{"id":38278,"date":"2025-05-23T21:06:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T04:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uprinting.com\/?p=38278"},"modified":"2025-10-13T00:27:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T07:27:54","slug":"top-20-funny-colors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uprinting.com\/blog\/top-20-funny-colors\/","title":{"rendered":"20 Funny and Interesting Color Names You\u2019ve Probably Never Heard Of"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"bde-section-38278-100 bde-section\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-container\"><div class=\"bde-div-38278-101 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-rich-text-38278-102 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p class=\"pb-12 indent-8\">The world of color names reveals fascinating contrasts. Many of us recognize romantically-named hues like cherry blossom, lavender mist, and blush \u2014colors that evoke feelings of tenderness and warmth. However, at the opposite end of the spectrum exist designations that surprise us with their crude or unappetizing qualities \u2014 like Goose Turd Green, Snugglepuss, or Bastard-Amber. These unusual color names demonstrate how our linguistic associations can range from the poetic to the profane, reflecting the diversity of human expression.<\/p><p class=\"pb-12\">This article presents 20 funny and amusing color names you likely haven\u2019t heard before. Each color name is accompanied by its historical background to make it more interesting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-109 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"bde-heading-38278-110 bde-heading toc-ignore\">\nTap a swatch to copy its hex color\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-div-38278-459 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-460 bde-div up-clr-swatch\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-461 bde-div up-clr-swatch\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-462 bde-div up-clr-swatch\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-463 bde-div up-clr-swatch\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-464 bde-div up-clr-swatch\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-465 bde-div up-clr-swatch\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-466 bde-div up-clr-swatch\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-467 bde-div up-clr-swatch\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-468 bde-div up-clr-swatch\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-469 bde-div up-clr-swatch\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-470 bde-div up-clr-swatch\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-471 bde-div up-clr-swatch\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-472 bde-div up-clr-swatch\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-473 bde-div up-clr-swatch\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-474 bde-div up-clr-swatch\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-475 bde-div up-clr-swatch\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-476 bde-div up-clr-swatch\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-477 bde-div up-clr-swatch\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-478 bde-div up-clr-swatch\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-479 bde-div up-clr-swatch\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-449 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"bde-heading-38278-450 bde-heading\">\n1. Goose Turd Green\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-div-38278-451 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-452 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-rich-text-38278-453 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>During the Elizabethan era, dressmakers gave strange and interesting names to describe fabric colors to pique the interests of customers. One of these was Goose Turd Green, which as the name suggests, has a pale yellow-green color that closely resembles that of goose poop.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-454 bde-div up-clr-copy-box\" data-hex=\"#4EA809\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-455 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-38278-456 bde-text\">\nHex: #4EA809\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-457 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-38278-458 bde-image2\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Goose-Turd-Green.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-247 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"bde-heading-38278-248 bde-heading\">\n2. Drunk-Tank Pink\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-div-38278-249 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-255 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-38278-256 bde-image2\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Drunk-Tank-Pink.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-250 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-rich-text-38278-251 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>In the early 1980s, psychologists conducted a study showing that jail cells painted with Drunk-Tank Pink, a bubble-gum pink color, calmed aggressive prisoners.<\/p><p>Soon, bus companies painted their seats pink and discovered that vandalism rates declined; football coaches used pink locker rooms in hopes to pacify their opponents; and door-to-door charity workers donned pink shirts and saw donations increased threefold.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-252 bde-div up-clr-copy-box\" data-hex=\"#FF91AF\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-253 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-38278-254 bde-text\">\nHex: #FF91AF\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-257 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"bde-heading-38278-258 bde-heading\">\n3. Puke\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-div-38278-259 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-260 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-rich-text-38278-261 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>Although Puke is a shade of dark, sandy brown, its name isn\u2019t derived from the color of a regurgitated food. (Sorry to disappoint you guys!). The color was first mentioned in a Shakespeare play in which a poet wrote of a puke stocking, which was a fabric made of wool.<\/p><p>It\u2019s just purely a coincidence that puke stocking and Puke have a similar color.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-262 bde-div up-clr-copy-box\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-263 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-38278-264 bde-text\">\nHex: #947706\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-265 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-38278-266 bde-image2\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Puke.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-267 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"bde-heading-38278-268 bde-heading\">\n4. Dangerous Robot\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-div-38278-269 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-270 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-38278-271 bde-image2\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Dangerous-Robot.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-272 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-rich-text-38278-273 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>Although US paint manufacturer Dunn-Edwards did not explain how it came up with this unusual name, it\u2019s possible that Dangerous Robot refers to the color\u2019s bold, metallic dark, and futuristic-looking shade with a hint of brown.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-274 bde-div up-clr-copy-box\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-275 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-38278-276 bde-text\">\nHex: #C2BEBD\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-277 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"bde-heading-38278-278 bde-heading\">\n5. Elephant\u2019s Breath\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-div-38278-279 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-280 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-rich-text-38278-281 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>Elephant\u2019s Breath was first used to describe a pale olive-green hue in 1880, before it became a cool purple-gray in 1909. But nowadays, the color name is associated with warm and contemporary gray created by John Fowler, a notable English interior designer<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-282 bde-div up-clr-copy-box\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-283 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-38278-284 bde-text\">\nHex: #CDC3B7\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-285 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-38278-286 bde-image2\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Elephants-Breath.