HELP XCOLOURS                               Jonathan Meyer, June 27 1990

This file contains a list of all of the named colours contained in the X
Windows colour database. Many colours have different combinations of
spellings, capitalizations, word spacings etc. Each line represents one
colour, and shows each of that colour's possible spellings.

For facilities that allow you to use the Poplog Widget Set with
named colours, see REF * XpwCore/XpwSetColor.

NB: Colours that look good on one colour monitor may not look the same on
another. Be careful when choosing colours, making sure that it is always
possible for the user to redefine important colours.

Also note that the divisions into different shades listed here are only
a guideline - its best to view the colour to see what it looks like.

         CONTENTS - (Use <ENTER> g to access required sections)

 -- Basic Colours
 -- Shades Of White
 -- Blue Shades
 -- Blue-Green Shades
 -- Green Shades
 -- Yellow, Gold, And Brown Shades
 -- Orange, Red, And Pink
 -- Purple And Magenta
 -- Colour Series
 -- Gray Scale
 -- Specifying Colours With RGB Values


-- Basic Colours ------------------------------------------------------

white
black
gray                grey

red
green
blue

cyan
yellow
magenta


-- Shades Of White ----------------------------------------------------

snow
ghost white         GhostWhite
white smoke         WhiteSmoke
gainsboro
floral white        FloralWhite
old lace            OldLace
linen
antique white       AntiqueWhite
papaya whip         PapayaWhip
blanched almond     BlanchedAlmond
bisque
peach puff          PeachPuff
navajo white        NavajoWhite
moccasin
cornsilk
ivory
lemon chiffon       LemonChiffon
seashell
honeydew
mint cream          MintCream


-- Blue Shades --------------------------------------------------------

azure
alice blue          AliceBlue
lavender
lavender blush      LavenderBlush
misty rose          MistyRose
white
black
dark slate gray     DarkSlateGray       dark slate grey     DarkSlateGrey
dim gray            DimGray             dim grey            DimGrey
slate gray          SlateGray           slate grey          SlateGrey
light slate gray    LightSlateGray      light slate grey    LightSlateGrey
gray                grey
light grey          LightGrey           light gray          LightGray
midnight blue       MidnightBlue
navy
navy blue           NavyBlue
cornflower blue     CornflowerBlue
dark slate blue     DarkSlateBlue
slate blue          SlateBlue
medium slate blue   MediumSlateBlue
light slate blue    LightSlateBlue
medium blue         MediumBlue
royal blue          RoyalBlue
blue
dodger blue         DodgerBlue
deep sky blue       DeepSkyBlue
sky blue            SkyBlue
light sky blue      LightSkyBlue
steel blue          SteelBlue
light steel blue    LightSteelBlue
light blue          LightBlue
powder blue         PowderBlue


-- Blue-Green Shades --------------------------------------------------

pale turquoise      PaleTurquoise
dark turquoise      DarkTurquoise
medium turquoise    MediumTurquoise
turquoise
cyan
light cyan          LightCyan
cadet blue          CadetBlue
medium aquamarine   MediumAquamarine
aquamarine


-- Green Shades -------------------------------------------------------

dark green          DarkGreen
dark olive green    DarkOliveGreen
dark sea green      DarkSeaGreen
sea green           SeaGreen
medium sea green    MediumSeaGreen
light sea green     LightSeaGreen
pale green          PaleGreen
spring green        SpringGreen
lawn green          LawnGreen
green
chartreuse
medium spring green MediumSpringGreen
green yellow        GreenYellow
lime green          LimeGreen
yellow green        YellowGreen
forest green        ForestGreen
olive drab          OliveDrab


-- Yellow, Gold, And Brown Shades -------------------------------------

dark khaki          DarkKhaki
khaki
pale goldenrod      PaleGoldenrod
light goldenrod yellow                  LightGoldenrodYellow
light yellow        LightYellow
yellow
gold
light goldenrod     LightGoldenrod
goldenrod
dark goldenrod      DarkGoldenrod
rosy brown          RosyBrown
indian red          IndianRed
saddle brown        SaddleBrown
sienna
peru
burlywood
beige
wheat
sandy brown         SandyBrown
tan
chocolate
firebrick
brown
dark salmon         DarkSalmon
salmon
light salmon        LightSalmon


