Howdy! Picking out the 'right' color scheme for your Web Presence may be a simple task for some. Some people put a lot of thought into which colors go best together. The Wiz is gonna' tell ya' a secret. Many people have a color perception deficiency problem and may never realize it. No, not the same thing as 'color blindness', more like a 'shades of color' problem. Shades of green look green, shades of blue look blue, and so on ...........{except for shades of gray - then we think of Davy Jones?}.
This page shows a lot of colors and the mouse over effect shows ya' what the color would look like as the background. This page is like walking into a paint store and having walls of color to pick from {bigg grins}
Wanting to know how the text and the links{linked, visited, and active} look with the background color you want? Here is a super site for that quest! Thanx to Joe Barta for this fabulous utility for color selection.
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Unveiling the Merkury Color Page
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Eve wrote, "Well folks, it was panic time! ...this is the color code that was my absolute favorite to use...and when I checked..it was NO LONGER THERE without the 404 error...but luckily I had it in my cache...so I can not take the credit for this..except for saving it for others to find and use."
"*note: 2/15/97....Thanx to Jim Jr, who took the time to fix this chart RIGHT! So a great deal of the credit goes to the original authors, and to Jim Jr, for making this chart more easily used! *smile* EVE"
Thanx Eve n Jim! It was always my favorite, also. I added a little mouse over effect I also liked from another no longer existing site. Hope ya' all like it. IF you use MicroSoft InterNet Explorer {sorry, NetScape won't allow it}, just by passing your mouse pointer Over the Joker, the background color will change. CAUTION: IF you click your mouse button, you will go to Merkury's Home Page. That's cool, IF Merkury is where U R wanting to go? Thanx, Wiz
Listed below is a quick reference guide of a few color codes you can use when defining the background, text and link colors in HTML documents. Again, IF you use MS InterNet Explorer, just by passing your mouse pointer Over the Joker, the background color will change so you will be able to view the actual color as the background in the table listed below. Have Fun!
HTML Code Meanings
- bgcolor= background color
- text= color of text (all non-hyperlinked items)
- link= color of unvisited links
- vlink= color of visited links
- alink= color of active links (while being selected)
- font= color of specific text
Color Names and Codes
