Colors That Start With J

Jacaranda comes through New Latin from Portuguese jacarandá, which took it from Tupi, an Indigenous language of Brazil, where the tree was called jakaraná or jakarandá. Merriam-Webster dates its first known use in English to about 1753 for a group of tropical American trees with feathery leaves and showy, usually blue flowers.

Sherwin-Williams reports an LRV of about 30.4 for Jacaranda.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 22 for Jacaranda Jazz.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 46 for Jacaranda Light.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 64.7 for Jack and the Beanstalk.

Jack Frost, the personification of winter and cold weather, is recorded by 1785, and Jack had been used in such male personifications since the 15th century, as in jack of all trades. The name Jack itself is recorded from 1218 and probably came through Anglo French Jake from Old French Jacques, from Latin Jacobus. English speakers, though, always treated Jack as a pet form of John, and some writers have argued it was a separate English name altogether. Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 73.1 for Jack Frost.

PPG describes Jack Frost as a light, neutral, hazy aqua green with a foggy undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 77 for Jack Frost.

The first jack in the box, in the 1560s, was not a toy but a cheat who fooled shopkeepers by swapping empty boxes for boxes full of money. The spring toy with a figure that pops out of a box is recorded by 1702. Resene also lists this color as Jacksons Purple, with the same code and value.

Glidden reports an LRV of about 36 for Jack O Lantern.

Benjamin Moore reports an LRV of about 32.4 for Jack O'Lantern.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 16.4 for Jack Pine.

PPG describes Jack Rabbit as a midtone, gray, dusty violet purple with a mauve undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 46 for Jack Rabbit.

Behr marks Jackal as archived. Behr publishes an LRV of about 36 for Jackal.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 62 for Jackfruit.

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

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 27.8 for Jackson Tan.

Resene also lists this color as Jack In The Box, with the same code and value.

Glidden reports an LRV of about 65 for Jacob's Jade.

Dunn-Edwards reports an LRV of about 11 for Jacobean Renaissance.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 12 for Jacqueline.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 22 for Jacuzzi.

Jade for the green stone is recorded in English from 1721, after an earlier form iada in the 1590s, and it comes from French le jade, a mistaken split of l'ejade. The French took it from Spanish piedra de la ijada (stone of the flank), named in the 1560s for the belief that the stone cured colic and pain in the side. The Spanish word goes back to Vulgar Latin iliata and Latin ileus (severe colic).

Behr marks Jade as archived. Behr publishes an LRV of about 12 for Jade.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 43 for Jade Blue.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 59 for Jade Bracelet.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 30.1 for Jade Dragon.

Behr marks Jade Dragon as archived. Behr publishes an LRV of about 31 for Jade Dragon.

Glidden reports an LRV of about 53 for Jade Frost.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 11.1 for Jade Garden.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 17.2 for Jade Green.

Asian Paints' older Edutones chart gives slightly different screen values for Jade Green.

Asian Paints' older Edutones chart gives slightly different screen values for Jade Hut.

Asian Paints' older Edutones chart gives slightly different screen values for Jade Impact.

Asian Paints' older Edutones chart gives slightly different screen values for Jade Isle.

PPG describes Jade Jewel as a deep, muted, tropical turquoise aqua with an aquamarine undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 18 for Jade Jewel.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 78 for Jade Mist.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 49 for Jade Mountain.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 39 for Jade Mountain.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 13.7 for Jade Romanesque.

PPG describes Jade Spell as a light, bright, glowing emerald green with a jungle green undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 72 for Jade Spell.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 58 for Jade Tinge.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 28 for Jaded.

Jaded has nothing to do with the green stone: it comes from the verb jade (to tire or dull), about 1600, which grew from a noun jade meaning a worn out horse, recorded from the late 14th century, and jaded itself appears in the 1630s. The origin of the horse word is uncertain, since Barnhart and the Century Dictionary tie it to a Scandinavian source like Old Norse jalda (mare), while the Oxford English Dictionary calls that link unfounded. Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 61 for Jaded Clouds.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 40 for Jadeite.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 28 for Jadeite.

Sherwin-Williams reports an LRV of about 19.6 for Jadite.

Jaguar entered English around 1600 through Portuguese, which borrowed it from Tupi, an Indigenous language of Brazil. Older sources say the Tupi word jaguara could mean any large beast of prey, not just the spotted cat of the Americas.

