The Official Register of Color Names
The Official Register of Color Names

The Official Register of Color Names

Each color must have its own name
The Official Register of Color Names

About Us

The Official Register of Color Names is unique color name register used for registering existing Color Names and naming the new ones. ORCN is not affiliated with any governmental entities or educational institutions.
Our target r2

Mision

Register existing and new Color Names to the ORCN.

Vision

For all colors to have their own names

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About The Official Register of Color Names

Unique

All Color Names included in the The Official Register of Color Names register are unique and do not repeat. Only one Color Name can be assigned to one Color Code. All given Color Names in the ORCN will be stored indefinitely.

Official

ORCN expert team works hard on collecting and validating existing Color Names. We verify official and reliable information sources and include approved and conventional Color Names in the register.

Open

ORCN invites everyone to contribute to the compilation of the register by suggesting existing Color Names that should be included in it. It also gives an opportunity for everyone who wants to contribute to the development of the color name register by naming the colors.

Examples of Color Names In The ORCN

Give New Names to the Colors

Become a Creator of Color History
The Official Register of Color Names gives an opportunity to name your chosen colors. You can choose any unnamed and unreserved color, and name it.
The right to name a color You can purchase at our Color Name Store. The greater share of money received from the sold rights is used to maintain ORCN.
Probably, the most ingenious way to perpetuate yourself, a special person or a company is to present a color name!

Help collect Color Names

Become a Color Name Expert
ORCN is being consistently updated with new color names. Including new color names to the register is a scrupulous and laborious process, because prior to validating a color name, it has to undergo a cross-verification in official and reliable sources.
In such way you will help an ORCN expert team, which will analyze your provided color name on a priority basis.
If you know a Color Name, which is not included in the register, please fill out this form.
FILL THE FORM

Did you know?

Many colors already have generic, historical, or corporate names!
  • US Flag Color Names
  • IBM colors names
  • RGB HEX Colors names

ORCN color codes system

The Official Register of Color Names includes colors contained in 24-bit RGB (HEX triplet) Color Codes. ORCN expert team together with the enthusiasts from all over the world strive to register existing Color Bames and give the new ones as quickly as possible. There is an individual Color Page for each color in the register related to the exact HEX Color Code.
About RGB color model
The acronyms RGB belong to the primary colors: Red, Green, and Blue. The RGB chromatic model consists of combining three different colors, modifying each one's lighting, and obtaining a new color. Thanks to this model, the monitors, televisions, telephones, cameras, and any screen can display millions of different colors. READ MORE
About HEX color codes
The basic structure of a HEX model system is very similar to RGB because these two forms include the intensity of the primary colors Red, Green, Blue, and the information can be obtained directly from that code. However, the HEX code has the advantage that it is much easier to memorize than the RGB code. READ MORE