Color Your Writing with Words from Your Crayola Days…

Note: This is an old list. Don’t hesitate to update it.

browns:                       blues:                     greens:                                purples:                        gray, black, silver, and gold

burnt sienna               cornflower                  asparagus                             lavender

mahogany                  cerulean                     sea green                              mauve

burnt orange              cadet blue                  yellow green                          wisteria

Indian red                   periwinkle                   green yellow                          blue violet

sepia                          robin’s egg blue        olive green                             violet

raw sienna                 aquamarine               granny smith apple                plum

bittersweet                 turquoise blue            forest green                           purple mountains majesty

tan                               blue green                  spring green

tumbleweed               pacific blue

                                    sky blue

pinks:                          reds:                           oranges:                                 yellows:

salmon                        magenta                     melon                                     dandelion

carnation pink            brick red                     red orange                             goldenrod

orchid                         wild strawberry           peach                                    

tickle me pink            violet red                     yellow orange                       

thistle                          red violet                    apricot           

                                                                        macaroni and cheese