PPG describes Jaguar Rose as a soft, bright, candy apple pink with a ruby undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 54 for Jaguar Rose.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 17 for Jaipur Dream.

Asian Paints' older Edutones chart gives slightly different screen values for Jaipur Dreams.

Sherwin-Williams reports an LRV of about 39.6 for Jaipur Pink.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 69 for Jakarta.

Behr marks Jalapeno as archived. Behr publishes an LRV of about 18 for Jalapeno.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 25 for Jalapeno.

Jalapeño is recorded in English by 1957 and means literally of Jalapa, a place in Mexico. The town's name comes from Nahuatl Xalapan (sand by the water), built from xalli (sand), atl (water) and pan (place). Etymonline adds that jalopy (1924) may come from the same place name, where many used U.S. cars were supposedly sent. Sherwin-Williams reports an LRV of about 15.9 for Jalapeño.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 32 for Jalapeño Pepper.

PPG describes Jam Session as a soft, neutral, mauve purple with a magenta undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 65 for Jam Session.

Sherwin-Williams reports an LRV of about 30.3 for Jamaica Bay.

Behr marks Jamaica Bay as archived. Behr publishes an LRV of about 53 for Jamaica Bay.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 71.3 for Jamaican Aqua.

PPG describes Jamaican Dream as a dark, muted, breezy bay aqua blue with a twilight blue undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 11 for Jamaican Dream.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 55 for Jamaican Jade.

Behr marks Jamaican Sea as archived. Behr publishes an LRV of about 45 for Jamaican Sea.

PPG describes Jamaican Sea as a deep, pure, marine aqua blue with a gorgeous deep water undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 33 for Jamaican Sea.

Jambalaya is first recorded in English in 1849 and is usually traced to a Provençal French dialect word, jambalaia, though the dish shows up in English before it does in Provençal. Accounts of that word differ: some tie it to the French word for leg and others to a dialect word related to giblet, while proposed African and Arabic sources lack support in those languages. Food historian Anthony Buccini turns it around for the related rice dish Hopping John, suggesting that name came from jambalaya through Creole Jan bale (dancing John).

Benjamin Moore reports an LRV of about 24.4 for Jamesboro Gold.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 33.8 for Jamestown Blue.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 55 for Janey's Party.

PPG describes January Dawn as a pale, shaded, enchanting blue purple with a misty undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 75 for January Dawn.

January means the month of Janus, from Latin Ianuarius, after the Roman god of beginnings, whose name meant gate or arched passageway. The English form appears in the late 13th century and replaced the Old English name geola se aefterra (later Yule). Janus was shown with two faces, which may stand for sunrise and sunset. Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 46 for January Frost.

Behr reports an LRV of about 8 for January Garnet.

Behr marks Japanese Fern as archived. Behr publishes an LRV of about 45 for Japanese Fern.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 29 for Japanese Koi.

Resene also lists this color as Jungle Juice, with the same code and value.

Behr marks Japanese Maple as archived. Behr publishes an LRV of about 12 for Japanese Maple.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 55 for Japanese Poet.

Behr marks Japanese Rose Garden as archived. Behr publishes an LRV of about 54 for Japanese Rose Garden.

Japonica, a name for the camellia, dates from 1819 and is the feminine of Modern Latin japonicus (of Japan), from Japon, a form of Japan closer to the Japanese sound. Japan itself reached English in the 1570s through Portuguese and Dutch, which picked it up in Malacca from Malay Japang. That form goes back to Chinese jih pun (sunrise, from sun plus origin), fitting a land east of China, just as the Japanese name Nippon does.

Sherwin-Williams reports an LRV of about 58.8 for Jardin.

Sherwin-Williams reports an LRV of about 30.1 for Jargon Jade.

Dulux Australia publishes an LRV of about 21 for Jarrah.

Jasmine is recorded in English from the 1570s, from French jasmin (earlier jessemin), which came from Arabic, which had taken it from Persian. Etymonline compares Greek iasme, the name of a Persian perfume that may have been jasmine oil, and notes the plant was first grown in England in the 16th century. Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 83 for Jasmine.

PPG describes Jasmine Flower as a pale, pure, rusty orange with a copper undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 81 for Jasmine Flower.

Asian Paints' older Edutones chart gives slightly different screen values for Jasmine Wisp-N.

