Colors - ISCC/NBS
ISCC-NBS is a system for color names based on a set of 12 color terms and a small set of adjectives.
It was first established by ISCC (Inter-Society Color Council) in the 1930s by delegates from American trade organizations and the National Bureau of Standards.
"To be a means of designating colors in the United
States Pharmacopoeia, in the National Formulary, and in general literature ...
to be standardized as to be acceptable and usable
by science, sufficiently broad to be appreciated and used by science, art, and
industry, and sufficiently commonplace to be understood, at least in a general
way, by the whole public."
NBS-ISCC Color Names
| Hex | Color | Name |
|---|---|---|
| #ffb5ba | Vivid_Pink | |
| #ea9399 | Strong_Pink | |
| #e4717a | Deep_Pink | |
| #f9ccca | Light_Pink | |
| #dea5a4 | Moderate_Pink | |
| #c08081 | Dark_Pink | |
| #ead8d7 | Pale_Pink | |
| #c4aead | Grayish_Pink | |
| #eae3e1 | Pinkish_White | |
| #c1b6b3 | Pinkish_Gray | |
| #be0032 | Vivid_Red | |
| #bc3f4a | Strong_Red | |
| #841b2d | Deep_Red | |
| #5c0923 | Very_Deep_Red | |
| #ab4e52 | Moderate_Red | |
| #722f37 | Dark_Red | |
| #3f1728 | Very_Dark_Red | |
| #ad8884 | Light_Grayish_Red | |
| #905d5d | Grayish_Red | |
| #543d3f | Dark_Grayish_Red | |
| #2e1d21 | Blackish_Red | |
| #8f817f | Reddish_Gray | |
| #5c504f | Dark_Reddish_Gray | |
| #282022 | Reddish_Black | |
| #ffb7a5 | Vivid_Yellowish_Pink | |
| #f99379 | Strong_Yellowish_Pink | |
| #e66721 | Deep_Yellowish_Pink | |
| #f4c2c2 | Light_Yellowish_Pink | |
| #d9a6a9 | Moderate_Yellowish_Pink | |
| #c48379 | Dark_Yellowish_Pink | |
| #ecd5c5 | Pale_Yellowish_Pink | |
| #c7ada3 | Grayish_Yellowish_Pink | |
| #c2ac99 | Brownish_Pink | |
| #e25822 | Vivid_Reddish_Orange | |
| #d9603b | Strong_Reddish_Orange | |
| #aa381e | Deep_Reddish_Orange | |
| #cb6d51 | Moderate_Reddish_Orange | |
| #9e4732 | Dark_Reddish_Orange | |
| #b4745e | Grayish_Reddish_Orange | |
| #882d17 | Strong_Reddish_Brown | |
| #56070c | Deep_Reddish_Brown | |
| #a87c6d | Light_Reddish_Brown | |
| #79443b | Moderate_Reddish_Brown | |
| #3e1d1e | Dark_Reddish_Brown | |
| #977f73 | Light_Grayish_Reddish_Brown | |
| #674c47 | Grayish_Reddish_Brown | |
| #43302e | Dark_Grayish_Reddish_Brown | |
| #f38400 | Vivid_Orange | |
| #fd943f | Brilliant_Orange | |
| #ed872d | Strong_Orange | |
| #be6516 | Deep_Orange | |
| #fab57f | Light_Orange | |
| #d99058 | Moderate_Orange | |
| #ae6938 | Brownish_Orange | |
| #80461b | Strong_Brown | |
| #593319 | Deep_Brown | |
| #a67b5b | Light_Brown | |
| #6f4e37 | Moderate_Brown | |
| #422518 | Dark_Brown | |
| #958070 | Light_Grayish_Brown | |
| #635147 | Grayish_Brown | |
| #3e322c | Dark_Grayish_Brown | |
| #8e8279 | Light_Brownish_Gray | |
| #5b504f | Brownish_Gray | |
| #28201c | Brownish_Black | |
| #f6a600 | Vivid_Orange_Yellow | |
| #ffc14f | Brilliant_Orange_Yellow | |
| #eaa221 | Strong_Orange_Yellow | |
| #c98500 | Deep_Orange_Yellow | |
| #fbc97f | Light_Orange_Yellow | |
| #e3a857 | Moderate_Orange_Yellow | |
| #be8a3d | Dark_Orange_Yellow | |
| #fad6a5 | Pale_Orange_Yellow | |
| #996515 | Strong_Yellowish_Brown | |
| #654522 | Deep_Yellowish_Brown | |
| #c19a6b | Light_Yellowish_Brown | |
| #826644 | Moderate_Yellowish_Brown | |