Once more, IF you use MS InterNet Explorer4 or greater, just pass your mouse pointer Over any Joker below to view the background in different colors!!
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| Color Name | Code | Color Name | Code | Color Name | Code |
 AliceBlue | eff7ff |
AntiqueWhite | f9e8d2 |
AntiqueWhite1 | feedd6 |
| AntiqueWhite2 | ebdbc5 |
AntiqueWhite3 | c8b9a6 |
AntiqueWhite4 | 817468 |
| Aquamarine | 43b7ba |
aquamarine1 | 87fdce |
aquamarine2 | 7deabe |
| aquamarine3 | 69c69f |
aquamarine4 | 417c64 |
azure | efffff |
| azure2 | deecec |
azure3 | bcc7c7 |
azure4 | 7a7d7d |
| beige | f5f3d7 |
bisque | fde0bc |
bisque2 | ead0ae |
| bisque3 | c7af92 |
bisque4 | 816e59 |
Black | 000000 |
| Blanched Almond | fee8c6 |
Blue | 0000ff |
blue1 | 1535ff |
| blue2 | 1531ec |
blue3 | 1528c7 |
blue4 | 151b7e |
| BlueViolet | 7931df |
Brown | 980517 |
brown1 | f63526 |
| brown2 | e42d17 |
brown3 | c22217 |
burlywood1 | fcce8e |
| burlywood2 | eabe83 |
burlywood3 | c6a06d |
burlywood4 | 806341 |
| CadetBlue | 578693 |
CadetBlue1 | 99f3ff |
CadetBlue2 | 8ee2ec |
| CadetBlue3 | 77bfc7 |
CadetBlue4 | 4c787e |
Chartreuse | 8afb17 |
| Chartreuse2 | 7fe817 |
Chartreuse3 | 6cc417 |
Chartreuse4 | 437c17 |
| chocolate | c85a17 |
Coral | f76541 |
coral2 | e55b3c |
| coral3 | c34a2c |
coral4 | 7e2817 |
CornflowerBlue | 151b8d |
| cornsilk | fff7d7 |
cornsilk2 | ece5c6 |
cornsilk3 | c8c2a7 |
| cornsilk4 | 817a68 |
Cyan | 00ffff |
cyan1 | 57feff |
| cyan2 | 50ebec |
cyan3 | 46c7c7 |
cyan4 | 307d7e |
| DarkGoldenrod | af7817 |
DarkGoldenrod1 | fbb117 |
DarkGoldenrod2 | e8a317 |
| DarkGoldenrod3 | c58917 |
DarkGoldenrod4 | 7f5217 |
DarkGreen | 254117 |
| DarkKhaki | b7ad59 |
DarkOliveGreen | 4a4117 |
DarkOliveGreen1 | ccfb5d |
| DarkOliveGreen2 | bce954 |
DarkOliveGreen3 | a0c544 |
DarkOliveGreen4 | 667c26 |
| DarkOrange | f88017 |
DarkOrange1 | f87217 |
DarkOrange2 | e56717 |
| DarkOrange3 | c35617 |
DarkOrange4 | 7e3117 |
DarkOrchid | 7d1b7e |
| DarkOrchid1 | b041ff |
DarkOrchid2 | a23bec |
DarkOrchid3 | 8b31c7 |
| DarkOrchid4 | 571b7e |
DarkSalmon | e18b6b |
DarkSeaGreen | 8bb381 |
| DarkSeaGreen1 | c3fdb8 |
DarkSeaGreen2 | b5eaaa |
DarkSeaGreen3 | 99c68e |
| DarkSeaGreen4 | 617c58 |
DarkSlateBlue | 2b3856 |
DarkSlateGray | 25383c |
| DarkSlateGray1 | 9afeff |
DarkSlateGray2 | 8eebec |
DarkSlateGray3 | 78c7c7 |
| DarkSlateGray4 | 4c7d7e |
DarkTurquoise | 3b9c9c |
DarkViolet | 842dce |
| DeepPink | f52887 |
DeepPink2 | e4287c |
DeepPink3 | c12267 |
| DeepPink4 | 7d053f |
DeepSkyBlue | 3bb9ff |
DeepSkyBlue2 | 38acec |
| DeepSkyBlue3 | 3090c7 |
DeepSkyBlue4 | 25587e |
DimGray | 463e41 |
| DodgerBlue | 1589ff |
DodgerBlue2 | 157dec |