Jasper for the stone appears around 1300 from Anglo French and Old French jaspre, whose r has no basis in the word's history. It goes back through Old French jaspe to Latin and Greek iaspis, which reached Greek from an Eastern language; Etymonline compares Hebrew and Akkadian forms. The ancient name covered more stones than the modern one does.

Sherwin-Williams reports an LRV of about 4.1 for Jasper.

Resene's preview of Jasper gives #6A6055.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 61 for Jasper Cane.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 80.5 for Jasper Opal.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 32.2 for Jasper Stone.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 79.3 for Jasper Yellow.

Java names coffee after the Indonesian island of Java, and Merriam-Webster dates its first known use to 1805, for arabica coffee beans grown on that island. Today java is also an informal word for coffee in general.

Sherwin-Williams reports an LRV of about 7.1 for Java.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 8.7 for Java.

Dunn-Edwards reports an LRV of about 7 for Java Bronze.

Jay for the Eurasian bird is recorded from the early 14th century, from Old French gai or jai, from Late Latin gaius (jay). Etymonline offers two ideas about the Latin word: it may imitate the bird's harsh call, or it may have been influenced by Gaius, a common Roman name. The name passed to the North American blue jay in 1709, and jolly as a jay meant very cheerful in Middle English. Behr publishes an LRV of about 21 for Jay Bird.

Sherwin-Williams reports an LRV of about 9.2 for Jay Blue.

Jayhawker is first recorded in 1858 in American English for the irregular fighters and raiders of the Bleeding Kansas conflicts. Etymonline says it may come from jay used as an insult, though no bird called a jayhawk is on record, and the verb jayhawk (to harass) followed in 1866. The University of Kansas names Jayhawk Yellow among the colors that play crucial roles in the KU Signature and the Jayhawk mark, PMS 116.

Jazz first appears in 1912 in California baseball writing, where it meant lively or energetic, and by 1915 it named a new kind of music in Chicago, played first by Tom Brown's band from New Orleans. It may come from the slang jasm (1860), meaning energy, vitality or spirit, which Etymonline links to a still earlier slang form recorded in 1842.

Dulux Australia publishes an LRV of about 25 for Jazz.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 7 for Jazz Age Blues.

Sherwin-Williams reports an LRV of about 59.3 for Jazz Age Coral.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 7 for Jazz Berry Jam.

Behr marks Jazz Blue as archived. Behr publishes an LRV of about 13 for Jazz Blue.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 68 for Jazzercise.

Behr marks Jazzy Jade as archived.

Jealousy appears around 1200 from Old French jalousie, from jalos (eager, passionate), which goes back through Late Latin zelosus to Latin zelus and Greek zelos (zeal, rivalry). That makes jealous and zealous two branches of the same Latin word, and the sense of zeal or devotion turned up in English jealousy in the late 14th century. French jalousie also named a window shutter, borrowed into English in 1766, from the idea of peeping out unseen. Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 60 for Jealousy.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 27 for Jean Jacket Blue.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 77 for Jefferson Cream.

Glidden reports an LRV of about 47 for Jefferson House Tan.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 22 for Jellybean Pink.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 58 for Jellyfish Blue.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 66 for Jellyfish Blue Half.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 74 for Jellyfish Blue Quarter.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 70 for Jemima.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 34 for Jenolan Caves.

PPG describes Jericho Jade as a deep, muted, teal aqua green with a jewel undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 20 for Jericho Jade.

Jersey cattle are named, from 1842, for Jersey in the Channel Islands, which had already given its name to a knitted cloth in the 1580s. The island's own name is disputed: it is said to be a corruption of Latin Caesarea, shaped by Old English ey (island), but Etymonline suggests it is more likely a Viking name, perhaps Geirr's island. Sherwin-Williams reports an LRV of about 75.3 for Jersey Cream.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 38 for Jess.

Jester began in the mid 14th century as gestour, a minstrel who recited tales of great deeds, from gesten (to recite a tale) and geste (action, exploit), from Latin gesta (deeds). The sense of a buffoon at a prince's court dates from about 1500. Jest followed a similar path, from a story of exploits to an idle tale and then, by the 1550s, a joke. Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 6.9 for Jester.