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-287 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"bde-heading-38278-288 bde-heading\">\n6. Snugglepuss\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-div-38278-289 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-290 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-38278-291 bde-image2\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Snugglepuss.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-292 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-rich-text-38278-293 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>Snugglepuss is not an amusing insult children throw at their peers but rather a medium light shade of blue-magenta created by paint manufacturer Benjamin Moore. So, the next time your interior designer asks about your favorite color, don\u2019t be embarrassed to say out loud Snugglepuss if you happen to love the light purple hue.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-294 bde-div up-clr-copy-box\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-295 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-38278-296 bde-text\">\nHex: #9C94BB\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-297 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"bde-heading-38278-298 bde-heading\">\n7. Dead Salmon\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-div-38278-299 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-300 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-rich-text-38278-301 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>We hate to break it to you, but Dead Salmon does not refer to the color of a dead fish. The word \u201cdead\u201d refers to the paint\u2019s flat matte finish. Think of a wall with a non-reflective, chalky appearance that absorbs light rather than reflects it.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-302 bde-div up-clr-copy-box\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-303 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-38278-304 bde-text\">\nHex: #C4A998\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-305 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-38278-306 bde-image2\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Dead-Salmon.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-307 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"bde-heading-38278-308 bde-heading\">\n8. Un-Teal We Meet Again\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-div-38278-309 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-310 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-38278-311 bde-image2\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Un-Teal-We-Meet-Again.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-312 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-rich-text-38278-313 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>\u201cUn-Teal We Meet Again\u201d is a blue-green hue, often described as a calming and versatile color. Paint manufacturer Benjamin Moore came up with this silly pun to catch the attention of customers.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-314 bde-div up-clr-copy-box\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-315 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-38278-316 bde-text\">\nHex: #7EC9C8\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-317 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"bde-heading-38278-318 bde-heading\">\n9. Nacho Cheese\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-div-38278-319 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-320 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-rich-text-38278-321 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>If you want your room to look like yummy nacho cheese, or you appreciate the vibe of lazy summer days, then this charming yellow-orange color is perfect for you.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-322 bde-div up-clr-copy-box\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-323 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-38278-324 bde-text\">\nHex: #FFC057\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-325 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-38278-326 bde-image2\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Nacho-Cheese.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-327 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"bde-heading-38278-328 bde-heading\">\n10. Marry Me\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-div-38278-329 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-330 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-38278-331 bde-image2\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Marry-Me.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-332 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-rich-text-38278-333 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>Another amusing color name by Benjamin Moore, this upbeat pink has a warming glow that is reminiscent of bridal bouquets and rose petals. Thanks to its pinkish-neutral vibe, it can go well with a variety of colors and designs.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-334 bde-div up-clr-copy-box\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-335 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-38278-336 bde-text\">\nHex: #F1D6CF\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-337 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"bde-heading-38278-338 bde-heading\">\n11. Naughty Neutral\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-div-38278-339 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-340 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-rich-text-38278-341 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>Neutral colors are often seen as safe or even boring options \u2014 unless you opt for Naughty Neutral that can probably make you feel like you\u2019re being scandalous and adventurous with your paint color choices. This warm medium light shade of red-orange is far from looking boring. In fact, it works well in many spaces.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-342 bde-div up-clr-copy-box\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-343 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-38278-344 bde-text\">\nHex: #B6A4A0\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-345 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-38278-346 bde-image2\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Naughty-Neutral.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-347 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"bde-heading-38278-348 bde-heading\">\n12. Sulking Room Pink\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-div-38278-349 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-350 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-38278-351 bde-image2\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sulking-Room-Pink.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-352 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-rich-text-38278-353 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>Although this color has a depressing name, it is actually inspired by boudoir, a French word that means women\u2019s bedroom or private room. Boudoir comes from the word bouder, which means \u201cto sulk.\u201d Now you\u2019d probably wonder if there\u2019s a connection between bedrooms and sulking people in France.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-354 bde-div up-clr-copy-box\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-355 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-38278-356 bde-text\">\nHex: #A98F88\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-357 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"bde-heading-38278-358 bde-heading\">\n13. Startling Orange\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-div-38278-359 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-360 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-rich-text-38278-361 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>This color is a striking and super-saturated orange hue, which is why it\u2019s described as \u201cstartling.\u201d Thus, it is often considered an excellent accent or statement color.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-362 bde-div up-clr-copy-box\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-363 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-38278-364 bde-text\">\nHex: #F17616\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-365 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-38278-366 bde-image2\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Startling-Orange.