Zaffran
Nerolac 4117
RGB 174, 80, 79
This page lists the 96 colors whose names start with Z, each on a swatch with its RGB value, hex code, shade and maker. The whole list, A to Z, starts on the List of Colors.
How this list works: sources, RGB and hex codes, and shades
What the list covers
The list covers the named colors of the web, the colors every browser knows by name, with the numbered variants of the X11 color list they grew from; brand colors whose owners publish their screen values, such as Android Green; the paint colors of Resene, Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore, Behr, Dunn-Edwards, PPG, Glidden, Farrow & Ball, Little Greene, Dulux Australia, Asian Paints, Nerolac and Jotun, each with the screen value its maker publishes; Pantone’s cotton (TCX) colors for fashion and interiors and a few of its paper (TPG) colors, with the screen values a Pantone dealer publishes; a few Crayola colors; and the color names of the xkcd color survey, a 2010 online survey in which people named colors shown on their screens. Pantone sells its own screen values under license, so its rows give a dealer’s screen approximation; match a physical Pantone guide when an exact color matters. RAL offers its screen values in licensed digital libraries, which this edition does not use, so RAL names are left out rather than shown with values copied from other sites. A few Crayola colors are included where Crayola’s own website shows the value; these are screen previews, not measurements of the crayons. A screen value is a maker’s published digital approximation, so paint on a wall looks different in daylight and lamplight, and on a different finish.
Letters go live one at a time; colors starting with A and B were checked on Oct. 11, 2026.
One name, several colors
The same name often belongs to several makers, each with its own color. Afterglow, for one, is a golden ochre at Resene, a soft apricot at Sherwin-Williams, a pale lemon at Dunn-Edwards and a cream in Pantone’s range. That is normal: every maker names its own colors, and no body controls color names. So each version gets its own plate, and the line under the name says whose color it is.
How color is measured: RGB and hex codes
A screen makes every color from three lights: red, green and blue. In the 8-bit sRGB system used on the web, each is set to a number from 0, off, to 255, full strength, and the three numbers together are the RGB value. 0, 0, 0 is black, 255, 255, 255 is white, and 255, 0, 0 is the most saturated red sRGB can show. That gives 256 × 256 × 256, or 16,777,216, possible codes, which is a count of codes rather than of every color the eye can see; screens also differ in the colors they can show.
A hex code writes the same three numbers in base 16, the counting system with the digits 0 to 9 and A to F, two digits for each light, after a # sign. Alice Blue shows how it works:
Red240= F0Green248= F8Blue255= FFHex#F0F8FFAlice Blue
240 is 15 sixteens and 0 ones, and 15 is written F, so 240 becomes F0. A paint chip is a different thing: it reflects light rather than giving it off, so a paint maker’s RGB value is a published digital approximation of the paint, not the paint itself, and a hex code is not an ink or paint recipe.
Some paint notes give a light reflectance value (LRV): the share of light a painted surface reflects, on a scale of 0 to 100. A color has a note only when there is a fact worth telling, such as where its name comes from or how its maker describes it.
How each color gets its shade
Each color gets exactly one shade, worked out from its RGB value rather than from its name. The value is first read in OKLCH, a perceptual color model that approximates how the eye judges lightness (L), chroma or colorfulness (C) and hue (h); OKLCH gives the coordinates, and the twelve shades are GKBook’s own browsing convention. A color with low chroma is white when very light, black when very dark and gray otherwise, and a very light color with only a faint tint counts as white. Every other color is placed by its hue on the wheel below. Reds, oranges and yellows that are dark or muted count as brown, which is why beige, tan and taupe land there; light reds count as pink; and in the band between purple and red, light colors count as pink and darker ones as purple. Every color in the list is then checked by eye against these definitions, and where the eye and the rule differ, the checked shade is used: a blue gray with a clear blue cast goes to blue, a golden mustard to yellow and an olive to green or brown as it looks. Alice Blue and Azure, two web colors, are such pale tints that they are grouped with white; their blue and cyan casts show on their swatches.
