Green runs from the near-white Honeydew #f0fff0 through mid greens like Green #008000 and Viridian #1e9167 down to the deep, almost-black Nightly Woods #013220. This guide collects 56 named shades, each with its hex code. Click any swatch to copy the code, or open its RGB, CMYK, and HSL values and the palette generator. How … Read more
Red runs from soft rose tints all the way to deep, near-black burgundies. This guide gathers 60 shades of red, each with its name and hex code. Click any swatch to copy the code, or open it on ColorKit for the RGB, CMYK, and HSL values and to build a palette around it. How many … Read more
This guide collects 36 named shades of blue with hex codes, running from pale Alice Blue #f0f8ff and Light Sky Blue #87cefa to mid-tone Sapphire #0f52ba and near-black Oxford Blue #002147. Every shade lists its hex value, and clicking a swatch copies the code or opens its RGB, CMYK, and HSL values along with the … Read more
Pure black is the absence of light. On a screen, that means every pixel turned off (#000000). In paint, it means absorbing every visible wavelength – which no pigment does perfectly. But you can get remarkably close by mixing the right colors, and you almost always get a more interesting black than what comes out … Read more
Pink is made by mixing red with white. In paint, the simplest recipe is cadmium red plus titanium white, in roughly a 1-to-4 ratio for a soft pink and 1-to-2 for a vivid one. On screens, pink is built by raising the green and blue channels of red toward white (RGB #FF0000 becomes #FFC0CB as … Read more
As a color between green and blue, turquoise is remarkably versatile. It’s often seen as a spiritual color, and has a calm, natural quality. The tranquility, expansion, and optimism embodied by turquoise are not coincidental. Due to its similarity to aquamarine, the color that gives the world’s seas their distinctive blue-green hue, it’s easy to … Read more
Gray covers everything between black and white. It’s the color of overcast skies, weathered stone, fresh concrete, smoke, and the dead pixel on a turned-off screen. And it’s one of the most useful colors a painter or designer can master, because real-world shadows are almost never pure black. A pure gray comes from mixing black … Read more
From creating a tranquil bedroom atmosphere to adding a touch of depth and drama to the living room, green is an incredibly versatile color. It offers a wide range of soft, calming tones in addition to rich, classic hues. Make a dramatic statement with a jade or malachite green that contrasts stunningly with other jewel … Read more
How do you make orange? You may alter the hue and shade by adjusting the proportions of red and yellow, or by adding additional colors to the mixture. You may make many various shades of orange by adjusting the proportions of the two primary colors, red and yellow. The Quick Version Orange is made by mixing … Read more
If you want to make purple (or any other hue that’s missing from your markers, colored pencils, or paints) you’ll need to understand some basics about color theory. This includes the color wheel, and how to add black to deepen a color or add white to lighten it. Below, we cover what colors make purple … Read more