DodgerBlue3 | 1569c7 |
| DodgerBlue4 | 153e7e |
Firebrick | 800517 |
firebrick1 | f62817 |
| firebrick2 | e42217 |
firebrick3 | c11b17 |
FloralWhite | fff9ee |
| ForestGreen | 4e9258 |
gainsboro | d8d9d7 |
GhostWhite | f7f7ff |
| Gold | d4a017 |
gold1 | fdd017 |
gold2 | eac117 |
| gold3 | c7a317 |
gold4 | 806517 |
Goldenrod | edda74 |
| goldenrod1 | fbb917 |
goldenrod2 | e9ab17 |
goldenrod3 | c68e17 |
| goldenrod4 | 805817 |
Gray | 736f6e |
Gray0 | 150517 |
| White/Gray1 | ffffff |
Gray18 | 250517 |
Gray21 | 2b1b17 |
| Gray23 | 302217 |
Gray24 | 302226 |
Gray25 | 342826 |
| Gray26 | 34282c |
Gray27 | 382d2c |
Gray28 | 3b3131 |
| Gray29 | 3e3535 |
Gray30 | 413839 |
Gray31 | 41383c |
| Gray32 | 463e3f |
Gray34 | 4a4344 |
Gray35 | 4c4646 |
| Gray36 | 4e4848 |
Gray37 | 504a4b |
Gray38 | 544e4f |
| Gray39 | 565051 |
Gray40 | 595454 |
Gray41 | 5c5858 |
| Gray42 | 5f5a59 |
Gray43 | 625d5d |
Gray44 | 646060 |
| Gray45 | 666362 |
Gray46 | 696565 |
Gray47 | 6d6968 |
| Gray48 | 6e6a6b |
Gray49 | 726e6d |
Gray50 | 747170 |
| Gray51 | 787473 |
Gray52 | 7a7777 |
Gray53 | 7c7979 |
| Gray54 | 807d7c |
Gray55 | 82807e |
Gray56 | 858381 |
| Gray57 | 878583 |
Gray58 | 8b8987 |
Gray59 | 8d8b89 |
| Gray60 | 8f8e8d |
Gray61 | 939190 |
Gray62 | 959492 |
| Gray63 | 999795 |
Gray64 | 9a9998 |
Gray65 | 9e9c9b |
| Gray66 | a09f9d |
Gray67 | a3a2a0 |
Gray68 | a5a4a3 |
| Gray69 | a9a8a6 |
Gray70 | acaba9 |
Gray71 | aeadac |
| Gray72 | b1b1af |
Gray73 | b3b3b1 |
Gray74 | b7b6b4 |
| Gray75 | b9b8b6 |
Gray76 | bcbbba |
Gray77 | bebebc |
| Gray78 | c1c1bf |
Gray79 | c3c4c2 |
Gray80 | c7c7c5 |
| Gray81 | cacac9 |
Gray82 | cccccb |
Gray83 | d0cfcf |
| Gray84 | d2d2d1 |
Gray85 | d5d5d4 |
Gray86 | d7d7d7 |
| Gray87 | dbdbd9 |
Gray88 | dddddc |
Gray89 | e0e0e0 |
| Gray90 | e2e3e1 |
Gray91 | e5e6e4 |
Gray92 | e8e9e8 |
| Gray93 | ebebea |
Gray94 | eeeeee |
Gray95 | f0f1f0 |
| Gray96 | f4f4f3 |
Gray97 | f6f6f5 |
Gray98 | f9f9fa |
| Gray99 | fbfbfb |
Green | 00ff00 |
green1 | 5ffb17 |
| green2 | 59e817 |
green3 | 4cc417 |
green4 | 347c17 |
| GreenYellow | b1fb17 |
honeydew | f0feee |
honeydew2 | deebdc |
| honeydew3 | bcc7b9 |
honeydew4 | 7a7d74 |
HotPink | f660ab |
| HotPink1 | f665ab |
HotPink2 | e45e9d |
HotPink3 | c25283 |
| HotPink4 | 7d2252 |
IndianRed | 5e2217 |
IndianRed1 | f75d59 |
| IndianRed2 | e55451 |
IndianRed3 | c24641 |
IndianRed4 | 7e2217 |
| ivory | ffffee |
ivory2 | ececdc |
ivory3 | c9c7b9 |
| ivory4 | 817d74 |
Khaki | ada96e |
khaki1 | fff380 |
| khaki2 | ede275 |
khaki3 | c9be62 |
khaki4 | 827839 |
| lavender | e3e4fa |
LavenderBlush | fdeef4 |
LavenderBlush2 | ebdde2 |
| LavenderBlush3 | c8bbbe |
LavenderBlush4 | 817679 |
