Colors That Start With C

Behr publishes an LRV of about 24 for Cabana Blue.

Resene characterizes Cabaret as a modern pink. Its show-business name is a catalog association, not a standardized digital definition.

Dunn-Edwards pairs Cabaret with Soft Lavender DE5987 for trim and Foil DE6360 as an accent on its color page.

Dunn-Edwards pairs Cabbage Patch with Warm White DEW380 for trim and Bisque Tan DE6157 as an accent on its color page.

PPG describes Cabernet as a deep, subdued, raspberry chocolate purple with a dusty rose undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 14 for Cabernet.

PPG describes Cabin Fever as a dark, gray, ginger brown with a persimmon undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 9 for Cabin Fever.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 32 for Cabin in Candlelight.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 28.1 for Cabot Trail.

Resene suggests Merlin and Teal Blue as companion colors for Cactus, providing a starting point for a coordinated palette.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 63 for Cactus Blooms.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 14.2 for Cactus Green.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 31.2 for Cadet.

Merriam-Webster dates cadet blue to 1841 and defines it as a grayish blue that is redder and paler than electric blue. An older related term, cadet cloth, recorded in 1832, is a heavy bluish gray wool fabric often used for uniforms in military schools. The dictionary does not say the color was named for that cloth. In CSS it is written cadetblue.

Cadmium yellow traditionally refers to cadmium-sulfide-based pigments with a yellow-to-orange range. The Pantone name and dealer screen value do not establish that a textile contains cadmium pigment.

Caen stone is a limestone with a fine, even grain, quarried in and around Caen in Normandy. After the Norman Conquest it went into English castles, churches and monasteries, including the Tower of London and Westminster. It has been the main building stone of Canterbury Cathedral since the rebuilding begun in 1070 under Archbishop Lanfranc. Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 66.4 for Caen Stone.

The maker places Caesar between turquoise and teal, a useful explanation of its blue-green character.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 82 for Cafe Cream.

Resene suggests Ipanema and Tom Tom as companion colors for Caffeine, providing a starting point for a coordinated palette.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 20 for Caffeine.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 8.3 for Café Doppio.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 42 for Café Mocha.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 9 for Café Noir.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 38 for Caicos Turquoise.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 9.7 for Cajun Red.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 73.7 for Cake Batter.

PPG describes Cake Batter as a pale, bright, zesty citrus white paint color with a Dijon undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 83 for Cake Batter.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 16.3 for Caldwell Green.

Calico takes its name from Calicut, now Kozhikode, a seaport on India's Malabar Coast where Europeans first got the cotton cloth. Recorded in the 1530s for white cotton cloth, it later meant printed cotton, and by 1807 it described horses whose coats looked like printed calico. Cats followed in 1882. Resene describes Calico as a brown softened by cream, making its warmth relevant when comparing pale neutrals.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 34.5 for Calico.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 28 for Calico Rock.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 8.8 for Caliente.

Resene uses a sunburst-orange comparison for California. The geographical name alone would not identify this hue or value.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 47 for California Coral.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 23 for California Dreamin'.

UC Berkeley names Berkeley Blue and California Gold as its primary colors.

UC Berkeley says California Heritage Gold may be used in premium or special communications.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 27.4 for California Lilac.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 56 for California Peach.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 31 for California Sagebrush.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 75 for Calla.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 79.4 for Calla Lily.

PPG describes Calla Lily as a pale, neutral, enchanting blue purple with a misty undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 82 for Calla Lily.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 75.8 for Calm.

Caltech recommends reserving its primary orange for smaller highlights. Its guide publishes separate print references for coated and uncoated work.

Resene suggests Como and Narvik as companion colors for Calypso, providing a starting point for a coordinated palette.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 34.4 for Calypso.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 18.3 for Calypso Blue.

Resene compares Camarone with laurel and eucalyptus greens, describing its appearance rather than its pigment ingredients.

The University of Cambridge names Cambridge Blue as its signature color and the base of all its communications.

Cambridge recommends using this dark member of its core palette as an accent rather than the dominant color.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 21 for Cambridge Green.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 66.8 for Cambridge Heights.

The university reserves Cambridge Judge Yellow for Cambridge Judge Business School.

Cambridge Light Blue belongs to the university's core palette, alongside its main, warm, and dark Cambridge blues.

Cambridge lists this teal-colored reference in its core palette. Its official name is preserved even though this list groups it under green.