-- Orange, Red, And Pink ----------------------------------------------

orange
dark orange         DarkOrange
coral
light coral         LightCoral
tomato
orange red          OrangeRed
red
hot pink            HotPink
deep pink           DeepPink
pink
light pink          LightPink


-- Purple And Magenta -------------------------------------------------

pale violet red     PaleVioletRed
maroon
medium violet red   MediumVioletRed
violet red          VioletRed
magenta
violet
plum
orchid
medium orchid       MediumOrchid
dark orchid         DarkOrchid
dark violet         DarkViolet
blue violet         BlueViolet
purple
medium purple       MediumPurple
thistle


-- Colour Series ------------------------------------------------------

The following colours each have four shades, numbered 1-4. For example,
PeachPuff shades are PeachPuff1, PeachPuff2, PeachPuff3 and PeachPuff4.

snow[1-4]
seashell[1-4]
AntiqueWhite[1-4]
bisque[1-4]
PeachPuff[1-4]
NavajoWhite[1-4]
LemonChiffon[1-4]
cornsilk[1-4]
ivory[1-4]
honeydew[1-4]
LavenderBlush[1-4]
MistyRose[1-4]
azure[1-4]
SlateBlue[1-4]
RoyalBlue[1-4]
blue[1-4]
DodgerBlue[1-4]
SteelBlue[1-4]
DeepSkyBlue[1-4]
SkyBlue[1-4]
LightSkyBlue[1-4]
SlateGray[1-4]
LightSteelBlue[1-4]
LightBlue[1-4]
LightCyan[1-4]
PaleTurquoise[1-4]
CadetBlue[1-4]
turquoise[1-4]
cyan[1-4]
DarkSlateGray[1-4]
aquamarine[1-4]
DarkSeaGreen[1-4]
SeaGreen[1-4]
PaleGreen[1-4]
SpringGreen[1-4]
green[1-4]
chartreuse[1-4]
OliveDrab[1-4]
DarkOliveGreen[1-4]
khaki[1-4]
LightGoldenrod[1-4]
LightYellow[1-4]
yellow[1-4]
gold[1-4]
goldenrod[1-4]
DarkGoldenrod[1-4]
RosyBrown[1-4]
IndianRed[1-4]
sienna[1-4]
burlywood[1-4]
wheat[1-4]
tan[1-4]
chocolate[1-4]
firebrick[1-4]
brown[1-4]
salmon[1-4]
LightSalmon[1-4]
orange[1-4]
DarkOrange[1-4]
coral[1-4]
tomato[1-4]
OrangeRed[1-4]
red[1-4]
DeepPink[1-4]
HotPink[1-4]
pink[1-4]
LightPink[1-4]
PaleVioletRed[1-4]
maroon[1-4]
VioletRed[1-4]
magenta[1-4]
orchid[1-4]
plum[1-4]
MediumOrchid[1-4]
DarkOrchid[1-4]
purple[1-4]
MediumPurple[1-4]
thistle[1-4]


-- Gray Scale ---------------------------------------------------------

gray[0-100]
grey[0-100]


-- Specifying Colours With RGB Values ---------------------------------

As well as specifying colours by their names, it is also possible to
specify them with RGB (Red, Green, Blue) values. These indicate how much
red, green, or blue composes each individual colour. These are usually
specified in the following manner:

                              #rrrrggggbbbb

where "r", "g", and "b" are hexadecimal numbers indicating the amount of
each primary colour involved. Numbers with fewer than 12 digits are
padded out with zeros following each primary colour field. For example:

                                  #rgb

is the same as:

                              #r000g000b000

It is usually *not* recommended that this representation for colours be
used since different monitors produce different shades when given the
same inputs. Colour names are more portable since they are usually
adjusted by the supplier to appear roughly similar on different systems.
The problem with colour names is that their is no standard naming
scheme.

Developers of X programs should always ensure that the colours used by
their application are easily tailorable by the user.

Some example RGB specifications are:

            black : #000
            yellow: #ffffffff0000 (red & green, but no blue)



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