Colors - ISCC/NBS


ISCC-NBS is a system for color names based on a set of 12 color terms and a small set of adjectives.

It was first established by ISCC (Inter-Society Color Council) in the 1930s by delegates from American trade organizations and the National Bureau of Standards.

"To be a means of designating colors in the United States Pharmacopoeia, in the National Formulary, and in general literature ... to be standardized as to be acceptable and usable by science, sufficiently broad to be appreciated and used by science, art, and industry, and sufficiently commonplace to be understood, at least in a general way, by the whole public."

NBS-ISCC Color Names

HexColorName
#ffb5baVivid_Pink
#ea9399Strong_Pink
#e4717aDeep_Pink
#f9cccaLight_Pink
#dea5a4Moderate_Pink
#c08081Dark_Pink
#ead8d7Pale_Pink
#c4aeadGrayish_Pink
#eae3e1Pinkish_White
#c1b6b3Pinkish_Gray
#be0032Vivid_Red
#bc3f4aStrong_Red
#841b2dDeep_Red
#5c0923Very_Deep_Red
#ab4e52Moderate_Red
#722f37Dark_Red
#3f1728Very_Dark_Red
#ad8884Light_Grayish_Red
#905d5dGrayish_Red
#543d3fDark_Grayish_Red
#2e1d21Blackish_Red
#8f817fReddish_Gray
#5c504fDark_Reddish_Gray
#282022Reddish_Black
#ffb7a5Vivid_Yellowish_Pink
#f99379Strong_Yellowish_Pink
#e66721Deep_Yellowish_Pink
#f4c2c2Light_Yellowish_Pink
#d9a6a9Moderate_Yellowish_Pink
#c48379Dark_Yellowish_Pink
#ecd5c5Pale_Yellowish_Pink
#c7ada3Grayish_Yellowish_Pink
#c2ac99Brownish_Pink
#e25822Vivid_Reddish_Orange
#d9603bStrong_Reddish_Orange
#aa381eDeep_Reddish_Orange
#cb6d51Moderate_Reddish_Orange
#9e4732Dark_Reddish_Orange
#b4745eGrayish_Reddish_Orange
#882d17Strong_Reddish_Brown
#56070cDeep_Reddish_Brown
#a87c6dLight_Reddish_Brown
#79443bModerate_Reddish_Brown
#3e1d1eDark_Reddish_Brown
#977f73Light_Grayish_Reddish_Brown
#674c47Grayish_Reddish_Brown
#43302eDark_Grayish_Reddish_Brown
#f38400Vivid_Orange
#fd943fBrilliant_Orange
#ed872dStrong_Orange
#be6516Deep_Orange
#fab57fLight_Orange
#d99058Moderate_Orange
#ae6938Brownish_Orange
#80461bStrong_Brown
#593319Deep_Brown
#a67b5bLight_Brown
#6f4e37Moderate_Brown
#422518Dark_Brown
#958070Light_Grayish_Brown
#635147Grayish_Brown
#3e322cDark_Grayish_Brown
#8e8279Light_Brownish_Gray
#5b504fBrownish_Gray
#28201cBrownish_Black
#f6a600Vivid_Orange_Yellow
#ffc14fBrilliant_Orange_Yellow
#eaa221Strong_Orange_Yellow
#c98500Deep_Orange_Yellow
#fbc97fLight_Orange_Yellow
#e3a857Moderate_Orange_Yellow
#be8a3dDark_Orange_Yellow
#fad6a5Pale_Orange_Yellow
#996515Strong_Yellowish_Brown
#654522Deep_Yellowish_Brown
#c19a6bLight_Yellowish_Brown
#826644Moderate_Yellowish_Brown
#4b3621Dark_Yellowish_Brown
#ae9b82Light_Grayish_Yellowish_Brown
#7e6d5aGrayish_Yellowish_Brown
#483c32Dark_Grayish_Yellowish_Brown
#f3c300Vivid_Yellow
#fada5eBrilliant_Yellow
#d4af37Strong_Yellow
#af8d13Deep_Yellow
#f8de7eLight_Yellow
#c9ae5dModerate_Yellow
#ab9144Dark_Yellow
#f3e5abPale_Yellow
#c2b280Grayish_Yellow
#a18f60Dark_Grayish_Yellow
#f0ead6Yellowish_White
#bfb8a5Yellowish_Gray
#967117Light_Olive_Brown
#6c541eModerate_Olive_Brown
#3b3121Dark_Olive_Brown
#dcd300Vivid_Greenish_Yellow
#e9e450Brilliant_Greenish_Yellow
#beb72eStrong_Greenish_Yellow
#9b9400Deep_Greenish_Yellow
#eae679Light_Greenish_Yellow
#b9b459Moderate_Greenish_Yellow
#98943eDark_Greenish_Yellow
#ebe8a4Pale_Greenish_Yellow
#b9b57dGrayish_Greenish_Yellow
#867e36Light_Olive
#665d1eModerate_Olive
#403d21Dark_Olive
#8c8767Light_Grayish_Olive
#5b5842Grayish_Olive
#363527Dark_Grayish_Olive
#8a8776Light_Olive_Gray
#57554cOlive_Gray
#25241dOlive_Black
#8db600Vivid_Yellow_Green
#bdda57Brilliant_Yellow_Green
#7e9f2eStrong_Yellow_Green
#467129Deep_Yellow_Green
#c9dc89Light_Yellow_Green
#8a9a5bModerate_Yellow_Green
#dadfb7Pale_Yellow_Green
#8f9779Grayish_Yellow_Green