The word camel goes back through Latin and Greek to Hebrew or Phoenician gamal, which etymonline says is perhaps related to the Arabic jamala, to bear. Old English already had camel, alongside a native word, olfend, that apparently came from confusing camels with elephants, both unknown to the English.

PPG describes Camel Tan as a light, neutral, sepia off white with an umber undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 71 for Camel Tan.

Dunn-Edwards identifies warm undertones in Camellia's pale pink and suggests light wood, cream, and botanical greens as companions.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 28 for Camelot.

Resene suggests Sand and Light Beige as companion colors for Cameo, providing a starting point for a coordinated palette.

Dunn-Edwards describes Cameo as a creamy ivory neutral. Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 69 for Cameo.

PPG describes Cameo Green as a pale, muted, tropical turquoise aqua with an aquamarine undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 81 for Cameo Green.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 76 for Cameo Stone.

Resene emphasizes the brownish, drab side of Camouflage rather than a bright leafy green.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 55.5 for Camouflage.

The manufacturer describes Camouflage as a weathered olive neutral and suggests warm wood and natural textures alongside it.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 21 for Campfire.

Dunn-Edwards describes Campsite as a midtone khaki tan color with a slight hint of gray. Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 41 for Campsite.

Campus Brick appears in Clemson's secondary palette; its numerical digital specification is published in the page's color table.

Resene suggests Beeswax and Blossom as companion colors for Can Can, providing a starting point for a coordinated palette.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 30 for Canadian Lake.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 29 for Canal Street.

Canary comes from the songbird, called canary in English by the 1650s, and the bird takes its name from the Canary Islands, where it is native. The Latin Insula Canaria is said to mean island of dogs, supposedly for large dogs Pliny reported there. Etymonline says that may be folk etymology and offers another source, the Canarii, a Berber people who may have settled the island. Resene suggests Spray and Allports as companion colors for Canary, providing a starting point for a coordinated palette.

PPG describes Canary Yellow as a midtone, bright, glowing firefly yellow green with a chartreuse undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 69 for Canary Yellow.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 51 for Candelabra.

Sherwin-Williams marks Candid Blue as archived and publishes an LRV of about 47.6.

Dunn-Edwards pairs Candied Apple with Whisper DEW340 for trim and Travertine DEC738 as an accent on its color page.

Dunn-Edwards pairs Candle Flame with Whisper DEW340 for trim and Fine Grain DE6213 as an accent on its color page.

Dunn-Edwards pairs Candle Glow with Trite White DE6204 for trim and Desert Suede DE6206 as an accent on its color page.

Resene suggests Greenstone and Hibiscus as companion colors for Candlelight, providing a starting point for a coordinated palette.

Dunn-Edwards pairs Candlelight with Warm White DEW380 for trim and Fresh Honeydew DE5477 as an accent on its color page.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 49 for Candlelight Dinner.

PPG describes Candlelit Beige as a pale, bright, sun soaked white paint color with a dandelion undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 85 for Candlelit Beige.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 81.2 for Candlelit Dinner.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 83 for Candlestick Point.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 79 for Candlewick.

PPG describes Candlewick as a pale, muted, sunny citrus yellow with a mustard yellow undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 82 for Candlewick.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 11.4 for Candy Cane Red.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 16 for Candy Crush.

Resene describes Candy Floss as a vivid magenta pink. This is useful when distinguishing it from pale colors with similar confectionery names.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 61.6 for Candy Green.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 77.1 for Candy Stripe.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 14 for Canoe Club.

Resene describes Canopy as green darkened toward black. This edition places its very dark olive-brown RGB preview in Brown; that borderline editorial choice differs from the source description.

Resene describes Canterbury Clay as a muted beige, showing that a name containing Clay need not identify a red terracotta.

PPG describes Canvas Satchel as a midtone, subdued, ochre yellow with a mossy undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 47 for Canvas Satchel.

PPG describes Canyon Blue as a deep, neutral, orchid blue with a violet undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 17 for Canyon Blue.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 12.7 for Canyon Clay.

Behr describes Canyon Dusk as a relaxed terracotta earthtone for creating a comforting, casual atmosphere. Behr publishes an LRV of about 37 for Canyon Dusk.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 54 for Canyon Dusk.

PPG describes Canyon Peach as a pale, muted, carrot orange with a peach undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 72 for Canyon Peach.