Each shade has its own page: Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Green, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, Violet, White, Yellow.
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Z Colors starting with Z 96 colors
Zalatown
Dulux Australia S17G5
RGB 228, 208, 102
Zambezi
Resene BR50-014-019
RGB 107, 90, 90
Resene publishes an LRV of about 19 for Zambezi.
Zambezi
Dulux Australia S18C6
RGB 130, 129, 98
Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 26 for Zambezi.
Zanah
Resene G81-021-144
RGB 178, 198, 177
Resene publishes an LRV of about 59 for Zanah.
Zanci
Dulux Australia S06F6
RGB 211, 134, 119
Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 37 for Zanci.
Zany Pink
Sherwin-Williams SW 6858
RGB 228, 116, 134
Sherwin-Williams reports an LRV of about 30.7 for Zany Pink. Sherwin-Williams' product page gives this value; its older chart gives #E97384.
Zappo
Resene V83-028-285
RGB 196, 192, 226
Resene publishes an LRV of about 62 for Zappo.
Zatar Leaf
Dulux Australia S23G8
RGB 98, 163, 72
Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 34 for Zatar Leaf.
Zeal
Resene G86-060-161
RGB 145, 224, 183
Resene publishes an LRV of about 67 for Zeal.
Zebra Black
Brand color
RGB 0, 0, 0
Zebra Brand Guidelines, February 2022: a Zebra primary color (PMS Black C).
Zebra Blue
Brand color
RGB 0, 115, 230
Zebra Brand Guidelines, February 2022: a Zebra primary color (PMS 285 C).
Zebra Grass
PPG PPG1126-5
RGB 157, 162, 134
PPG describes Zebra Grass as a saturated, shaded, glass bottle green with a viney undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 35 for Zebra Grass.
Zebra Green
Brand color
RGB 120, 214, 75
Zebra Brand Guidelines, February 2022: a complementary color for tables, charts, icons, illustrations and infographics (PMS 7488 C, 375 U). Printed as Zebra Green: 100%.
Zebra Purple
Brand color
RGB 30, 34, 170
Zebra Brand Guidelines, February 2022: a complementary color for tables, charts, icons, illustrations and infographics (PMS 2736 C, 2738 U). Printed as Zebra Purple: 100%.
Zebra Yellow
Brand color
RGB 246, 190, 0
Zebra Brand Guidelines, February 2022: a complementary color for tables, charts, icons, illustrations and infographics (PMS 7408 C, 7406 U). Printed as Zebra Yellow: 100%.
Zebulon
Nerolac 2496
RGB 51, 147, 144
Zeftron
Dulux Australia S32G5
RGB 0, 150, 173
Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 28 for Zeftron.
ZEISS Azure
Brand color
RGB 0, 114, 239
ZEISS Azure is the interaction color, making it the most prominent secondary color in user interfaces (Pantone 2925 C, RAL 5015).
ZEISS Indigo
Brand color
RGB 15, 45, 179
ZEISS names ZEISS Indigo a secondary color and the color of the logo (Pantone Reflex Blue C, RAL 5002).
ZEISS Lime
Brand color
RGB 217, 233, 6
ZEISS names ZEISS Lime the accent color, used for highlights (Pantone 388 C).
ZEISS Violet
Brand color
RGB 143, 60, 251
ZEISS names ZEISS Violet a secondary color, used as needed (Pantone 2587 C, RAL 4005).
Zen
Resene G82-012-140
RGB 210, 208, 174
Resene publishes an LRV of about 65 for Zen.
Zen
Behr PPU11-14
RGB 170, 186, 175
Behr publishes an LRV of about 47 for Zen.
Zen
PPG PPG1040-1
RGB 207, 217, 222
PPG describes Zen as a pale, gray, baby blue with an indigo undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 69 for Zen.
