Vocabulary / Word Lists for writers

colors

Red****

-Amaranth

-Auburn

-Burgundy

-Candy Apple

-Cardinal

-Carmine

-Carnelian

-Cerise

-Chestnut

-Coral

-Crimson

-Fuschia

-Lava

-Magenta

-Mahogany

-Maroon

-Puce

-Raspberry

-Red-violet

-Rose

-Ruby

-Scarlet

-Terracotta

-Vermillion

-Wine

Orange*****

-Amber

-Apricot

-Champagne

-Gamboge

-Peach

-Portland Orange

-Rust

-Safety Orange

-Tangerine

-Tawny

-Vermillion

Yellow****

-Amber

-Beige

-Chartreuse

-Cream

-Ecru

-Flax

-Gold

-Goldenrod

-Harvest Gold

-Jasmine

-Khaki

-Lemon

-Maize

-Mustard

-Olive

-Peach

-Saffron

-Sage

-Straw

-Vanilla

Green****

-Army Green

-Asparagus

-Blue-green

-Camoflauge Green

-Emerald

-Fern Green

-Forest Green

-Harlequin

-Hunter Green

-Jade

-Kelly Green

-Lime

-Moss

-Olive

-Pine Green

-Shamrock Green

-Spring Green

-Teal

-Turquoise

-Viridian

Blue****

-Azure

-Baby Blue

-Carolina Blue

-Cornflower

-Cyan

-Electric Blue

-Indigo

-Iris

-Light Blue

-Midnight Blue

-Navy

-Oxford Blue

-Periwinkle

-Persian Blue

-Powder Blue

-Prussian Blue

-Royal Blue

-Sapphire

-Sky Blue

-Teal

-True Blue

-Turquoise

-Zaffre

Purple****

-Byzantium

-Cerise

-Eggplant

-Fuchsia

-Iris

-Lavender

-Lilac

-Magenta

-Mauve

-Mulberry

-Orchid

-Periwinkle

-Plum

-Red-violet

-Violet

Brown

-Beige

-Bronze

-Burgundy

-Chestnut

-Chocolate

-Coffee

-Copper

-Khaki

-Mahogany

-Maroon

-Russet

-Rust

-Sepia

-Sienna

-Tan

-Taupe

-Tawny

-Umber

-Wheat

Shades of Brown****

Gold
Amber
Russet
Tawny
Fawn
Copper
Chestnut
Rust
Sepia
Umber
Copper
Caramel
Ebony
Inky black
Things that are Shades of Brown

Whiskey/beer (gold)
Wood (range from light brown to black)
Chocolate (mid to dark brown)
Coffee (pale gold to black)
Henna (reddish brown)
Bronze (light brown)
Afternoon sunlight (gold)
Obsidian (black)
Animals (and their eyes)
Earth (wet earth = dark brown, red clay = reddish brown, wet sand = light brown)
Ink (black)
Topaz gemstone (orange to dark brown)
Leather (mid to dark brown)