Dunn-Edwards describes Canyon Sunset as a warm, earthy terracotta with rich undertones, capturing the essence of desert evenings. Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 18 for Canyon Sunset.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 32 for Cape Cod Blue.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 6.8 for Cape Verde.

Cappuccino, espresso with steamed milk foam, is recorded in English from 1948 and is the Italian word for Capuchin. Etymonline says the drink's color supposedly resembles the brown hoods of Capuchin friars, though it says the friars themselves were named for the long pointed hoods on their cloaks.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 44.8 for Cappuccino.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 58 for Cappuccino Froth.

Capri blue takes its name from Capri, the island off Naples, Italy, and Merriam-Webster says it probably refers to the island's famous Blue Grotto. Britannica describes the grotto as a sea cave on Capri's northern shore, reached only by boat, where sunlight entering through the water that fills most of its entrance gives an extraordinary blue light. Known in Roman times, it was forgotten for centuries and rediscovered in 1826.

Resene presents Capri as a wood-stain color associated with nautical or earthy palettes. A flat RGB sample cannot describe the appearance of stained wood completely.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 28.4 for Capri.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 79.7 for Capri Coast.

The University of Alabama names Capstone Gray as a primary color.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 82 for Carambola.

Caramel entered English in 1725 meaning burnt sugar, from French, which took it from Old Spanish. Etymonline says the Spanish word probably comes from Medieval Latin cannamellis, traditionally read as cane plus honey, though others propose an Arabic source or Latin calamus, reed. It became a color name in 1909.

Resene describes its Caramel as an orange-yellow combination, distinguishing it from deeper brown references with the same name.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 24 for Caramel Apple.

Dunn-Edwards describes Caramel Bar as a dark, spicy ambered orange. Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 29 for Caramel Bar.

PPG describes Caramel Kiss as a deep, muted, candy corn orange with a golden sunshine undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 27 for Caramel Kiss.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 35.3 for Caramelized.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 33 for Caramelized.

PPG describes Caramelized Pecan as a dark, muted, sun soaked yellow with a dandelion undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 21 for Caramelized Pecan.

PPG describes Caramelized Walnut as a deep, shaded, tree bark brown with a cocoa brown undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 10 for Caramelized Walnut.

Resene identifies Cararra as a creamy off-white. Its catalog spelling differs from Dunn-Edwards Carrara and is preserved here.

Resene suggests Silver Aluminium and Spark as companion colors for Carat, providing a starting point for a coordinated palette.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 12.8 for Caraïbe.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 5 for Carbon.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 5.3 for Carbon Copy.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 9 for Carbon Copy.

Dunn-Edwards describes Carbon Fiber as a deep, moody black color with a touch of blue undertone. Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 7 for Carbon Fiber.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 5 for Carbonized Wood.

The North American cardinal, a songbird attested in English from the 1670s, was named for its red, likened to the robes of church cardinals. The title itself comes from Latin cardinalis, principal, from cardo, door hinge, a word of unknown origin. Iowa State names cardinal (Pantone 186C) as one of its two signature colors.

Resene describes Cardinal as lipstick pink, illustrating why a familiar color name still needs a brand qualifier.

Sherwin-Williams marks Cardinal as archived.

Stanford names Cardinal red first in its primary palette.

The manufacturer describes Carefree as a very pale, watery green, a useful undertone clue for this light swatch.

Sherwin-Williams marks Carefree as archived and publishes an LRV of about 79.1.

Resene associates Careys Pink with a muted, dusky rose and a 1980s design character.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 55.7 for Cargo Pants.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 57.4 for Caribbean Cool.

Dunn-Edwards pairs Caribbean Cruise with Whisper DEW340 for trim and Bisque Tan DE6157 as an accent on its color page.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 12 for Caribbean Current.

The Caribbean in this name comes from Carib, a native people of Central America and northern South America, recorded in English in the 1550s through Spanish Caribe from Arawakan forms that are said to mean brave ones or strong men. Caribbean, for the sea between the West Indies and the South American mainland, is attested by the 1750s. PPG describes Caribbean Green as a midtone, subdued, emerald aqua green with a hint of blue undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 44 for Caribbean Green.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 35.5 for Caribbean Sunset.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 19.8 for Caribbean Teal.

Dunn-Edwards pairs Caribou Herd with Frosting Cream DEW344 for trim and Crossroads DE5359 as an accent on its color page.

Resene suggests Polo Blue and Topaz as companion colors for Carissma, providing a starting point for a coordinated palette.