Zen
Dulux Australia S24A1
RGB 194, 207, 197
Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 64 for Zen.
Zen
Asian Paints 8676
RGB 244, 230, 221
Zen Blue
Pantone 14-3912 TCX
RGB 160, 170, 191
Zen Blue
Pantone TPG 14-3912 TPG
RGB 166, 175, 194
Zen Half
Dulux Australia S24A1H
RGB 209, 219, 210
Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 72 for Zen Half.
Zen Mist
Asian Paints 7556
RGB 226, 237, 223
Zen Quarter
Dulux Australia S24A1Q
RGB 220, 228, 221
Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 78 for Zen Quarter.
Zenith Heights
Dulux Australia S30A1
RGB 166, 199, 197
Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 57 for Zenith Heights.
Zenith Heights Half
Dulux Australia S30A1H
RGB 185, 213, 211
Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 66 for Zenith Heights Half.
Zenith Heights Quarter
Dulux Australia S30A1Q
RGB 202, 224, 221
Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 74 for Zenith Heights Quarter.
Zenned Out
Dunn-Edwards DEGR11
RGB 162, 158, 151
Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 34 for Zenned Out.
Zephyr
Pantone 15-1906 TCX
RGB 200, 159, 165
Zephyr came into English in the 16th century as a form of Zephirus, which late Old English had as Zefferus, from Latin Zephyrus and Greek Zephyros. In Greek myth Zephyros was the personification of the west wind, the mildest and gentlest of the sylvan deities, and Etymonline says the name is perhaps related to Greek zophos (the west, the dark region). By the 1610s zephyr had come to mean any soft, mild breeze.
Zephyr
Pantone TPG 15-1906 TPG
RGB 202, 162, 170
Zephyr
Resene B68-045-263
RGB 128, 154, 198
Resene publishes an LRV of about 38 for Zephyr.
Zephyr
Behr 690A-1
RGB 245, 228, 233
Behr marks Zephyr as archived. Behr publishes an LRV of about 81 for Zephyr.
Zephyr Blue
Pantone 12-5603 TCX
RGB 211, 217, 209
Zephyr Blue
Pantone TPG 12-5603 TPG
RGB 213, 221, 212
Zephyr Green
Pantone 14-6327 TCX
RGB 124, 176, 131
Zephyr Green
Pantone TPG 14-6327 TPG
RGB 124, 178, 132
Zeppelin
Resene V29-017-334
RGB 56, 42, 52
Resene publishes an LRV of about 6 for Zeppelin.
Zero Degrees
Behr HDC-WR15-1
RGB 221, 217, 196
Behr reports an LRV of about 69 for Zero Degrees.
Zero Gravity
Behr N450-2
RGB 195, 200, 199
Behr publishes an LRV of about 57 for Zero Gravity.
Zest
Resene O64-150-061
RGB 198, 114, 59
Zest dates in English to the 1670s and comes from French zeste, a piece of orange or lemon peel used as a flavoring. Etymonline calls the French word of unknown origin. The sense of anything that adds flavor followed in 1709, and the figurative sense of keen enjoyment appears by 1791, when Boswell quoted Johnson. Resene publishes an LRV of about 32 for Zest.
Zest
Jotun 1626
RGB 251, 234, 190
Zesty Apple
Behr HDC-MD-15
RGB 146, 163, 96
Behr marks Zesty Apple as archived. Behr publishes an LRV of about 33 for Zesty Apple.
Zesty Coriander
Dunn-Edwards DEBN74
RGB 146, 133, 113
Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 24 for Zesty Coriander.
Zesty Lilac
Nerolac 2304
RGB 213, 198, 223
Zesty Yellow
Dunn-Edwards DEFD25
RGB 217, 204, 100
Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 57 for Zesty Yellow.
Zeus
Resene N35-004-121
RGB 59, 60, 56
Resene publishes an LRV of about 9 for Zeus.
Zeus
Sherwin-Williams SW 7744
RGB 153, 144, 126
Sherwin-Williams reports an LRV of about 28.2 for Zeus.