Jet, a deep black stone, is recorded from the mid 14th century, from Old French jaiet, Latin gagates and Greek gagates lithos (stone of Gagai), after a town in Lycia. It was once thought to be magnetic, and from the mid 15th century jet also named a deep, glossy black color. Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 9 for Jet.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 4.7 for Jet Black.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 5 for Jet Black.

Nerolac also writes the name Jet Grey.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 30 for Jet Set.

Behr describes Jet Ski as a muted, mid range turquoise that creates an invigorating and care free ambiance. Behr publishes an LRV of about 26 for Jet Ski.

The jet in Jet Stream is a different word from the black stone: it comes from French jeter (to throw), from Latin iacere, and in the 1690s it meant to spurt or gush out. A jet then came to mean a stream of water and, by 1825, a nozzle for water or gas, which led to jet propulsion (1855) and jet aircraft (1944). Jet stream for the fast current of high wind is recorded from 1947.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 65.8 for Jet Stream.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 85 for Jet White.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 14 for Jetski Race.

Sherwin-Williams reports an LRV of about 60.0 for Jetstream.

Jewel is recorded in the late 13th century for an article of value worn as adornment, from Anglo French juel and Old French jouel (ornament, present, gem). Its deeper origin has two accounts: Watkins suggests Medieval Latin jocale, from Latin jocus (pastime, sport), the source of joke, while another view derives it from Latin gaudium (joy). The narrower sense of a precious stone came in the early 14th century.

PPG describes Jewel Weed as a saturated, bright, peacock aqua green with a seafoam undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 31 for Jewel Weed.

PPG describes Jewel White as a pale, shaded, tarnished beige with a khaki undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 80 for Jewel White.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 30 for Jeweled Peach.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 72.5 for Jicama.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 83 for Jillian Louise.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 13 for Jimbaran Bay.

Jitney was American slang for a nickel or other small coin by 1898, and Etymonline says it probably began in New Orleans from French jeton (a token or counter). The jitney bus, a cheap ride that often cost a nickel, followed in 1906. Writers in 1915 disagreed on its birthplace, with most pointing to California and some to Memphis in the South, while a few claimed the coin slang came from the buses.

Jitterbug for the fast swing dance appears in 1938, from Jitter Bug, a 1934 song recorded by Cab Calloway. It probably means one who has the jitters, with bug in the slang sense of an enthusiast. Jitters for extreme nervousness dates from 1925 and may alter the dialect word chitter (to tremble or shiver). PPG describes Jitterbug as a midtone, subdued, lush green with an organic green undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 49 for Jitterbug.

Sherwin-Williams reports an LRV of about 25.0 for Jitterbug Jade.

James Madison University names JMU Gold as one of its two primary colors, PMS 4515.

James Madison University names JMU Purple as one of its two primary colors, PMS 2685.

Resene also lists this color as Ecru White, with the same code and value.

Jockey, a familiar form of the Scottish name Jock (Jack), meant a boy or companion in the 1520s and a rider in horse races by the 1660s. The verb first meant to outwit or gain an advantage (1708), probably from an earlier sense of jockey as a horse dealer, and the sense of riding a racehorse is recorded from 1767. Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 67 for Jockey.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 39.5 for Jockey Hollow Gray.

Sherwin-Williams reports an LRV of about 71.4 for Jocular Green.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 11 for Jodhpur.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 64 for Jodhpur Tan.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 74 for Jodhpurs.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 80 for Jodhpurs Half.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 84 for Jodhpurs Quarter.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 48.9 for Jogging Path.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 31 for Joie De Vivre.

Jojoba comes from Mexican Spanish and is of Uto Aztecan origin, related to the O'odham and Yaqui words for the plant. Merriam-Webster dates its first known use to 1900 for a desert shrub of southwestern North America whose seeds yield a liquid wax valued in cosmetics.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 24.8 for Jojoba.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 47 for Jojoba.

Jolly is first recorded around 1300 meaning merry or cheerful, from Old French jolif (festive, merry, pretty), modern French joli. Its origin is uncertain: a link to Old Norse jol, a winter feast and the source of yule, is often suggested, though the Oxford English Dictionary calls it extremely doubtful, and the French word may instead come from Latin gaudere (to rejoice).

Sherwin-Williams reports an LRV of about 29.7 for Jolly Green. Sherwin-Williams' older chart gives #53AB3B for Jolly Green.