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-367 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"bde-heading-38278-368 bde-heading\">\n14. Baby Tears\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-div-38278-369 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-370 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-38278-371 bde-image2\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Baby-Tears.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-372 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-rich-text-38278-373 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>Have you ever watched classic cartoons as a child? If yes, you\u2019ve probably seen this steel-gray color artists used when drawing a child\u2019s tears. Baby Tears is a cool, muted color with a metal-inspired shade akin to silver but is a bit bluer. It is primarily a hue from the blue color family.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-374 bde-div up-clr-copy-box\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-375 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-38278-376 bde-text\">\nHex: #D2E8ED\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-377 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"bde-heading-38278-378 bde-heading\">\n15. Bastard-Amber\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-div-38278-379 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-380 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-rich-text-38278-381 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>This color refers to the amber-colored spotlight used in theaters to produce a warm peach or pink glow on stage. According to one tale, theater electrician Louis Hartman was at his wits\u2019 end looking for an amber-colored filter, prompting him to say, \u201cthat bastard amber!\u201d Arguably one of the most popular color filters, Bastard-Amber is often used to recreate sunlight or to give the illusion of dawn or dusk.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-382 bde-div up-clr-copy-box\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-383 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-38278-384 bde-text\">\nHex: #FFCC88\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-385 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-38278-386 bde-image2\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bastard-Amber.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-387 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"bde-heading-38278-388 bde-heading\">\n16. Drake\u2019s-Neck\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-div-38278-389 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-390 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-38278-391 bde-image2\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Drakes-Neck.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-392 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-rich-text-38278-393 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>This rich, green-colored dye was developed in the early 18th century and was inspired by a male mallard duck\u2019s head and neck with iridescent, bottle-green feathers.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-394 bde-div up-clr-copy-box\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-395 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-38278-396 bde-text\">\nHex: #4F7781\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-397 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"bde-heading-38278-398 bde-heading\">\n17. Flame-of-Burnt-Brandy\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-div-38278-399 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-400 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-rich-text-38278-401 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>Have you ever been to a club where bartenders make specialty drinks that they light on fire? If yes, did you notice the oranges, yellows, and blues from the actual flame? Then, this color combination is the best way to describe Flame-of-Burnt-Brandy.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-402 bde-div up-clr-copy-box\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-403 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-38278-404 bde-text\">\nHex: #A76F4D\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-405 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-38278-406 bde-image2\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Flame-of-Burnt-Brandy.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-407 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"bde-heading-38278-408 bde-heading\">\n18. Banan-Appeal\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-div-38278-409 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-410 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-38278-411 bde-image2\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Banan-Appeal.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-412 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-rich-text-38278-413 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>This interesting color name refers to the pale or washed-out shade of yellow on the inside layer of a banana peel. Banan-Appeal is perfect for small spaces that lack natural light because it creates a sense of openness and brightness, as it reflects more light.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-414 bde-div up-clr-copy-box\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-415 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-38278-416 bde-text\">\nHex: #FCEBB7\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-417 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"bde-heading-38278-418 bde-heading\">\n19. Fuzzy Wuzzy\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-div-38278-419 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-420 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-rich-text-38278-421 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>Fuzzy Wuzzy is a name used to describe a Crayola crayon that has a soft, whimsical reddish-brown hue that combines the earthiness of brown and the warmth of red, akin to autumn leaves, tree bark, and fur of woodland animals. It is a funny color name to say, especially if you say it several times in a row.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-422 bde-div up-clr-copy-box\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-423 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-38278-424 bde-text\">\nHex: #CC6666\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-425 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-38278-426 bde-image2\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fuzzy-Wuzzy.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-427 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"bde-heading-38278-428 bde-heading\">\n20. Razzmatazz\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-div-38278-429 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-430 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-38278-431 bde-image2\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Razzmatazz.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-432 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-rich-text-38278-433 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<section class=\"mb-20 md:mb-28 mt-4\"><p>In 1993, Crayola held the Name the New Colors contest in which five-year-old Laura Bartolomei-Hill was announced as a winner. When you look up razzmatazz in the dictionary, it pertains to a colorful or exaggerated way of talking about something in an attempt to impress or distract people. Thus, it is a fitting name for this rich shade of crimson-rose.<\/p><\/section>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-38278-434 bde-div up-clr-copy-box\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-38278-435 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-38278-436 bde-text\">\nHex: #E3256B\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-rich-text-38278-437 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<section class=\"mb-20 md:mb-28 mt-4\"><p>If you\u2019re going to name a color, what would it be called? Do you want it to reflect your quirky personality or fickle spirit, or do you like to rely on wordplay and puns? Create your own unique color names by combining existing words or using sound-based words (onomatopoeia).<\/p><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-code-block-38278-438 bde-code-block\">\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world of color names reveals fascinating contrasts. Many of us recognize romantically-named hues like cherry blossom, lavender mist, and blush \u2014colors that evoke feelings of tenderness and warmth. 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