Zeus Palace
Dulux Australia S45A9
RGB 60, 52, 61
Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 6 for Zeus Palace.
Zibibbo
Resene R32-044-016
RGB 81, 36, 43
Resene publishes an LRV of about 7 for Zibibbo.
Ziggurat
Resene B71-029-207
RGB 129, 166, 170
Ziggurat comes from Akkadian ziqqurratu and names an ancient Mesopotamian temple tower, a lofty pyramid built in successive stages with outside staircases and a shrine on top. Merriam Webster dates its first known use in English to 1874. Its word history credits French archaeology professor Francois Lenormant, whose study of Assyrian cuneiform texts led him to the Akkadian term. Resene publishes an LRV of about 43 for Ziggurat.
Zinc
Pantone 17-2601 TCX
RGB 146, 137, 138
Zinc
Pantone TPG 17-2601 TPG
RGB 145, 137, 140
Zinc Blend
Dulux Australia S10C4
RGB 163, 143, 126
Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 34 for Zinc Blend.
Zinc Luster
Sherwin-Williams SW 9514
RGB 140, 131, 115
Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 23 for Zinc Luster.
Zinc White
Resene Y91-009-076
RGB 225, 219, 208
Resene lists Zinc White in its Heritage range (pre 2008). The zinc oxide pigment called zinc white has no single screen value.
Zinfandel
Pantone 19-1522 TCX
RGB 93, 41, 53
Zinfandel
Pantone TPG 19-1522 TPG
RGB 102, 63, 69
Zinfandel
Behr 660D-6
RGB 118, 97, 124
Behr marks Zinfandel as archived. Behr publishes an LRV of about 14 for Zinfandel.
Zing
PPG PPG1203-5
RGB 251, 193, 123
PPG describes Zing as a saturated, pure, candy corn orange with a golden sunshine undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 58 for Zing.
Zinger
Resene R45-073-025
RGB 135, 61, 66
Resene publishes an LRV of about 15 for Zinger.
Zingiber
Dulux Australia S16E8
RGB 170, 143, 73
Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 33 for Zingiber.
Zinnia
Pantone 14-1159 TCX
RGB 255, 160, 13
Zinnia
Pantone TPG 14-1159 TPG
RGB 255, 166, 55
Zinnia Bloom
Asian Paints 8716
RGB 239, 227, 223
Zinnia Gold
Behr 320B-5
RGB 255, 215, 129
Behr marks Zinnia Gold as archived. Behr publishes an LRV of about 72 for Zinnia Gold.
Zinnia Pink-N
Asian Paints 9586
RGB 215, 163, 201
Zinnwaldite
Name that Color
RGB 235, 194, 175
Name that Color, a software naming list by Chirag Mehta, pairs Zinnwaldite with this value. It is a digital label, not a measurement of zinnwaldite, a mica mineral.
Zinzan
Resene B29-032-265
RGB 25, 42, 65
Resene publishes an LRV of about 6 for Zinzan.
Zion
Resene Y59-114-080
RGB 172, 121, 17
Resene publishes an LRV of about 27 for Zion.
Zippy Green
Jotun 7710
RGB 180, 186, 89
Zircon
Resene N93-005-244
RGB 222, 227, 227
Zircon names a yellowish mineral that forms crystals, and it first appears in English in 1794 as circon, from German Zirkon (1789). Etymonline says the German word probably comes from 18th century French jargon, a vague name for fine gemstones that resembled diamonds, which traces to Medieval Latin jargonce, of uncertain origin. The Century Dictionary offers a different source, Arabic zarkun (cinnabar). Resene publishes an LRV of about 81 for Zircon.
Zircon
Sherwin-Williams SW 7667
RGB 202, 201, 198
Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 58.7 for Zircon.