The maker positions Carla between a pastel yellow and a pale chartreuse, explaining its yellow-green cast.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 21.9 for Carley's Rose.

PPG describes Carlisle as a deep, subdued, emerald aqua green with a hint of blue undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 19 for Carlisle.

Carmine is a red pigment made from cochineal, the dried bodies of certain female scale insects native to tropical and subtropical America. Its name came into English in 1712 from French carmin and Medieval Latin carminium, which go back to the Arabic qirmiz, crimson. Once common in watercolors and fine coach paints, carmine is used today mainly where a natural color is required, as in candy, cosmetics and medicines.

Sherwin-Williams marks Carmine as archived.

Resene identifies an ochre base in Carnaby Tan and gives the brown a 1960s design association.

Dunn-Edwards pairs Carnation with Strawberry Dust DEW301 for trim and Coral Clay DEC719 as an accent on its color page.

Carnation, the flower Dianthus caryophyllus, appears in English in the 1530s, and etymonline calls the word of uncertain origin. It is perhaps a corruption of coronation, from the flowers' use in garlands or their crownlike petals, or it may come from their pinkness through French carnation, complexion, probably from an Italian word for flesh color and ultimately Latin caro, flesh. English used carnation for skin tone from the 1530s and as an adjective meaning flesh colored from the 1560s.

Carnelian, a red variety of chalcedony, is a variant of the older cornelian, altered under the influence of Latin carnem, flesh, because of the stone's color. Cornelian, recorded in English in the 1560s, probably goes back to the Latin cornus, the name of a kind of berry.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 5.8 for Carnelian.

Carnellian, spelled this way, comes first in the primary palette of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University.

Resene describes Carnival as a deep pink tending toward purple. Its strong chromatic character differs from a neutral dark color.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 35.6 for Carnival.

Dunn-Edwards pairs Carnival Night with Whisper DEW340 for trim and Desert Rock DE6066 as an accent on its color page.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 18.9 for Carob.

PPG describes Carob Chip as a dark, neutral, raspberry chocolate purple with a dusty rose undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 8 for Carob Chip.

Carolina blue comes from the Dialectic Society at the University of North Carolina, founded shortly after the university opened in 1795, which used light blue while the rival Philanthropic Society used white. The two colors became the school colors when UNC began intercollegiate sports in the late 1880s, and by the 1920s the light blue was known as Carolina blue. The exact shade has often been debated, and in 2015 the university declared Pantone 542 the official Carolina blue. UNC names Carolina Blue as the main color of the University, to be used at least 10% on all designs.

Resene suggests Pipi and Lusty as companion colors for Carpe Diem, providing a starting point for a coordinated palette.

Dunn-Edwards places Carrara in the Then, Now & Forever collection and describes its white as having a slight gray influence.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 7.5 for Carriage Door.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 18 for Carriage Stone.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 61.9 for Carrington Beige.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 22 for Carrot Cake.

Dunn-Edwards pairs Carved Wood with Whisper DEW340 for trim and Dry Creek DE6122 as an accent on its color page.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 76.4 for Casa Blanca.

Resene suggests Meteor and Golden Glow as companion colors for Casablanca, providing a starting point for a coordinated palette.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 8.3 for Cascabel Chile.

Resene uses an icy-aqua comparison for Cascade, explaining the cool green-blue impression of its screen reference.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 42.9 for Cascade Green.

Dunn-Edwards describes Cascading White as a soothing white color tinted with icy violet undertones. Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 84 for Cascading White.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 15.1 for Casco Bay.

Cashmere is an old spelling of Kashmir, the Himalayan region whose long haired goats supplied the fine wool. English used cashmere for a shawl of that wool from 1822 and for the soft woolen fabric from 1839. Resene describes Cashmere as a muted coral pink, darker and redder than its Just Right reference.

Dunn-Edwards identifies peach undertones in Cashmere's light beige and suggests light woods and linen as companions.

The maker describes Casper as a pale blue-gray pastel. Its low colorfulness is as relevant as the blue undertone.

Dunn-Edwards describes Cassel Earth as a deep, blackened brown color. Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 5 for Cassel Earth.

PPG describes Cassiopeia as a soft, subdued, seafoam aqua green with a holly undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 58 for Cassiopeia.

Resene suggests Haka and Road Trip as companion colors for Castaway, providing a starting point for a coordinated palette.

Dunn-Edwards pairs Castaway with Trite White DE6204 for trim and Desert Suede DE6206 as an accent on its color page.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 68 for Castle Beige.

