The colours

THE COLOUR / COLOR

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What colour is it? It's dull blue What colour are they? They're cherry red

Colours of the visible light spectrum: The rainbow:

Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Violet indigo

Basic colours: the hue

Red white brown orange yellow purple black   pink grey green blue.

BLUE RED

Cyan: Azul cian. Maroon/dark red: Magenta

Sky blue: Azul celeste Cherry red: Rojo cereza

Navy blue: Azul marino Blood red: Rojo sangre

Turquoise: Azul turquesa Brick red: Rojo teja

Cobalt blue: Azul cobalto Deep red: Granate

Electric blue: Azul eléctrico Magenta: Magenta

Indigo blue: Añil Reddish: Rojizo

Bluish: Azulado

YELLOW GREEN

Amber: Ámbar Bottle-green: Verde botella

Canary yellow: Amarillo canario Lime-green: Verde lima

Mustard yellow: amarillo mostaza Apple-green: Verde manzana

Straw colour: amarillo paja Olive-green: Verde olivo/aceituna

Yellowish: Amarillento Greenish-blue: verdiazul

Lemon-yellow:Amarillo limón Light-green: verdiblanco

Dark-green: verdinegro

Moss-green: Verde musgo

Leaf-green: Verde hoja

Greenish: Verdoso

ORANGE PURPLE/VIOLET

Salmon: color salmón Purplish: amoratado

Orangy: anaranjado

Bright-orange: Naranja chillón

GREY PINK

Charcoal grey: Gris carbón Rose wood: rosa palo

Ash-grey: Gris ceniza Rosy: rosado

Dark-grey: Gris marengo

Pearl-grey: Gris perla

Greyish: Grisáceo

WHITE BEIDGE

Whitish: Blanquecino.

CREAM FLESH-COLOURED

THE LIGHTNESS:

Light colours: colores claros

Dark/deep colours: colores oscuros.

Bright colours: Colores chillones

Muted/dull colours: Colores apagados