LawnGreen | 87f717 |
| LemonChiffon | fff8c6 |
LemonChiffon2 | ece5b6 |
LemonChiffon3 | c9c299 |
| LemonChiffon4 | 827b60 |
LightBlue | addfff |
LightBlue1 | bdedff |
| LightBlue2 | afdcec |
LightBlue3 | 95b9c7 |
LightBlue4 | 5e767e |
| LightCoral | e77471 |
LightCyan | e0ffff |
LightCyan2 | cfecec |
| LightCyan3 | afc7c7 |
LightCyan4 | 717d7d |
LightGoldenrod | ecd872 |
| LightGoldenrod1 | ffe87c |
LightGoldenrod2 | ecd672 |
LightGoldenrod3 | c8b560 |
| LightGoldenrod4 | 817339 |
LightGoldenrodYellow | faf8cc |
LightPink | faafba |
| LightPink1 | f9a7b0 |
LightPink2 | e799a3 |
LightPink3 | c48189 |
| LightPink4 | 7f4e52 |
LightSalmon | f9966b |
LightSalmon2 | e78a61 |
| LightSalmon3 | c47451 |
LightSalmon4 | 7f462c |
LightSeaGreen | 3ea99f |
| LightSkyBlue | 82cafa |
LightSkyBlue2 | a0cfec |
LightSkyBlue3 | 87afc7 |
| LightSkyBlue4 | 566d7e |
LightSlateBlue | 736aff |
LightSlateGray | 6d7b8d |
| LightSteelBlue | 728fce |
LightSteelBlue1 | c6deff |
LightSteelBlue2 | b7ceec |
| LightSteelBlue3 | 9aadc7 |
LightSteelBlue4 | 646d7e |
LightYellow | fffedc |
| LightYellow2 | edebcb |
LightYellow3 | c9c7aa |
LightYellow4 | 827d6b |
| LimeGreen | 41a317 |
linen | f9eee2 |
Magenta | ff00ff |
| magenta1 | f43eff |
magenta2 | e238ec |
magenta3 | c031c7 |
| Maroon | 810541 |
maroon1 | f535aa |
maroon2 | e3319d |
| maroon3 | c12283 |
maroon4 | 7d0552 |
Medium Aquamarine | 348781 |
| MediumBlue | 152dc6 |
MediumForestGreen | 347235 |
MediumGoldenrod | ccb954 |
| MediumOrchid | b048b5 |
MediumOrchid1 | d462ff |
MediumOrchid2 | c45aec |
| MediumOrchid3 | a74ac7 |
MediumOrchid4 | 6a287e |
MediumPurple | 8467d7 |
| MediumPurple1 | 9e7bff |
MediumPurple2 | 9172ec |
MediumPurple3 | 7a5dc7 |
| MediumPurple4 | 4e387e |
MediumSeaGreen | 306754 |
MediumSlateBlue | 5e5a80 |
| MediumSpringGreen | 348017 |
MediumTurquoise | 48cccd |
MediumVioleTRed | ca226b |
| MidnightBlue | 151b54 |
MintCream | f5fff9 |
MistyRose | fde1dd |
| MistyRose2 | ead0cc |
MistyRose3 | c6afac |
MistyRose4 | 806f6c |
| moccasin | fde0ac |
NavajoWhite | fddaa3 |
NavajoWhite2 | eac995 |
| NavajoWhite3 | c7aa7d |
NavajoWhite4 | 806a4b |
Navy | 150567 |
| OldLace | fcf3e2 |
OliveDrab | 658017 |
OliveDrab1 | c3fb17 |
| OliveDrab2 | b5e917 |
OliveDrab3 | 99c517 |
OliveDrab4 | 617c17 |
| Orange | f87a17 |
orange1 | fa9b17 |
orange2 | e78e17 |
| orange3 | c57717 |
orange4 | 7f4817 |
OrangeRed | f63817 |
| OrangeRed2 | e43117 |
OrangeRed3 | c22817 |
OrangeRed4 | 7e0517 |
| Orchid | e57ded |
orchid1 | f67dfa |
orchid2 | e473e7 |
| orchid3 | c160c3 |
orchid4 | 7d387c |
PaleGoldenrod | ede49e |
| PaleGreen | 79d867 |
PaleGreen1 | a0fc8d |
PaleGreen2 | 94e981 |
| PaleGreen3 | 7dc56c |
