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kentauros

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65. I think color is simply putting the name of the color in quotes
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 07:08 PM
Jan 2015

instead of the number.

[font size="7"][font color="violet"]Big Violet[/font][/font]

I found the following on another site and just recoded them for DU. Not all of them work, so this is as much a test as a list of usable colors

== A ==
[font color="aliceblue"]aliceblue[/font]
[font color="antiquewhite"]antiquewhite[/font]
[font color="aqua"]aqua[/font]
[font color="aquamarine"]aquamarine[/font]
[font color="azure"]azure[/font]

== B ==
[font color="beige"]beige[/font]
[font color="bisque"]bisque[/font]
[font color="black"]black[/font]
[font color="blanchedalmond"]blanchedalmond[/font]
[font color="blue"]blue[/font]
[font color="blueviolet"]blueviolet[/font]
[font color="brown"]brown[/font]
[font color="burlywood"]burlywood[/font]


== C ==
[font color="cadetblue"]cadetblue[/font]
[font color="chartreuse"]chartreuse[/font]
[font color="chocolate"]chocolate[/font]
[font color="coral"]coral[/font]
[font color="cornflowerblue"]cornflowerblue[/font]
[font color="cornsilk"]cornsilk[/font]
[font color="crimson"]crimson[/font]
[font color="cyan"]cyan[/font]

== D ==
[font color="darkblue"]darkblue[/font]
[font color="darkcyan"]darkcyan[/font]
[font color="darkgoldenrod"]darkgoldenrod[/font]
[font color="darkgray"]darkgray[/font]
[font color="darkgrey"]darkgrey[/font]
[font color="darkgreen"]darkgreen[/font]
[font color="darkkhaki"]darkkhaki[/font]
[font color="darkmagenta"]darkmagenta[/font]
[font color="darkolivegreen"]darkolivegreen[/font]
[font color="darkorange"]darkorange[/font]
[font color="darkorchid"]darkorchid[/font]
[font color="darkred"]darkred[/font]
[font color="darksalmon"]darksalmon[/font]
[font color="darkseagreen"]darkseagreen[/font]
[font color="darkslateblue"]darkslateblue[/font]
[font color="darkslategray"]darkslategray[/font]
[font color="darkslategrey"]darkslategrey[/font]
[font color="darkturquoise"]darkturquoise[/font]
[font color="darkviolet"]darkviolet[/font]
[font color="deeppink"]deeppink[/font]
[font color="deepskyblue"]deepskyblue[/font]
[font color="dimgray"]dimgray[/font]
[font color="dimgrey"]dimgrey[/font]
[font color="dodgerblue"]dodgerblue[/font]

== F ==
[font color="firebrick"]firebrick[/font]
[font color="floralwhite"]floralwhite[/font]
[font color="forestgreen"]forestgreen[/font]
[font color="fuchsia"]fuchsia[/font]

== G ==
[font color="gainsboro"]gainsboro[/font]
[font color="ghostwhite"]ghostwhite[/font]
[font color="gold"]gold[/font]
[font color="goldenrod"]goldenrod[/font]
[font color="gray"]gray[/font]
[font color="grey"]grey[/font]
[font color="green"]green[/font]
[font color="greenyellow"]greenyellow[/font]


== H ==
[font color="honeydew"]honeydew[/font]
[font color="hotpink"]hotpink[/font]

== I ==
[font color="indianred"]indianred[/font]
[font color="indigo"]indigo[/font]
[font color="ivory"]ivory[/font]

== K ==
[font color="khaki"]khaki[/font]