Zircon
Jotun 3014
RGB 201, 192, 192
Zodiac
Resene M38-047-292
RGB 65, 58, 93
Zodiac has named the belt of constellations around the ecliptic, where the planets move, since the late 14th century, when it was spelled zodiak. It came through Old French zodiaque and Latin zodiacus from Greek zoidiakos kyklos (circle of little animals), built on zoidion, a diminutive of zoion (animal). Old English called the zodiac twelf tacna (the twelve signs). Resene publishes an LRV of about 10 for Zodiac.
Zombie
Resene Y83-063-082
RGB 221, 194, 131
Zombie, also spelled zombi or jumbie, is first recorded in English in 1788 for the spirit of a dead wicked person that torments the living. It is usually said to be West African, and Etymonline compares Kikongo zumbi (fetish) and djumbi (ghost), but it may blend two words, since a chief's title recorded in 1819 is said to come from Kimbundu nzambi (deity). The sense of a reanimated corpse entered English by 1929 through William Seabrook, who saw it as particular to Haiti. Resene publishes an LRV of about 63 for Zombie.
Zombie
PPG PPG1010-7
RGB 89, 90, 92
PPG describes Zombie as a dark, cool, onyx black with a charcoal undertone. PPG publishes an LRV of about 10 for Zombie.
Zomp
Resene G68-078-178
RGB 57, 167, 141
Resene publishes an LRV of about 38 for Zomp.
Zoom
Dulux Australia S47B5
RGB 123, 108, 117
Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 21 for Zoom.
Zoop De Loop
Resene M52-085-267
RGB 37, 70, 131
Resene publishes an LRV of about 20 for Zoop De Loop.
Zorba
Resene BR68-016-056
RGB 162, 149, 137
Resene publishes an LRV of about 38 for Zorba.
Zscaler Logo Blue
Brand color
RGB 35, 107, 245
Zscaler's website logo uses this blue, which replaced the logo blues in its 2018 brand guide. Zscaler publishes no name for it, and a tile color setting on its site gives #2368F5.
Zucchini Cream
Dulux Australia S22C4
RGB 152, 169, 139
Dulux Australia reports an LRV of about 42 for Zucchini Cream.
Zucchini Flower
Dunn-Edwards DET478
RGB 232, 166, 78
Dunn-Edwards publishes an LRV of about 43 for Zucchini Flower.
Zuccini
Resene G36-054-160
RGB 23, 70, 46
Resene publishes an LRV of about 9 for Zuccini.
Zulu
Resene N47-007-327
RGB 88, 81, 86
Resene publishes an LRV of about 16 for Zulu.
Zumthor
Resene N88-007-210
RGB 205, 213, 213
Resene publishes an LRV of about 71 for Zumthor.
Zurich White
Sherwin-Williams SW 7626
RGB 230, 225, 217
Sherwin-Williams publishes an LRV of about 75.8 for Zurich White.
Zydeco
Resene WD008
RGB 32, 72, 63
More A-to-Z lists
For other A-to-Z lists, see the List of Phobias, the List of Manias, the List of Hobbies, the List of Branches of Science, the List of Collective Nouns, the List of Mottoes, the List of Slogans and the List of Aircraft Registration Prefixes.
Frequently asked questions
What colors start with the letter Z?
No CSS web color name starts with Z. Well-known ones include brand colors such as ZEISS Azure and Zebra Blue, Pantone Zephyr Blue and paint colors such as Resene Zambezi and Zumthor, Sherwin-Williams Zurich White, Dulux Zen and Dunn-Edwards Zucchini Flower.
Why do some Z names appear more than once?
13 names starting with Z belong to more than one maker, and each maker gives the name its own color. Each version has its own plate, with the maker named under it.
Can I copy a hex code?
Yes. Click or tap any hex code on a plate to copy it, ready to paste into a design or web page.
Will the paint on a wall match the color on screen?
Not exactly. A screen value is the paint maker's best match for a screen; paint looks different under daylight, lamps and in the sample size, so check a real sample before you buy.
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