| #4b3621 | Dark_Yellowish_Brown | |
| #ae9b82 | Light_Grayish_Yellowish_Brown | |
| #7e6d5a | Grayish_Yellowish_Brown | |
| #483c32 | Dark_Grayish_Yellowish_Brown | |
| #f3c300 | Vivid_Yellow | |
| #fada5e | Brilliant_Yellow | |
| #d4af37 | Strong_Yellow | |
| #af8d13 | Deep_Yellow | |
| #f8de7e | Light_Yellow | |
| #c9ae5d | Moderate_Yellow | |
| #ab9144 | Dark_Yellow | |
| #f3e5ab | Pale_Yellow | |
| #c2b280 | Grayish_Yellow | |
| #a18f60 | Dark_Grayish_Yellow | |
| #f0ead6 | Yellowish_White | |
| #bfb8a5 | Yellowish_Gray | |
| #967117 | Light_Olive_Brown | |
| #6c541e | Moderate_Olive_Brown | |
| #3b3121 | Dark_Olive_Brown | |
| #dcd300 | Vivid_Greenish_Yellow | |
| #e9e450 | Brilliant_Greenish_Yellow | |
| #beb72e | Strong_Greenish_Yellow | |
| #9b9400 | Deep_Greenish_Yellow | |
| #eae679 | Light_Greenish_Yellow | |
| #b9b459 | Moderate_Greenish_Yellow | |
| #98943e | Dark_Greenish_Yellow | |
| #ebe8a4 | Pale_Greenish_Yellow | |
| #b9b57d | Grayish_Greenish_Yellow | |
| #867e36 | Light_Olive | |
| #665d1e | Moderate_Olive | |
| #403d21 | Dark_Olive | |
| #8c8767 | Light_Grayish_Olive | |
| #5b5842 | Grayish_Olive | |
| #363527 | Dark_Grayish_Olive | |
| #8a8776 | Light_Olive_Gray | |
| #57554c | Olive_Gray | |
| #25241d | Olive_Black | |
| #8db600 | Vivid_Yellow_Green | |
| #bdda57 | Brilliant_Yellow_Green | |
| #7e9f2e | Strong_Yellow_Green | |
| #467129 | Deep_Yellow_Green | |
| #c9dc89 | Light_Yellow_Green | |
| #8a9a5b | Moderate_Yellow_Green | |
| #dadfb7 | Pale_Yellow_Green | |
| #8f9779 | Grayish_Yellow_Green | |
| #404f00 | Strong_Olive_Green | |
| #232f00 | Deep_Olive_Green | |
| #4a5d23 | Moderate_Olive_Green | |
| #2b3d26 | Dark_Olive_Green | |
| #515744 | Grayish_Olive_Green | |
| #31362b | Dark_Grayish_Olive_Green | |
| #27a64c | Vivid_Yellowish_Green | |
| #83d37d | Brilliant_Yellowish_Green | |
| #44944a | Strong_Yellowish_Green | |
| #00622d | Deep_Yellowish_Green | |
| #003118 | Very_Deep_Yellowish_Green | |
| #b6e5af | Very_Light_Yellowish_Green | |
| #93c592 | Light_Yellowish_Green | |
| #679267 | Moderate_Yellowish_Green | |
| #355e3b | Dark_Yellowish_Green | |
| #173620 | Very_Dark_Yellowish_Green | |
| #008856 | Vivid_Green | |
| #3eb489 | Brilliant_Green | |
| #007959 | Strong_Green | |
| #00543d | Deep_Green | |
| #8ed1b2 | Very_Light_Green | |
| #6aab8e | Light_Green | |
| #3b7861 | Moderate_Green | |
| #1b4d3e | Dark_Green | |
| #1c352d | Very_Dark_Green | |
| #c7e6d7 | Very_Pale_Green | |
| #8da399 | Pale_Green | |
| #5e716a | Grayish_Green | |
| #3a4b47 | Dark_Grayish_Green | |
| #1a2421 | Blackish_Green | |
| #dfede8 | Greenish_White | |
| #b2beb5 | Light_Greenish_Gray | |
| #7d8984 | Greenish_Gray | |
| #4e5755 | Dark_Greenish_Gray | |
| #1e2321 | Greenish_Black | |
| #008882 | Vivid_Bluish_Green | |
| #00a693 | Brilliant_Bluish_Green | |
| #007a74 | Strong_Bluish_Green | |
| #00443f | Deep_Bluish_Green | |
| #96ded1 | Very_Light_Bluish_Green | |
| #66ada4 | Light_Bluish_Green | |
| #317873 | Moderate_Bluish_Green | |
| #004b49 | Dark_Bluish_Green | |
| #002a29 | Very_Dark_Bluish_Green | |
| #0085a1 | Vivid_Greenish_Blue | |
| #239eba | Brilliant_Greenish_Blue | |
| #007791 | Strong_Greenish_Blue | |
| #2e8495 | Deep_Greenish_Blue | |