#404f00Strong_Olive_Green
#232f00Deep_Olive_Green
#4a5d23Moderate_Olive_Green
#2b3d26Dark_Olive_Green
#515744Grayish_Olive_Green
#31362bDark_Grayish_Olive_Green
#27a64cVivid_Yellowish_Green
#83d37dBrilliant_Yellowish_Green
#44944aStrong_Yellowish_Green
#00622dDeep_Yellowish_Green
#003118Very_Deep_Yellowish_Green
#b6e5afVery_Light_Yellowish_Green
#93c592Light_Yellowish_Green
#679267Moderate_Yellowish_Green
#355e3bDark_Yellowish_Green
#173620Very_Dark_Yellowish_Green
#008856Vivid_Green
#3eb489Brilliant_Green
#007959Strong_Green
#00543dDeep_Green
#8ed1b2Very_Light_Green
#6aab8eLight_Green
#3b7861Moderate_Green
#1b4d3eDark_Green
#1c352dVery_Dark_Green
#c7e6d7Very_Pale_Green
#8da399Pale_Green
#5e716aGrayish_Green
#3a4b47Dark_Grayish_Green
#1a2421Blackish_Green
#dfede8Greenish_White
#b2beb5Light_Greenish_Gray
#7d8984Greenish_Gray
#4e5755Dark_Greenish_Gray
#1e2321Greenish_Black
#008882Vivid_Bluish_Green
#00a693Brilliant_Bluish_Green
#007a74Strong_Bluish_Green
#00443fDeep_Bluish_Green
#96ded1Very_Light_Bluish_Green
#66ada4Light_Bluish_Green
#317873Moderate_Bluish_Green
#004b49Dark_Bluish_Green
#002a29Very_Dark_Bluish_Green
#0085a1Vivid_Greenish_Blue
#239ebaBrilliant_Greenish_Blue
#007791Strong_Greenish_Blue
#2e8495Deep_Greenish_Blue
#9cd1dcVery_Light_Greenish_Blue
#66aabcLight_Greenish_Blue
#367588Moderate_Greenish_Blue
#004958Dark_Greenish_Blue
#002e3bVery_Dark_Greenish_Blue
#00a1c2Vivid_Blue
#4997d0Brilliant_Blue
#0067a5Strong_Blue
#00416aDeep_Blue
#a1caf1Very_Light_Blue
#70a3ccLight_Blue
#436b95Moderate_Blue
#00304eDark_Blue
#bcd4e6Very_Pale_Blue
#91a3b0Pale_Blue
#536878Grayish_Blue
#36454fDark_Grayish_Blue
#202830Blackish_Blue
#e9e9edBluish_White
#b4bcc0Light_Bluish_Gray
#81878bBluish_Gray
#51585eDark_Bluish_Gray
#202428Bluish_Black
#30267aVivid_Purplish_Blue
#6c79b8Brilliant_Purplish_Blue
#545aa7Strong_Purplish_Blue
#272458Deep_Purplish_Blue
#b3bce2Very_Light_Purplish_Blue
#8791bfLight_Purplish_Blue
#4e5180Moderate_Purplish_Blue
#252440Dark_Purplish_Blue
#c0c8e1Very_Pale_Purplish_Blue
#8c92acPale_Purplish_Blue
#4c516dGrayish_Purplish_Blue
#9065caVivid_Violet
#7e73b8Brilliant_Violet
#604e97Strong_Violet
#32174dDeep_Violet
#dcd0ffVery_Light_Violet
#8c82b6Light_Violet
#604e81Moderate_Violet
#2f2140Dark_Violet
#c4c3ddVery_Pale_Violet
#9690abPale_Violet
#554c69Grayish_Violet
#9a4eaeVivid_Purple
#d399e6Brilliant_Purple
#875692Strong_Purple
#602f6bDeep_Purple
#401a4cVery_Deep_Purple
#d5badbVery_Light_Purple
#b695c0Light_Purple
#86608eModerate_Purple
#563c5cDark_Purple
#301934Very_Dark_Purple
#d6caddVery_Pale_Purple
#aa98a9Pale_Purple
#796878Grayish_Purple
#50404dDark_Grayish_Purple
#291e29Blackish_Purple
#e8e3e5Purplish_White
#bfb9bdLight_Purplish_Gray
#8b8589Purplish_Gray
#5d555bDark_Purplish_Gray
#242124Purplish_Black
#870074Vivid_Reddish_Purple
#9e4f88Strong_Reddish_Purple
#702963Deep_Reddish_Purple
#54194eVery_Deep_Reddish_Purple
#b784a7Light_Reddish_Purple
#915c83Moderate_Reddish_Purple
#5d3954Dark_Reddish_Purple
#341731Very_Dark_Reddish_Purple
#aa8a9ePale_Reddish_Purple
#836479Grayish_Reddish_Purple
#ffc8d6Brilliant_Purplish_Pink
#e68facStrong_Purplish_Pink
#de6fa1Deep_Purplish_Pink
#efbbccLight_Purplish_Pink
#d597aeModerate_Purplish_Pink
#c17e91Dark_Purplish_Pink
#e8ccd7Pale_Purplish_Pink
#c3a6b1Grayish_Purplish_Pink
#ce4676Vivid_Purplish_Red
#b3446cStrong_Purplish_Red
#78184aDeep_Purplish_Red
#54133bVery_Deep_Purplish_Red
#a8516eModerate_Purplish_Red
#673147Dark_Purplish_Red
#38152cVery_Dark_Purplish_Red
#af868eLight_Grayish_Purplish_Red
#915f6dGrayish_Purplish_Red
#f2f3f4White
#b9b8b5Light_Gray
#848482Medium_Gray
#555555Dark_Gray
#222222Black

Source: NBS/ISCC Color System


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