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X Window System Named Colors

Some of these assignments seem curious to me, but what follows are the accepted definitions.

Name Sample RGB Shade 1 Shade 2 Shade 3 Shade 4
aliceblue                                  #F0F8FF                                    
antiquewhite                                  #FAEBD7                                    
aquamarine                                  #7FFFD4                                    
azure                                  #F0FFFF                                    
beige                                  #F5F5DC                                    
bisque                                  #FFE4C4                                    
black                                  #000000                                    
blanchedalmond                                  #FFEBCD                                    
blue                                  #0000FF                                    
blueviolet                                  #8A2BE2                                    
brown                                  #A52A2A                                    
burlywood                                  #DEB887                                    
cadetblue                                  #5F9EA0                                    
chartreuse                                  #7FFF00                                    
chocolate                                  #D2691E                                    
coral                                  #FF7F50                                    
cornflowerblue                                  #6495ED                                    
cornsilk                                  #FFF8DC                                    
cyan                                  #00FFFF                                    
darkblue                                  #00008B                                    
darkcyan                                  #008B8B                                    
darkgoldenrod                                  #B8860B                                    
darkgray                                  #A9A9A9                                    
darkgreen                                  #006400                                    
darkkhaki                                  #BDB76B                                    
darkmagenta                                  #8B008B                                    
darkolivegreen                                  #556B2F                                    
darkorange                                  #FF8C00                                    
darkorchid                                  #9932CC                                    
darkred                                  #8B0000                                    
darksalmon                                  #E9967A                                    
darkseagreen                                  #8FBC8F                                    
darkslateblue                                  #483D8B                                    
darkslategray                                  #2F4F4F                                    
darkturquoise                                  #00CED1                                    
darkviolet                                  #9400D3                                    
deeppink                                  #FF1493                                    
deepskyblue                                  #00BFFF                                    
dimgray                                  #696969                                    
dodgerblue                                  #1E90FF                                    
firebrick                                  #B22222                                    
floralwhite                                  #FFFAF0                                    
forestgreen                                  #228B22                                    
gainsboro                                  #DCDCDC                                    
ghostwhite                                  #F8F8FF                                    
gold                                  #FFD700                                    
goldenrod                                  #DAA520                                    
gray                                  #BEBEBE                                    
green                                  #00FF00                                    
greenyellow                                  #ADFF2F                                    
honeydew                                  #F0FFF0                                    
hotpink                                  #FF69B4                                    
indianred                                  #CD5C5C                                    
ivory                                  #FFFFF0                                    
khaki                                  #BDB76B                                    
lavender                                  #E6E6FA                                    
lavenderblush                                  #FFF0F5                                    
lawngreen                                  #7CFC00                                    
lemonchiffon                                  #FFFACD                                    
lightblue                                  #ADD8E6                                    
lightcoral                                  #F08080                                    
lightcyan                                  #E0FFFF                                    
lightgoldenrod                                  #EEDD82                                    
lightgoldenrodyellow                                  #FAFAD2                                    
lightgray                                  #D3D3D3                                    
lightgreen                                  #90EE90                                    
lightpink                                  #FFB6C1                                    
lightsalmon                                  #FFA07A                                    
lightseagreen                                  #20B2AA                                    
lightskyblue                                  #87CEFA                                    
lightslateblue                                  #8470FF                                    
lightslategray                                  #778899                                    
lightsteelblue                                  #B0C4DE                                    
lightyellow                                  #FFFFE0                                    
limegreen                                  #32CD32                                    
linen                                  #FAF0E6                                    
magenta                                  #FF00FF                                    
maroon                                  #B03060                                    
mediumaquamarine                                  #66CDAA                                    
mediumblue                                  #0000CD                                    
mediumorchid                                  #BA55D3                                    
mediumpurple                                  #9370DB                                    
mediumseagreen                                  #3CB371                                    
mediumslateblue                                  #7B68EE                                    
mediumspringgreen                                  #00FA9A                                    
mediumturquoise                                  #48D1CC                                    
mediumvioletred                                  #C71585                                    
midnightblue                                  #191970                                    
mintcream                                  #F5FFFA                                    
mistyrose                                  #FFE4E1                                    
moccasin                                  #FFE4B5                                    
navajowhite                                  #FFDEAD                                    
navy                                  #000080                                    
oldlace                                  #FDF5E6                                    
olivedrab                                  #6B8E23                                    
orange                                  #FFA500                                    
orangered                                  #FF4500                                    
orchid                                  #DA70D6                                    
palegoldenrod                                  #EEE8AA                                    
palegreen                                  #98FB98                                    
paleturquoise                                  #AFEEEE                                    
palevioletred                                  #DB7093                                    
papayawhip                                  #FFEFD5                                    
peachpuff                                  #FFDAB9                                    
peru                                  #CD853F                                    
pink                                  #FF1493                                    
plum                                  #DDA0DD                                    
powderblue                                  #B0E0E6                                    
purple                                  #9370DB                                    
red                                  #FF0000                                    
rosybrown                                  #BC8F8F                                    
royalblue                                  #4169E1                                    
saddlebrown                                  #8B4513                                    
salmon                                  #FFA07A                                    
sandybrown                                  #F4A460                                    
seagreen                                  #3CB371                                    
seashell                                  #FFF5EE                                    
sienna                                  #A0522D                                    
skyblue                                  #87CEEB                                    
slateblue                                  #483D8B                                    
slategray                                  #708090                                    
snow                                  #FFFAFA                                    
springgreen                                  #00FF7F                                    
steelblue                                  #B0C4DE                                    
tan                                  #D2B48C                                    
thistle                                  #D8BFD8                                    
tomato                                  #FF6347                                    
turquoise                                  #00CED1                                    
violet                                  #9400D3                                    
violetred                                  #C71585                                    
wheat                                  #F5DEB3                                    
white                                  #FFFFFF                                    
whitesmoke                                  #F5F5F5                                    
yellow                                  #FFFF00                                    
yellowgreen                                  #9ACD32                                    

Gray Scale

                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                               

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