Behr marks Jolly Green as archived. Behr publishes an LRV of about 9 for Jolly Green.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 15 for Jolly Green.

Asian Paints' older Edutones chart gives slightly different screen values for Jolly Holly.

Benjamin Moore reports an LRV of about 55.5 for Jonesboro Cream.

Jonquil reached English in the 1660s from French jonquille, from Spanish junquillo, a diminutive of junco (rush, reed), from Latin iuncus. The flower was named for the reedlike shape of its leaves, and from 1791 jonquil also meant the pale yellow of its blossoms.

Sherwin-Williams reports an LRV of about 68.4 for Jonquil.

Glidden reports an LRV of about 71 for Jonquil Yellow.

Glidden reports an LRV of about 50 for Jordan's Blue.

Behr reports an LRV of about 56 for Josephine.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 14 for Joshua Tree.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 38 for Joshua Tree.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 66 for Journal White.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 57 for Journey's End.

Jovial entered English in the 1580s meaning born under the influence of the planet Jupiter, by way of French jovial and Italian joviale (belonging to Jupiter), from Late Latin Iovialis. Astrologers held that people born under that planet were cheerful and good humored, and that is the sense that stuck. Jove, the poetic name for Jupiter, goes back to Latin Iovis and an ancient root meaning to shine. Sherwin-Williams reports an LRV of about 55.9 for Jovial.

Behr marks Jovial as archived. Behr publishes an LRV of about 56 for Jovial.

PPG describes Joyful as a light, muted, zesty citrus yellow with a Dijon undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 82 for Joyful.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 75 for Joyful.

Sherwin-Williams reports an LRV of about 69.2 for Joyful Lilac. Sherwin-Williams' older chart gives #E6D3E2 for Joyful Lilac.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 32 for Joyful Lilac.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 41 for Joyful Orange.

Behr marks Joyous as archived. Behr publishes an LRV of about 86 for Joyous.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 7 for Jube.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 54 for Jube Green.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 71 for Jubilation.

Jubilee goes back to Hebrew yobhel, a ram's horn trumpet, which was blown to announce the year of jubilee every 50 years, when slaves were freed and land returned (Leviticus 25). It came into English in the late 14th century through Old French jubileu and Late Latin iubilaeus, by way of Greek. Latin speakers linked it with the unrelated verb iubilare (to shout for joy), and that mix of meanings carried into English, where jubilee meant a time of joy by the mid 15th century. Sherwin-Williams reports an LRV of about 45.4 for Jubilee.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 14 for Jubilee.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 11 for Juggernaut.

Glidden reports an LRV of about 55 for Juicy Cantaloupe.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 30 for Juicy Details.

Behr marks Juicy Fig as archived. Behr publishes an LRV of about 16 for Juicy Fig.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 59 for Juicy Lime.

Behr marks Juicy Passionfruit as archived. Behr publishes an LRV of about 37 for Juicy Passionfruit.

Sherwin-Williams reports an LRV of about 32.4 for Julep.

PPG describes Julep Green as a soft, subdued, hazy aqua with a foggy undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 68 for Julep Green.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 14 for Jules.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 62 for July.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 69 for July Half.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 77 for July Quarter.

Behr marks July Ruby as archived. Behr publishes an LRV of about 8 for July Ruby.

Jumbo was a huge elephant at the London Zoo whose sale to the American showman P.T. Barnum in February 1882 caused excitement in America and an outcry in England. Jumbo as an adjective for something unusually large is recorded from that same year. The elephant's name may come from an 1823 slang word for a clumsy fellow, perhaps from a West African word for elephant; the Oxford English Dictionary instead suggests the second half of mumbo jumbo (1738).

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 15 for Jumbo.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 67 for Jumel Peachtone.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 56 for June.

Behr marks June Berry as archived. Behr publishes an LRV of about 32 for June Berry.

Sherwin-Williams reports an LRV of about 62.7 for June Day.

Behr marks June Day as archived.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 65 for June Half.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 72 for June Quarter.

Behr marks June Vision as archived.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 39.4 for Juneau Spring.

Sherwin-Williams reports an LRV of about 9.4 for Juneberry.

Jungle came into English in 1776 for the dense, tangled growth of parts of India, from Hindi jangal (forest, wasteland, uncultivated ground). Surprisingly, its Sanskrit source jangala meant dry land with only a few trees. By 1849 jungle could mean any wild, overgrown place, and the jungle gym dates from 1921. Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 25 for Jungle.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 16 for Jungle Adventure.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 16 for Jungle Book Green.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 38 for Jungle Camouflage.

