Colours of uniforms, teams and vehicles
Regiments, schools, sports clubs, airlines, taxis and racing cars.
#0000FF
Blue
A primary colour seen in the sky and sea, used since ancient times in art and dyeBasic colour
#FFD700
Gold
A strong yellow named for the precious metal and often linked with wealth and first placeNamed shade
#C3B091
Khaki
A light tan with a yellowish tinge, once made for military uniformsNamed shade · 🇮🇳 India +2
#87CEEB
Sky blue
A light blue named for the colour of a clear daytime skyNamed shade · 🇦🇷 Argentina +5
#800000
Maroon
A deep brownish red named for the French word for chestnutNamed shade · 🇦🇺 Australia +4
#BFFF00
Lime
A sharp yellow-green named for the skin of the lime fruitNamed shade
#80FF00
Chartreuse
A bright yellow-green named after a French liqueurNamed shade
#008080
Teal
A dark cyan named after the Eurasian teal bird’s blue-green head stripeNamed shade
#708090
Slate gray
A bluish-grey colour named after the stone used in roofs and buildingNamed shade
#4682B4
Steel blue
A subdued blue-grey shade named for the colour of blued steelNamed shade
#228B22
Forest green
A deep green matching the leaves of temperate forestsNamed shade
#6495ED
Cornflower blue
A clear, medium-light blue named for the cornflower and prized in sapphiresNamed shade
#D2B48C
Tan
A light brown shade named after oak bark used in leather tanningNamed shade · 🇺🇸 United States +1
#F0F8FF
Alice blue
A pale blue shade named for Alice Roosevelt, once a fashion trend in the USNamed shade · 🇺🇸 United States
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Cornflower blue: TeunSpaans, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Gold: Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Slate gray: Zureks, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Steel blue: Richardd1970, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tan: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Khaki: Mehlauge, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Forest green: Nicholas A. Tonelli, CC BY 2.0, source
- Sky blue: Gabriela Ruellan, CC0, source
- Maroon: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Lime: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Chartreuse: Jeuwre, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Teal: Unknown author, CC0, source
- Blue: NOAA-JMA, CC BY 4.0, source