== L ==
[font color="lavender"]lavender[/font]
[font color="lavenderblush"]lavenderblush[/font]
[font color="lawngreen"]lawngreen[/font]
[font color="lemonchiffon"]lemonchiffon[/font]
[font color="lightblue"]lightblue[/font]
[font color="lightcoral"]lightcoral[/font]
[font color="lightcyan"]lightcyan[/font]
[font color="lightgoldenrodyellow"]lightgoldenrodyellow[/font]
[font color="lightgray"]lightgray[/font]
[font color="lightgrey"]lightgrey[/font]
[font color="lightgreen"]lightgreen[/font]
[font color="lightpink"]lightpink[/font]
[font color="lightsalmon"]lightsalmon[/font]
[font color="lightseagreen"]lightseagreen[/font]
[font color="lightskyblue"]lightskyblue[/font]
[font color="lightslategray"]lightslategray[/font]
[font color="lightslategrey"]lightslategrey[/font]
[font color="lightsteelblue"]lightsteelblue[/font]
[font color="lightyellow"]lightyellow[/font]
[font color="lime"]lime[/font]
[font color="limegreen"]limegreen[/font]
[font color="linen"]linen[/font]

== M ==
[font color="magenta"]magenta[/font]
[font color="maroon"]maroon[/font]
[font color="mediumaquamarine"]mediumaquamarine[/font]
[font color="mediumblue"]mediumblue[/font]
[font color="mediumorchid"]mediumorchid[/font]
[font color="mediumpurple"]mediumpurple[/font]
[font color="mediumseagreen"]mediumseagreen[/font]
[font color="mediumslateblue"]mediumslateblue[/font]
[font color="mediumspringgreen"]mediumspringgreen[/font]
[font color="mediumturquoise"]mediumturquoise[/font]
[font color="mediumvioletred"]mediumvioletred[/font]
[font color="midnightblue"]midnightblue[/font]
[font color="mintcream"]mintcream[/font]
[font color="mistyrose"]mistyrose[/font]
[font color="moccasin"]moccasin[/font]

== N ==
[font color="navajowhite"]navajowhite[/font]
[font color="navy"]navy[/font]

== O ==
[font color="oldlace"]oldlace[/font]
[font color="olive"]olive[/font]
[font color="olivedrab"]olivedrab[/font]
[font color="orange"]orange[/font]
[font color="orangered"]orangered[/font]
[font color="orchid"]orchid[/font]

== P ==
[font color="palegoldenrod"]palegoldenrod[/font]
[font color="palegreen"]palegreen[/font]
[font color="paleturquoise"]paleturquoise[/font]
[font color="palevioletred"]palevioletred[/font]
[font color="papayawhip"]papayawhip[/font]
[font color="peachpuff"]peachpuff[/font]
[font color="peru"]peru[/font]
[font color="pink"]pink[/font]
[font color="plum"]plum[/font]
[font color="powderblue"]powderblue[/font]
[font color="purple"]purple[/font]

== R ==
[font color="red"]red[/font]
[font color="rosybrown"]rosybrown[/font]
[font color="royalblue"]royalblue[/font]

== S ==
[font color="saddlebrown"]saddlebrown[/font]
[font color="salmon"]salmon[/font]
[font color="sandybrown"]sandybrown[/font]
[font color="seagreen"]seagreen[/font]
[font color="seashell"]seashell[/font]
[font color="sienna"]sienna[/font]
[font color="silver"]silver[/font]
[font color="skyblue"]skyblue[/font]
[font color="slateblue"]slateblue[/font]
[font color="slategrey"]slategray[/font]
[font color="slategrey"]slategrey[/font]
[font color="snow"]snow[/font]
[font color="springgreen"]springgreen[/font]
[font color="steelblue"]steelblue[/font]

== T ==
[font color="tan"]tan[/font]
[font color="teal"]teal[/font]
[font color="thistle"]thistle[/font]
[font color="tomato"]tomato[/font]
[font color="turquoise"]turquoise[/font]

== V ==
[font color="violet"]violet[/font]

== W ==
[font color="wheat"]wheat[/font]
[font color="white"]white[/font]
[font color="whitesmoke"]whitesmoke[/font]

== Y ==
[font color="yellow"]yellow[/font]
[font color="yellowgreen"]yellowgreen[/font]

I think most worked

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