• Basic 16 NAMED colours
• 140 NAMED colours (you'll need more than a 256 colour mode)
• Colours like <bgcolor="#C0FFEE"> (non standard but fun)
• 216 NETSCAPE SAFE colours (ok for 256 colour modes across platforms)
• Shades of pure colours (Grey, Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Magenta and Cyan)

Here are the standard 16 VGA named colours   Black   Gray   Silver   White   Maroon   Red   Purple   Fuchsia   Green   Lime   Olive   Yellow   Navy   Blue   Teal   Aqua

Here are 140 named colours         Black Navy DarkBlue MediumBlue         Blue DarkGreen Green Teal         DarkCyan DeepSkyBlue DarkTurquoise MediumSpringGreen         Lime SpringGreen Aqua Cyan         MidnightBlue DodgerBlue LightSeaGreen ForestGreen         SeaGreen DarkSlateGray LimeGreen MediumSeaGreen         Turquoise RoyalBlue SteelBlue DarkSlateBlue         MediumTurquoise Indigo DarkOliveGreen CadetBlue         CornflowerBlue MediumAquamarine OliveDrab DimGray         SlateBlue SlateGray LightSlateGray MediumSlateBlue         LawnGreen Chartreuse Aquamarine Maroon         Purple Olive Gray SkyBlue         LightSkyBlue BlueViolet DarkRed DarkMagenta         SaddleBrown DarkSeaGreen LightGreen MediumPurple         DarkViolet PaleGreen DarkOrchid YellowGreen         Sienna Brown DarkGray LightBlue         GreenYellow PaleTurquoise LightSteelBlue PowderBlue         Firebrick DarkGoldenRod MediumOrchid RosyBrown         DarkKhaki Silver MediumVioletRed IndianRed         Peru Chocolate Tan LightGrey         PaleVioletRed Thistle Orchid GoldenRod         Crimson Gainsboro Plum Burlywood         LightCyan Lavender DarkSalmon Violet         PaleGoldenRod LightCoral Khaki AliceBlue         Honeydew Azure SandyBrown Wheat         Beige WhiteSmoke MintCream GhostWhite         Salmon AntiqueWhite Linen LightGoldenRodYellow         OldLace Red Magenta Fuchsia         DeepPink OrangeRed Tomato Hotpink         Coral DarkOrange LightSalmon Orange         LightPink Pink Gold PeachPuff         NavajoWhite Moccasin Bisque MistyRose         BlanchedAlmond PapayaWhip LavenderBlush Seashell         Cornsilk LemonChiffon FloralWhite Snow         Yellow LightYellow Ivory White These are arranged in increasing RED from the top to the bottom, Then increasing GREEN, then BLUE. They are called from the browser by name. If you don't see differences between some of them you are probably in a 256 colour mode, If you aren't getting coloured areas at all you browser isn't recognising the names.

And here are the others that missed getting into the specification ;-)   ABIDES   BOBBED   DODOES   ABASED   BODICE   EFFACE   ABODES   BOOBED   FACADE   ACACIA   BOSSES   FASCIA   ACCEDE   CABBIE   FIASCO   ACCESS   CASSIS   FIBBED   ADOBES   CICADA   FOSSAE   ASIDES   COCOAS   FOSSES   ASSESS   COFFEE   IODIDE   BABIES   DABBED   OBSESS   BAOBAB   DEBASE   OFFICE   BASSES   DECODE   SECEDE   BEADED   DEFACE   SEEDED   BESIDE   DEFIED   SOBBED   BIFFED   DIODES   SODDED OK, so I cheated a little:- I = 1, O = 0 and S = 5 So FIASCO = "#F1A5C0" (Thank you Colton Software for the PipeDream subgrams facility!)

Here are the Netscape-safe colours. FFFFFF FFFFCC FFFF99 FFFF66 FFFF33 FFFF00 CCFFFF CCFFCC CCFF99 CCFF66 CCFF33 CCFF00 99FFFF 99FFCC 99FF99 99FF66 99FF33 99FF00 66FFFF 66FFCC 66FF99 66FF66 66FF33 66FF00 33FFFF 33FFCC 33FF99 33FF66 33FF33 33FF00 00FFFF 00FFCC 00FF99 00FF66 00FF33 00FF00 FFCCFF FFCCCC FFCC99 FFCC66 FFCC33 FFCC00 CCCCFF CCCCCC CCCC99 CCCC66 CCCC33 CCCC00 99CCFF 99CCCC 99CC99 99CC66 99CC33 99CC00 66CCFF 66CCCC 66CC99 66CC66 66CC33 66CC00 33CCFF 33CCCC 33CC99 33CC66 33CC33 33CC00 00CCFF 00CCCC 00CC99 00CC66 00CC33 00CC00 FF99FF FF99CC FF9999 FF9966 FF9933 FF9900 CC99FF CC99CC CC9999 CC9966 CC9933 CC9900 9999FF 9999CC 999999 999966 999933 999900 6699FF 6699CC 669999 669966 669933 669900 3399FF 3399CC 339999 339966 339933 339900 0099FF 0099CC 009999 009966 009933 009900 FF66FF FF66CC FF6699 FF6666 FF6633 FF6600 CC66FF CC66CC CC6699 CC6666 CC6633 CC6600 9966FF 9966CC 996699 996666 996633 996600 6666FF 6666CC 666699 666666 666633 666600 3366FF 3366CC 336699 336666 336633 336600 0066FF 0066CC 006699 006666 006633 006600 FF33FF FF33CC FF3399 FF3366 FF3333 FF3300 CC33FF CC33CC CC3399 CC3366 CC3333 CC3300 9933FF 9933CC 993399 993366 993333 993300 6633FF 6633CC 663399 663366 663333 663300 3333FF 3333CC 333399 333366 333333 333300 0033FF 0033CC 003399 003366 003333 003300 FF00FF FF00CC FF0099 FF0066 FF0033 FF0000 CC00FF CC00CC CC0099 CC0066 CC0033 CC0000 9900FF 9900CC 990099 990066 990033 990000 6600FF 6600CC 660099 660066 660033 660000 3300FF 3300CC 330099 330066 330033 330000 0000FF 0000CC 000099 000066 000033 000000 These are all the combinations of R, G and B at each of FF, CC, 99, 66, 33 and 00. Each of the sets of 36 colours above has a constant value for Green, the rows have constant Red and the columns constant Blue

Here are the pure colours. FFFFFF EEEEEE DDDDDD CCCCCC BBBBBB  G  R E Y AAAAAA 999999 888888 777777 666666 555555 444444 333333 222222 111111 FF0000 EE0000 DD0000 CC0000 BB0000  R  E D AA0000 990000 880000 770000 660000 550000 440000 330000 220000 110000 00FF00 00EE00 00DD00 00CC00 00BB00  G  R E E N 00AA00 009900 008800 007700 006600 005500 004400 003300 002200 001100 0000FF 0000EE 0000DD 0000CC 0000BB  B  L U E 0000AA 000099 000088 000077 000066 000055 000044 000033 000022 000011 FFFF00 EEEE00 DDDD00 CCCC00 BBBB00  Y  E LL OW AAAA00 999900 888800 777700 666600 555500 444400 333300 222200 111100 FF00FF EE00EE DD00DD CC00CC BB00BB  MA  GE NT A AA00AA 990099 880088 770077 660066 550055 440044 330033 220022 110011 00FFFF 00EEEE 00DDDD 00CCCC 00BBBB  C  Y A N 00AAAA 009999 008888 007777 006666 005555 004444 003333 002222 001111

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