| #9cd1dc | Very_Light_Greenish_Blue | |
| #66aabc | Light_Greenish_Blue | |
| #367588 | Moderate_Greenish_Blue | |
| #004958 | Dark_Greenish_Blue | |
| #002e3b | Very_Dark_Greenish_Blue | |
| #00a1c2 | Vivid_Blue | |
| #4997d0 | Brilliant_Blue | |
| #0067a5 | Strong_Blue | |
| #00416a | Deep_Blue | |
| #a1caf1 | Very_Light_Blue | |
| #70a3cc | Light_Blue | |
| #436b95 | Moderate_Blue | |
| #00304e | Dark_Blue | |
| #bcd4e6 | Very_Pale_Blue | |
| #91a3b0 | Pale_Blue | |
| #536878 | Grayish_Blue | |
| #36454f | Dark_Grayish_Blue | |
| #202830 | Blackish_Blue | |
| #e9e9ed | Bluish_White | |
| #b4bcc0 | Light_Bluish_Gray | |
| #81878b | Bluish_Gray | |
| #51585e | Dark_Bluish_Gray | |
| #202428 | Bluish_Black | |
| #30267a | Vivid_Purplish_Blue | |
| #6c79b8 | Brilliant_Purplish_Blue | |
| #545aa7 | Strong_Purplish_Blue | |
| #272458 | Deep_Purplish_Blue | |
| #b3bce2 | Very_Light_Purplish_Blue | |
| #8791bf | Light_Purplish_Blue | |
| #4e5180 | Moderate_Purplish_Blue | |
| #252440 | Dark_Purplish_Blue | |
| #c0c8e1 | Very_Pale_Purplish_Blue | |
| #8c92ac | Pale_Purplish_Blue | |
| #4c516d | Grayish_Purplish_Blue | |
| #9065ca | Vivid_Violet | |
| #7e73b8 | Brilliant_Violet | |
| #604e97 | Strong_Violet | |
| #32174d | Deep_Violet | |
| #dcd0ff | Very_Light_Violet | |
| #8c82b6 | Light_Violet | |
| #604e81 | Moderate_Violet | |
| #2f2140 | Dark_Violet | |
| #c4c3dd | Very_Pale_Violet | |
| #9690ab | Pale_Violet | |
| #554c69 | Grayish_Violet | |
| #9a4eae | Vivid_Purple | |
| #d399e6 | Brilliant_Purple | |
| #875692 | Strong_Purple | |
| #602f6b | Deep_Purple | |
| #401a4c | Very_Deep_Purple | |
| #d5badb | Very_Light_Purple | |
| #b695c0 | Light_Purple | |
| #86608e | Moderate_Purple | |
| #563c5c | Dark_Purple | |
| #301934 | Very_Dark_Purple | |
| #d6cadd | Very_Pale_Purple | |
| #aa98a9 | Pale_Purple | |
| #796878 | Grayish_Purple | |
| #50404d | Dark_Grayish_Purple | |
| #291e29 | Blackish_Purple | |
| #e8e3e5 | Purplish_White | |
| #bfb9bd | Light_Purplish_Gray | |
| #8b8589 | Purplish_Gray | |
| #5d555b | Dark_Purplish_Gray | |
| #242124 | Purplish_Black | |
| #870074 | Vivid_Reddish_Purple | |
| #9e4f88 | Strong_Reddish_Purple | |
| #702963 | Deep_Reddish_Purple | |
| #54194e | Very_Deep_Reddish_Purple | |
| #b784a7 | Light_Reddish_Purple | |
| #915c83 | Moderate_Reddish_Purple | |
| #5d3954 | Dark_Reddish_Purple | |
| #341731 | Very_Dark_Reddish_Purple | |
| #aa8a9e | Pale_Reddish_Purple | |
| #836479 | Grayish_Reddish_Purple | |
| #ffc8d6 | Brilliant_Purplish_Pink | |
| #e68fac | Strong_Purplish_Pink | |
| #de6fa1 | Deep_Purplish_Pink | |
| #efbbcc | Light_Purplish_Pink | |
| #d597ae | Moderate_Purplish_Pink | |
| #c17e91 | Dark_Purplish_Pink | |
| #e8ccd7 | Pale_Purplish_Pink | |
| #c3a6b1 | Grayish_Purplish_Pink | |
| #ce4676 | Vivid_Purplish_Red | |
| #b3446c | Strong_Purplish_Red | |
| #78184a | Deep_Purplish_Red | |
| #54133b | Very_Deep_Purplish_Red | |
| #a8516e | Moderate_Purplish_Red | |
| #673147 | Dark_Purplish_Red | |
| #38152c | Very_Dark_Purplish_Red | |
| #af868e | Light_Grayish_Purplish_Red | |
| #915f6d | Grayish_Purplish_Red | |
| #f2f3f4 | White | |
| #b9b8b5 | Light_Gray | |
| #848482 | Medium_Gray | |
| #555555 | Dark_Gray | |
| #222222 | Black |
Source: NBS/ISCC Color System