Resene suggests Lusty and Gravel as companion colors for Castle Rock, providing a starting point for a coordinated palette.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 37 for Castlegate.

Dunn-Edwards identifies blue undertones in Castlerock's cool gray and suggests crisp white and chrome companions.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 61.4 for Castleton Mist.

PPG describes Casual Elegance as a soft, neutral, taupe beige with a pink undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 67 for Casual Elegance.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 57 for Casual Khaki.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 13.1 for Cat's Eye.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 89 for Catalina.

PPG describes Catalina as a saturated, muted, teal aqua green with a jewel undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 32 for Catalina.

Resene suggests Mardi Gras and Cyprus as companion colors for Catalina Blue, providing a starting point for a coordinated palette.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 48.1 for Catalina Blue.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 27 for Catalina Green.

Resene presents Catch 22 as a metallic black. This flat RGB preview does not encode metallic sparkle or changes with viewing angle.

Resene suggests Hit Grey and Cinder as companion colors for Catskill White, providing a starting point for a coordinated palette.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 25 for Cattail Marsh.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 6 for Catwalk.

PPG describes Cavalry as a dark, gray, twilight blue with a lavender undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 7 for Cavalry.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 10 for Cavalry Brown.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 18 for Cave of the Winds.

PPG describes Cave Pearl as a soft, neutral, hazy aqua green with a foggy undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 76 for Cave Pearl.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 19.9 for Cavern Clay.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 8 for Cavernous.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 3.0 for Caviar.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 58.2 for Cay.

Cayenne, a pungent dried pepper, is recorded in English from 1756. Etymonline traces the word to Tupi, a language of Brazil, and says its link to the town of Cayenne in French Guiana is a mistaken association.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 16.8 for Cayenne.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 65.8 for Cayman Islands.

Resene suggests Stack and Mantis as companion colors for Ce Soir, providing a starting point for a coordinated palette.

Resene suggests Kaitoke Green and Burnt Crimson as companion colors for Cedar, providing a starting point for a coordinated palette.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 15 for Cedar Chest.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 39.7 for Cedar Green.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 21 for Cedar Grove.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 61 for Cedar Key.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 23.7 for Cedar Mountains.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 22.9 for Cedar Path.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 47.8 for Cedar Ridge.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 43 for Cedarville.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 7.8 for Cefalú Beach.

Celadon takes its name from Celadon, a sentimental lover who wore bright green clothes in L'Astree, Honore d'Urfe's 1610 French romance. English used the name for a pale grayish green by 1768. The word also names a greenish glaze on stoneware, which Britannica says is particularly valued in China, Korea, Thailand and Japan.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 80.7 for Celadon Green.

Resene suggests Gunmetal and Sambuca as companion colors for Celery, providing a starting point for a coordinated palette.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 71.3 for Celery.

Dunn-Edwards pairs Celery with Springtime Dew DE5553 for trim and Sand Dollar DE6171 as an accent on its color page.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 74.9 for Celery Salt.

Celeste comes from French céleste, sky or heaven, recorded in the 11th century, from Latin caelestis, heavenly. Etymonline glosses the Old French ancestor of celestial as celestial, heavenly or sky blue, and says the Latin caelum, heaven or sky, is of uncertain origin.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 66.1 for Celestia Blue.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 43.5 for Celestial.

Resene associates Celestial Blue with a deep night sky. This is a description of the catalog color, not a measured sky color.

PPG describes Celestial Blue as a dark, shaded, indigo blue with a cobalt undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 6 for Celestial Blue.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 68 for Celestial Light.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 66 for Celestial Moon.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 10 for Cellar Door.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 50 for Cellini Gold.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 66.6 for Celtic Folklore.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 11.2 for Celtic Green.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 74 for Celtic Linen.

Resene calls Cement a warm brown associated with the Australian outback. It differs from gray survey references named Cement.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 60 for Cement Gray.

Resene identifies Centaurian as a subdued lilac. Its muted character helps explain why the swatch can appear almost neutral.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 18 for Center Ridge.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 48.2 for Center Stage.

Resene describes Centre Stage as a mixture of magenta and violet. The official spelling Centre is retained in this US English article.

Resene describes Ceramic as a gray-influenced white; the name does not establish the composition of a ceramic glaze.

Behr describes Ceramic Beige as a filtered golden beige conveying a feeling that is both comforting and classic. Behr publishes an LRV of about 66 for Ceramic Beige.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 39.4 for Ceremonial Gold.

