List of named colors#
First we define a helper function for making a table of colors, then we use it on some common color categories.
import math from matplotlib.patches import Rectangle import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import matplotlib.colors as mcolors def plot_colortable(colors, *, ncols=4, sort_colors=True): cell_width = 212 cell_height = 22 swatch_width = 48 margin = 12 # Sort colors by hue, saturation, value and name. if sort_colors is True: names = sorted( colors, key=lambda c: tuple(mcolors.rgb_to_hsv(mcolors.to_rgb(c)))) else: names = list(colors) n = len(names) nrows = math.ceil(n / ncols) width = cell_width * 4 + 2 * margin height = cell_height * nrows + 2 * margin dpi = 72 fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(width / dpi, height / dpi), dpi=dpi) fig.subplots_adjust(margin/width, margin/height, (width-margin)/width, (height-margin)/height) ax.set_xlim(0, cell_width * 4) ax.set_ylim(cell_height * (nrows-0.5), -cell_height/2.) ax.yaxis.set_visible(False) ax.xaxis.set_visible(False) ax.set_axis_off() for i, name in enumerate(names): row = i % nrows col = i // nrows y = row * cell_height swatch_start_x = cell_width * col text_pos_x = cell_width * col + swatch_width + 7 ax.text(text_pos_x, y, name, fontsize=14, horizontalalignment='left', verticalalignment='center') ax.add_patch( Rectangle(xy=(swatch_start_x, y-9), width=swatch_width, height=18, facecolor=colors[name], edgecolor='0.7') ) return fig
Base colors#
Tableau Palette#
COLORS
Python has a great many named colors you can choose by using the color’s name. A condensed list of officially recognized symbolic color names can be found in the program below. The page “… more Colors” shows another view, compliments of PySimpleGUI. Here is a quick link: https://wp.me/P8cRX9-Mv
Here is the program I modified to display the chart on a 23″ monitor. If you want it smaller, reduce the font size to 10 and delete the width=17 option. I did not write the program that generated the chart – wish I knew who should get the credit. I modified it to produce a much larger jpg, to use only the “grey” spelling to differentiate the shades of grey (duplicated by “gray” in their name) and assign fg to black or white depending on luminance.
import tkinter as tk COLORS = ['snow', 'ghost white', 'white smoke', 'gainsboro', 'floral white', 'old lace', 'linen', 'antique white', 'papaya whip', 'blanched almond', 'bisque', 'peach puff', 'navajo white', 'lemon chiffon', 'mint cream', 'azure', 'alice blue', 'lavender', 'lavender blush', 'misty rose', 'dark slate gray', 'dim gray', 'slate gray', 'light slate gray', 'gray', 'light gray', 'midnight blue', 'navy', 'cornflower blue', 'dark slate blue', 'slate blue', 'medium slate blue', 'light slate blue', 'medium blue', 'royal blue', 'blue', 'dodger blue', 'deep sky blue', 'sky blue', 'light sky blue', 'steel blue', 'light steel blue', 'light blue', 'powder blue', 'pale turquoise', 'dark turquoise', 'medium turquoise', 'turquoise', 'cyan', 'light cyan', 'cadet blue', 'medium aquamarine', 'aquamarine', 'dark green', 'dark olive green', 'dark sea green', 'sea green', 'medium sea green', 'light sea green', 'pale green', 'spring green', 'lawn green', 'medium spring green', 'green yellow', 'lime green', 'yellow green', 'forest green', 'olive drab', 'dark khaki', 'khaki', 'pale goldenrod', 'light goldenrod yellow', 'light yellow', 'yellow', 'gold', 'light goldenrod', 'goldenrod', 'dark goldenrod', 'rosy brown', 'indian red', 'saddle brown', 'sandy brown', 'dark salmon', 'salmon', 'light salmon', 'orange', 'dark orange', 'coral', 'light coral', 'tomato', 'orange red', 'red', 'hot pink', 'deep pink', 'pink', 'light pink', 'pale violet red', 'maroon', 'medium violet red', 'violet red', 'medium orchid', 'dark orchid', 'dark violet', 'blue violet', 'purple', 'medium purple', 'thistle', 'snow2', 'snow3', 'snow4', 'seashell2', 'seashell3', 'seashell4', 'AntiqueWhite1', 'AntiqueWhite2', 'AntiqueWhite3', 'AntiqueWhite4', 'bisque2', 'bisque3', 'bisque4', 'PeachPuff2', 'PeachPuff3', 'PeachPuff4', 'NavajoWhite2', 'NavajoWhite3', 'NavajoWhite4', 'LemonChiffon2', 