PaleGreen4 | 4e7c41 |
PaleTurquoise | aeebec |
| PaleTurquoise1 | bcfeff |
PaleTurquoise2 | adebec |
PaleTurquoise3 | 92c7c7 |
| PaleTurquoise4 | 5e7d7e |
PaleVioleTRed | d16587 |
PaleVioleTRed1 | f778a1 |
| PaleVioleTRed2 | e56e94 |
PaleVioleTRed3 | c25a7c |
PaleVioleTRed4 | 7e354d |
| PapayaWhip | feeccf |
PeachPuff | fcd5b0 |
PeachPuff2 | eac5a3 |
| PeachPuff3 | c6a688 |
PeachPuff4 | 806752 |
peru | c57726 |
| Pink | faafbe |
pink2 | e7a1b0 |
pink3 | c48793 |
| pink4 | 7f525d |
Plum | b93b8f |
plum1 | f9b7ff |
| plum2 | e6a9ec |
plum3 | c38ec7 |
plum4 | 7e587e |
| PowderBlue | addce3 |
purple | 8e35ef |
purple1 | 893bff |
| purple2 | 7f38ec |
purple3 | 6c2dc7 |
purple4 | 461b7e |
| Red | ff0000 |
red1 | f62217 |
red2 | e41b17 |
| RosyBrown | b38481 |
RosyBrown1 | fbbbb9 |
RosyBrown2 | e8adaa |
| RosyBrown3 | c5908e |
RosyBrown4 | 7f5a58 |
RoyalBlue | 2b60de |
| RoyalBlue1 | 306eff |
RoyalBlue2 | 2b65ec |
RoyalBlue3 | 2554c7 |
| RoyalBlue4 | 15317e |
salmon1 | f88158 |
salmon2 | e67451 |
| salmon3 | c36241 |
salmon4 | 7e3817 |
SandyBrown | ee9a4d |
| SeaGreen | 4e8975 |
SeaGreen1 | 6afb92 |
SeaGreen2 | 64e986 |
| SeaGreen3 | 54c571 |
SeaGreen4 | 387c44 |
seashell | fef3eb |
| seashell2 | ebe2d9 |
seashell3 | c8bfb6 |
seashell4 | 817873 |
| Sienna | 8a4117 |
sienna1 | f87431 |
sienna2 | e66c2c |
| sienna3 | c35817 |
sienna4 | 7e3517 |
SkyBlue | 6698ff |
| SkyBlue1 | 82caff |
SkyBlue2 | 79baec |
SkyBlue3 | 659ec7 |
| SkyBlue4 | 41627e |
SlateBlue | 737ca1 |
SlateBlue1 | 7369ff |
| SlateBlue2 | 6960ec |
SlateBlue3 | 574ec7 |
SlateBlue4 | 342d7e |
| SlateGray | 657383 |
SlateGray1 | c2dfff |
SlateGray2 | b4cfec |
| SlateGray3 | 98afc7 |
SlateGray4 | 616d7e |
snow | fff9fa |
| snow2 | ece7e6 |
snow3 | c8c4c2 |
snow4 | 817c7b |
| SpringGreen | 4aa02c |
SpringGreen1 | 5efb6e |
SpringGreen2 | 57e964 |
| SpringGreen3 | 4cc552 |
SpringGreen4 | 347c2c |
SteelBlue | 4863a0 |
| SteelBlue1 | 5cb3ff |
SteelBlue2 | 56a5ec |
SteelBlue3 | 488ac7 |
| SteelBlue4 | 2b547e |
Tan | d8af79 |
tan1 | fa9b3c |
| tan2 | e78e35 |
Thistle | d2b9d3 |
thistle1 | fcdfff |
| thistle2 | e9cfec |
thistle3 | c6aec7 |
thistle4 | 806d7e |
| tomato | f75431 |
tomato2 | e54c2c |
tomato3 | c23e17 |
| Turquoise | 43c6db |
turquoise1 | 52f3ff |
turquoise2 | 4ee2ec |
| turquoise3 | 43bfc7 |
turquoise4 | 30787e |
Violet | 8d38c9 |
| VioleTRed | e9358a |
VioleTRed1 | f6358a |
VioleTRed2 | e4317f |
| VioleTRed3 | c12869 |
VioleTRed4 | 7d0541 |
Wheat | f3daa9 |
| wheat1 | fee4b1 |
wheat2 | ebd3a3 |
wheat3 | c8b189 |
| wheat4 | 816f54 |
White/Gray1 | ffffff |
Yellow | ffff00 |
| yellow1 | fffc17 |
YellowGreen | 52d017 |
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