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Colour List

Discworld Concepts Help

Colour List

Description

This helpfile lists all the colours which are available in Discworld by name. These colours can be used both as foreground colours and background colours, as described in help colours.

Aside from these named colours, you can address any colour with its hexadecimal RGB-code, e.g. #FFE5B4 or B_#FFE5B4.

Terminal Settings

Most players have one of the following three terminal settings:

ANSI:these players have only the basic eight colours and their eight bold versions, so the first sixteen listed below. All other colours will be translated to these sixteen options.
XTERM256:these players have access to the basic eight, their eight bold versions, 216 "mixed" colours and 24 further shades of grey. The colour names below are chosen exactly to name these 256 colours. Colours specified using a #-code (such as #FFE5B4) are translated to the nearest match.
MXP:(or XTERM16m) these players have access to full 24-bit colour support. No translations are necessary.

If many of the colours in this file look the same to you, then you are probably set to term ansi. It may be worth using "term network" to let your client renegotiate the terminal settings it supports.

Note

To view this list as intended, you should have your cols value set to at least 80. If your window is not large enough for this, you can still list all the colours using "colours list".

Basic Colours

The eight basic colours are:

Black    Red      Green    Icterine Blue     Magenta  Cyan     White
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The way these colours are displayed is likely to vary wildly between MUD clients, and often can be altered by a change in the settings. The same holds for the bold versions of these colours: Bold Black, Bold Red, Bold Green, Bold Icterine, Bold Blue, Bold Magenta, Bold Cyan, Bold White. Note that bold colours cannot be used as background-colour, and that some clients may display them in a bold font, while others may only show a brighter colour.

A ninth basic colour is Yellow. This colour is often an alias for bold icterine, but is displayed as a separate colour on mxp-compatible terminals.

Colour List

The remaining colours are unlikely to differ much between clients, but are not supported on term ansi (where they are instead translated to the basic 16 options).

Note that some of the colours currently do not have a good name assigned. If you have good suggestions, please ideareport them on the colours command. Even if names are added, the given hexadecimal codes will continue to work.

DeepBlack    Midnight     NavyBlue     DarkBlue     Zaffre       DeepBlue
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Chromium     PineGreen    Sapphire     Cobalt       Denim        Sodalite
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Ivy          Viridian     Teal         Cerulean     Celestial    Azure
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DarkGreen    Jade         JungleGreen  DarkCyan     EphebeBay    Marina
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GrassGreen   Malachite    VineGreen    Shamrock     RobinEgg     Capri
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DeepGreen    SerpentGreen SpringGreen  Patina       LagoonGreen  DeepCyan
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Rosewood     Eggplant     Nightshade   Indigo       Iris         Ultramarine
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Antique      DarkGrey     Stormcloud   Slate        Foxglove     Mazarine
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Avocado      ElmGreen     Juniper      Glaucous     Livid        Cornflower
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MayGreen     SapGreen     Mint         Verdigris    Moonstone    SkyBlue
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Clover       Emerald      Mould        Eucalyptus   Turquoise    Glass
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Harlequin    Chlorophyll  Peridot      Chrysophrase Celery       Aqua
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Maroon       Bordeaux     Patriarch    DarkViolet   Grape        Violet
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Russet       Bole         Plum         MediumPurple Ube          Pansy
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Olive        Khaki        Grey         CoolGrey     DoveBlue     LightBlue
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Apple        Asparagus    Artichoke    Lovat        Aero         Iceberg
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Limerick     Mantis       MossGreen    SeaFoam      RainWater    BabyBlue
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Chartreuse   Kiwi         LightGreen   Celadon      Aquamarine   LightCyan
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DarkRed      Flirt        Fandango     DarkMagenta  Purple       Veronica
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Brown        Chestnut     Mulberry     Purpureous   Amethyst     Hyacinth
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Copper       Beige        Taupe        Lilac        Lavender     Ianthine
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DarkYellow   Brass        Sage         LightGrey    BlueBell     Tanzanite
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Acid         Anise        Willow       Coriander    PowderBlue   Azuline
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SpringBud    Envy         Pistachio    TeaGreen     Menthol      Diamond
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Carnelian    Ruby         Raspberry    Cerise       Famous       Phlox
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Cinnamon     Vermilion    Blush        #d75faf      Orchid       Heliotrope
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Ochre        Bronze       Puce         Kobi         Peony        Wisteria
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Goldenrod    Sand         Tan          Blossom      Thistle      Mauve
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Citrine      Straw        Buff         Ecru         Platinum     Periwinkle
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Lime         Pear         Mindaro      Cornsilk     Honeydew     Bubbles
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DeepRed      Crimson      Rose         Holywood     Frostbite    DeepMagenta
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Pumpkin      Tomato       Strawberry   HotPink      Petulian     Fuchsia
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Orange       Coral        Salmon       Flamingo     PaleMagenta  LightMagenta
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Amber        Saffron      Topaz        Melon        Carnation    Pink
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Gold         Mustard      Jasmine      Apricot      Bisque       Magnolia
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DeepYellow   Canary       LightYellow  Chiffon      Cream        DeepWhite
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Obsidian     Liquorice    #1c1c1c      Ink          Jet          Onyx
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Charcoal     Ebony        Quartz       DarkGray     Granite      Nickel
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Concrete     Gray         #949494      #9e9e9e      #a8a8a8      LightGray
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Ash          Silver       Rhodium      Gainsboro    Snow         Alabaster
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Recommended Colours

To ease the job of finding a good set of visually distinct colours, we highlight a set of (mostly) rather different colours:

The dark, deep and light variations of the primary and secondary colours: DarkRed, DeepRed, LightRed, DarkMagenta, DeepMagenta, LightMagenta, DarkBlue, DeepBlue, LightBlue, DarkCyan, DeepCyan, LightCyan, DarkGreen, DeepGreen, LightGreen, DarkYellow, DeepYellow, LightYellow.

Three shades each of the tertiary colours: Brown, Orange, Saffron, Flirt, Rose, HotPink, Indigo, Violet, Hyacinth, Cobalt, Azure, SkyBlue, Jade, SpringGreen, Chrysophrase, Avocado, Chartreuse, Pistachio,

The lightest six colours: Bisque, Magnolia, Periwinkle, Bubbles, Honeydew, Cream.

The most important shades of grey: DeepBlack (DeepBlack), Onyx, DarkGrey, Grey, LightGrey, Platinum, DeepWhite (DeepWhite); and greyish colours: Taupe, Lilac, CoolGrey, Lovat, Artichoke, Sage.

Finally, some colours which do not fall into these categories: Turquoise, Seafoam, Mint, Khaki, Olive, Bronze, Bole, Beige, Copper, Ochre, Goldenrod, Mustard, Apricot, Ecru, Tan, Coral, Vermilion, Mulberry, Plum, Ube, Orchid, Carnation.