Cerise is French for cherry, and English took it from rouge cerise, cherry red. It has named a shade of red since 1852 and served as an adjective meaning cherry colored since 1853.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 9.6 for Cerise.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 58.1 for Certain Peach.

Cerulean, meaning sky blue, appears in English in the 1660s, built on the Latin caeruleus, blue or blue green. Etymonline says caeruleus perhaps comes from caelum, heaven or sky. The artist's color cerulean blue is recorded from 1885. Pantone selected Cerulean 15-4020 as its 2000 Color of the Year.

The historical cerulean-blue artist pigment is based on cobalt and tin; CAMEO records Rowney’s introduction of the artist color in 1860. A named digital swatch does not establish pigment composition.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 82 for Ceylon Cream.

Resene identifies an orange influence in Cha Cha's softened red, useful when comparing warm and cool reds.

Behr describes Chai as a light golden delight that calls to mind a warm, spice infused tea latte. Behr publishes an LRV of about 65 for Chai.

PPG describes Chai Tea Latte as a soft, muted, sun soaked yellow with a dandelion undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 69 for Chai Tea Latte.

The maker describes Chain Reaction using metallic sparkle and green, gray, and gold associations. The RGB chip represents only a flat preview.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 46.7 for Chaise Mauve.

Resene suggests Palm Green and Ebony as companion colors for Chalet Green, providing a starting point for a coordinated palette.

Resene uses limestone white as its comparison for Chalk Dust. The comparison describes appearance and does not establish a limestone ingredient.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 82.4 for Chalk White.

PPG describes Chalkware as a midtone, subdued, clay beige with a khaki undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 62 for Chalkware.

Despite a name that might suggest white, Resene describes Chalky as a subdued yellow.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 75 for Chalky.

PPG describes Chalky Blue as a saturated, shaded, stormy blue with a navy undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 27 for Chalky Blue.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 8.6 for Chambourd.

Chambray, a gingham type fabric, is an alteration of Cambrai, the French city once part of Flanders where the cloth was originally made. Etymonline dates the word to 1801. The older cloth name cambric comes from the same city. Resene describes Chambray as a dark denim blue, linking its visual character to a familiar textile association.

PPG describes Chambray as a midtone, shaded, stormy blue with a navy undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 51 for Chambray.

Chamois first named an Alpine antelope in the 1550s, from French, perhaps from a Late Latin word that may come from an Alpine language older than Latin. By the 1570s it also meant soft leather, originally the skin of the chamois, and English speakers sometimes spelled it shammy.

Resene places Chamois in creamy, biscuit-brown territory, emphasizing its warm neutral character.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 25.9 for Chamois.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 74.7 for Chamomile.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 59.6 for Chamomile.

Champagne is short for vin de Champagne, wine of the former province in northeast France whose name means open country, from Latin campus, field. English adopted the word in the 1660s for any wine of the region, especially from the vineyards south of Reims. It later narrowed to the sparkling kind and, by the late 18th century, stretched to sparkling wine made anywhere. Resene suggests Blossom and Polo Blue as companion colors for Champagne, providing a starting point for a coordinated palette.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 78.1 for Champagne.

Dunn-Edwards describes Champagne as a warm, creamy ivory hue. Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 70 for Champagne.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 78 for Champagne Bubbles.

PPG describes Champagne Wishes as a soft, subdued, veiled orange with a red undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 60 for Champagne Wishes.

Dunn-Edwards pairs Champion Blue with Glamour White DEW348 for trim and Nomadic Taupe DE6192 as an accent on its color page.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 9 for Champlain Blue.

Resene suggests Night Shadz and Rose White as companion colors for Chantilly, providing a starting point for a coordinated palette.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 90 for Chantilly Lace.

The maker identifies sand and peach influences in Chaparral's beige, with an association to dry western landscapes.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 8 for Chaps.

Resene suggests Yucca and Half Duck Egg Blue as companion colors for Chapta And Verse, providing a starting point for a coordinated palette.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 9.3 for Char Brown.

Charcoal, coal made by the smothered burning of wood, appears in English in the middle 1300s as charcole. Etymonline gives two possible sources for the first part of the word: Old French charbon, charcoal, or Middle English charren, to turn, which would make charcoal wood turned to coal. Resene describes Charcoal as a near-black for an achromatic scheme. Its preview still differs from pure digital black.