Asian Paints' older Edutones chart gives slightly different screen values for Jungle Cane.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 10.7 for Jungle Canopy.

Dulux Australia publishes an LRV of about 18 for Jungle Cloak.

Behr marks Jungle Green as archived. Behr publishes an LRV of about 10 for Jungle Green.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 51 for Jungle Juice.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 52 for Jungle Khaki.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 57 for Jungle Moss.

Behr marks Jungle Trail as archived. Behr publishes an LRV of about 15 for Jungle Trail.

Glidden describes Jungle Vine as a deep, pure, granny smith green with a grassy undertone. Glidden publishes an LRV of about 51 for Jungle Vine.

Juniper appears in the late 14th century as gynypre, later respelled after Latin iuniperus, whose ultimate origin is uncertain. It may be related to Latin iunco (rush, reed), though the sound changes are a problem, while Watkins traces it to an ancient compound meaning bearing juniper berries. The name was applied to North American species from 1748.

Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 20 for Juniper.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 12.6 for Juniper.

Behr describes Juniper Ash as a well matched balance of deep blue and mid green. Behr publishes an LRV of about 23 for Juniper Ash.

Behr describes Juniper Berries as a deep, shadowy blue green like the quiet of winter. Behr publishes an LRV of about 15 for Juniper Berries.

PPG describes Juniper Berry as a deep, neutral, jade aqua green with a malachite undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 14 for Juniper Berry.

Glidden reports an LRV of about 59 for Juniper Berry Sage.

Behr publishes an LRV of about 73 for Juniper Breeze.

Juniper Networks names Juniper Green as a primary color in its brand palette, PMS 2465.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 22 for Juniper Green.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 27 for Juniper Oil.

Juno, the Roman goddess of marriage and wife of Jupiter, appears in English in the mid 14th century, and her name probably means the young one, from a Proto Italic word related to Latin iunior (younger) and English young. The month June probably takes its name from her, through Latin Iunius, a likely contraction of Iunonius (sacred to Juno). Junoesque, for a woman of stately, mature beauty, dates from 1861. Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 70.8 for Juno Peach.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 26.9 for Jupiter Glow.

Jurassic, for the geologic period between the Triassic and the Cretaceous, is recorded in English from 1823, from French Jurassique (of the Jura Mountains) between France and Switzerland. The name was chosen by von Humboldt because limestones in those mountains were laid down in that period, and Jura is said to come from a Gaulish word meaning wooded mountain.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 14 for Jurassic Park.

Behr reports an LRV of about 13 for Just A Fairytale.

Benjamin Moore reports an LRV of about 42.7 for Just Beige.

Behr reports an LRV of about 56 for Just Blush.

PPG describes Just Blush as a pale, muted, cheerful cerise pink with a rose pink undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 78 for Just Blush.

PPG describes Just Gorgeous as a soft, neutral, baby purple with a red undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 58 for Just Gorgeous.

Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 68.8 for Just Peachy.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 56 for Just Peachy.

Glidden reports an LRV of about 67 for Just Peachy.

PPG reports an LRV of about 81 for Just Perfect.

Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 80 for Just Pink Enough.

PPG describes Just Rosey as a midtone, shaded, earthy orange with a dusty pink undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 40 for Just Rosey.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 19 for Justice.

Jute for the plant fiber is recorded from 1746, from Bengali jhuto, from Sanskrit juta (twisted or matted hair), related to jata (braid of hair). The Sanskrit word's own origin is unknown, perhaps a language outside the Indo European family, and the Jutes, the Germanic people, are an unrelated word. Benjamin Moore publishes an LRV of about 63.3 for Jute.

Behr marks Jute as archived. Behr publishes an LRV of about 53 for Jute.

PPG describes Jute as a saturated, neutral, baked beige with a sandy undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 31 for Jute.

Sherwin-Williams reports an LRV of about 12.9 for Jute Brown.

Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 13 for Juvenile.

Johnson & Wales University names JWU Blue as a logo color; JWU blue, black or white are the only colors allowed for the one color logo. PMS 2154.

Johnson & Wales University names JWU Gold as a reproduction color used with JWU Blue, PMS 7409.