		LightPink1
#EEA2AD		LightPink2
#CD8C95		LightPink3
#8B5F65		LightPink4
#FF82AB		PaleVioletRed1
#EE799F		PaleVioletRed2
#CD6889		PaleVioletRed3
#8B475D		PaleVioletRed4
#FF34B3		maroon1
#EE30A7		maroon2
#CD2990		maroon3
#8B1C62		maroon4
#FF3E96		VioletRed1
#EE3A8C		VioletRed2
#CD3278		VioletRed3
#8B2252		VioletRed4
#FF00FF		magenta1
#EE00EE		magenta2
#CD00CD		magenta3
#8B008B		magenta4
#FF83FA		orchid1
#EE7AE9		orchid2
#CD69C9		orchid3
#8B4789		orchid4
#FFBBFF		plum1
#EEAEEE		plum2
#CD96CD		plum3
#8B668B		plum4
#E066FF		MediumOrchid1
#D15FEE		MediumOrchid2
#B452CD		MediumOrchid3
#7A378B		MediumOrchid4
#BF3EFF		DarkOrchid1
#B23AEE		DarkOrchid2
#9A32CD		DarkOrchid3
#68228B		DarkOrchid4
#9B30FF		purple1
#912CEE		purple2
#7D26CD		purple3
#551A8B		purple4
#AB82FF		MediumPurple1
#9F79EE		MediumPurple2
#8968CD		MediumPurple3
#5D478B		MediumPurple4
#FFE1FF		thistle1
#EED2EE		thistle2
#CDB5CD		thistle3
#8B7B8B		thistle4
#000000		gray0 grey0
#030303		gray1 grey1
#050505		gray2 grey2
#080808		gray3 grey3
#0A0A0A		gray4 grey4
#0D0D0D		gray5 grey5
#0F0F0F		gray6 grey6
#121212		gray7 grey7
#141414		gray8 grey8
#171717		gray9 grey9
#1A1A1A		gray10 grey10
#1C1C1C		gray11 grey11
#1F1F1F		gray12 grey12
#212121		gray13 grey13
#242424		gray14 grey14
#262626		gray15 grey15
#292929		gray16 grey16
#2B2B2B		gray17 grey17
#2E2E2E		gray18 grey18
#303030		gray19 grey19
#333333		gray20 grey20
#363636		gray21 grey21
#383838		gray22 grey22
#3B3B3B		gray23 grey23
#3D3D3D		gray24 grey24
#404040		gray25 grey25
#424242		gray26 grey26
#454545		gray27 grey27
#474747		gray28 grey28
#4A4A4A		gray29 grey29
#4D4D4D		gray30 grey30
#4F4F4F		gray31 grey31
#525252		gray32 grey32
#545454		gray33 grey33
#575757		gray34 grey34
#595959		gray35 grey35
#5C5C5C		gray36 grey36
#5E5E5E		gray37 grey37
#616161		gray38 grey38
#636363		gray39 grey39
#666666		gray40 grey40
#696969		gray41 grey41
#6B6B6B		gray42 grey42
#6E6E6E		gray43 grey43
#707070		gray44 grey44
#737373		gray45 grey45
#757575		gray46 grey46
#787878		gray47 grey47
#7A7A7A		gray48 grey48
#7D7D7D		gray49 grey49
#7F7F7F		gray50 grey50
#828282		gray51 grey51
#858585		gray52 grey52
#878787		gray53 grey53
#8A8A8A		gray54 grey54
#8C8C8C		gray55 grey55
#8F8F8F		gray56 grey56
#919191		gray57 grey57
#949494		gray58 grey58
#969696		gray59 grey59
#999999		gray60 grey60
#9C9C9C		gray61 grey61
#9E9E9E		gray62 grey62
#A1A1A1		gray63 grey63
#A3A3A3		gray64 grey64
#A6A6A6		gray65 grey65
#A8A8A8		gray66 grey66
#ABABAB		gray67 grey67
#ADADAD		gray68 grey68
#B0B0B0		gray69 grey69
#B3B3B3		gray70 grey70
#B5B5B5		gray71 grey71
#B8B8B8		gray72 grey72
#BABABA		gray73 grey73
#BDBDBD		gray74 grey74
#BFBFBF		gray75 grey75
#C2C2C2		gray76 grey76
#C4C4C4		gray77 grey77
#C7C7C7		gray78 grey78
#C9C9C9		gray79 grey79
#CCCCCC		gray80 grey80
#CFCFCF		gray81 grey81
#D1D1D1		gray82 grey82
#D4D4D4		gray83 grey83
#D6D6D6		gray84 grey84
#D9D9D9		gray85 grey85
#DBDBDB		gray86 grey86
#DEDEDE		gray87 grey87
#E0E0E0		gray88 grey88
#E3E3E3		gray89 grey89
#E5E5E5		gray90 grey90
#E8E8E8		gray91 grey91
#EBEBEB		gray92 grey92
#EDEDED		gray93 grey93
#F0F0F0		gray94 grey94
#F2F2F2		gray95 grey95
#F5F5F5		gray96 grey96
#F7F7F7		gray97 grey97
#FAFAFA		gray98 grey98
#FCFCFC		gray99 grey99
#FFFFFF		gray100 grey100
#A9A9A9		dark grey DarkGrey dark gray DarkGray
#00008B		dark blue DarkBlue
#008B8B		dark cyan DarkCyan
#8B008B		dark magenta DarkMagenta
#8B0000		dark red DarkRed
#90EE90		light green LightGreen