'LemonChiffon3', 'LemonChiffon4', 'cornsilk2', 'cornsilk3', 'cornsilk4', 'ivory2', 'ivory3', 'ivory4', 'honeydew2', 'honeydew3', 'honeydew4', 'LavenderBlush2', 'LavenderBlush3', 'LavenderBlush4', 'MistyRose2', 'MistyRose3', 'MistyRose4', 'azure2', 'azure3', 'azure4', 'SlateBlue1', 'SlateBlue2', 'SlateBlue3', 'SlateBlue4', 'RoyalBlue1', 'RoyalBlue2', 'RoyalBlue3', 'RoyalBlue4', 'blue2', 'blue4', 'DodgerBlue2', 'DodgerBlue3', 'DodgerBlue4', 'SteelBlue1', 'SteelBlue2', 'SteelBlue3', 'SteelBlue4', 'DeepSkyBlue2', 'DeepSkyBlue3', 'DeepSkyBlue4', 'SkyBlue1', 'SkyBlue2', 'SkyBlue3', 'SkyBlue4', 'LightSkyBlue1', 'LightSkyBlue2', 'LightSkyBlue3', 'LightSkyBlue4', 'Slategray1', 'Slategray2', 'Slategray3', 'Slategray4', 'LightSteelBlue1', 'LightSteelBlue2', 'LightSteelBlue3', 'LightSteelBlue4', 'LightBlue1', 'LightBlue2', 'LightBlue3', 'LightBlue4', 'LightCyan2', 'LightCyan3', 'LightCyan4', 'PaleTurquoise1', 'PaleTurquoise2', 'PaleTurquoise3', 'PaleTurquoise4', 'CadetBlue1', 'CadetBlue2', 'CadetBlue3', 'CadetBlue4', 'turquoise1', 'turquoise2', 'turquoise3', 'turquoise4', 'cyan2', 'cyan3', 'cyan4', 'DarkSlategray1', 'DarkSlategray2', 'DarkSlategray3', 'DarkSlategray4', 'aquamarine2', 'aquamarine4', 'DarkSeaGreen1', 'DarkSeaGreen2', 'DarkSeaGreen3', 'DarkSeaGreen4', 'SeaGreen1', 'SeaGreen2', 'SeaGreen3', 'PaleGreen1', 'PaleGreen2', 'PaleGreen3', 'PaleGreen4', 'SpringGreen2', 'SpringGreen3', 'SpringGreen4', 'green2', 'green3', 'green4', 'chartreuse2', 'chartreuse3', 'chartreuse4', 'OliveDrab1', 'OliveDrab2', 'OliveDrab4', 'DarkOliveGreen1', 'DarkOliveGreen2', 'DarkOliveGreen3', 'DarkOliveGreen4', 'khaki1', 'khaki2', 'khaki3', 'khaki4', 'LightGoldenrod1', 'LightGoldenrod2', 'LightGoldenrod3', 'LightGoldenrod4', 'LightYellow2', 'LightYellow3', 'LightYellow4', 'yellow2', 'yellow3', 'yellow4', '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', 'tan4', 'chocolate1', 'chocolate2', 'chocolate3', 'firebrick1', 'firebrick2', 'firebrick3', 'firebrick4', 'brown1', 'brown2', 'brown3', 'brown4', 'salmon1', 'salmon2', 'salmon3', 'salmon4', 'LightSalmon2', 'LightSalmon3', 'LightSalmon4', 'orange2', 'orange3', 'orange4', 'DarkOrange1', 'DarkOrange2', 'DarkOrange3', 'DarkOrange4', 'coral1', 'coral2', 'coral3', 'coral4', 'tomato2', 'tomato3', 'tomato4', 'OrangeRed2', 'OrangeRed3', 'OrangeRed4', 'red2', 'red3', 'red4', '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', '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', 'grey1', 'grey2', 'grey3', 'grey4', 'grey5', 'grey6', 'grey7', 'grey8', 'grey9', 'grey10', 'grey11', 'grey12', 'grey13', 'grey14', 'grey15', 'grey16', 'grey17', 'grey18', 'grey19', 'grey20', 'grey21', 'grey22', 'grey23', 'grey24', 'grey25', 'grey26', 'grey27', 'grey28', 'grey29', 'grey30', 'grey31', 'grey32', 'grey33', 'grey34', 'grey35', 'grey36', 'grey37', 'grey38', 'grey39', 'grey40', 'grey42', 'grey43', 'grey44', 'grey45', 'grey46', 'grey47', 'grey48', 'grey49', 'grey50', 'grey51', 'grey52', 'grey53', 'grey54', 'grey55', 'grey56', 'grey57', 'grey58', 'grey59', 'grey60', 'grey61', 'grey62', 'grey63', 'grey64', 'grey65', 'grey66', 'grey67', 'grey68', 'grey69', 'grey70', 'grey71', 'grey72', 'grey73', 'grey74', 'grey75', 'grey76', 'grey77', 'grey78', 'grey79', 'grey80', 'grey81', 'grey82', 'grey83', 'grey84', 'grey85', 'grey86', 'grey87', 'grey88', 'grey89', 'grey90', 'grey91', 'grey92', 'grey93', 'grey94', 'grey95', 'grey97', 'grey98', 'grey99'] class ColorChart(tk.Frame): MAX_ROWS = 41 FONT_SIZE = 12 def __init__(self, root): tk.Frame.__init__(self, root) r = 0 c = 0 myframe = tk.Frame(root) lumcheck = 32768 for color in COLORS: label = tk.Label(self, text=color, bg=color, width=17, font=("Times", self. FONT_SIZE, "bold")) colorlum = int(sum(root. winfo_rgb(color))/3) if colorlum > lumcheck: label.configure(fg="grey4") else: label.configure(fg="snow") label.grid(row=r, column=c, sticky="ew") r += 1 if r > self.MAX_ROWS: r = 0 c += 1 self.pack(expand=1, fill="both") if __name__ == '__main__': root = tk.Tk() sH = root.winfo_screenheight() sW = root.winfo_screenwidth() root.geometry(str(sW) + "x" + str(sH)) root.title("Named Color Chart") app = ColorChart(root) root.mainloop()