Color names starting with C

Carnation pink

The color of the ‘flower of gods’, Carnation is a light shade of pink. After rose, maybe carnation is the most popular flower used in bouquets and flower decorations.

Cathedral blue

As the name suggests this is the color of the stained glasses on old cathedrals. It is a medium light shade of cyan blue. It is also often used in interior design.

Carnival red

Carnival red is a bright deep red color. This is an intense and bold color usually used to grab attention

Carnalian (Cornel red)

Carnalian is a mineral. Polished gemstones made of this mineral has a vivid reddish brown color.

Carmine

Carmine is a shade of red.  Carmine is also sometimes referred to as Crimson Lake . It is a very popular color used in painting, and also in the food industry and cosmetics industry. The color is taken from the natural red dye derived from cochineal insects which are dried and crushed to  make the red pigment dye which is used in natural dyeing of clothes

Cardinal red

Cardinal red is a vibrant shade of red associated with the color of the robes of the catholic cardinals in the chritian churches. There is also a family of birds by that name.

Capuccino

The capuccino is as you already know a type of coffee. There are different shades to this group of coffee depending on the strength of the coffee but the main color is a warm color of brown.

Canary yellow

A canary is a small 4 inch long bird. It is a pet bird and very pretty and sings beautifully. There are white and green canaries but the yellow canary is the most common. The color canary is a very vivid yellow.

Cameo green

Cameo green is a medium greenish-yellow color similar to a minty green color. This color is similar to the color of jade stone, and has a calming effect.

Cameo blue

Camel

Camelia

Camelia is a beautiful lush flower with a bold lush pinkish color.

Cambridge blue

As per wikipedia it is the color used by the sports teams from the University of Cambridge. The color cambride blue has a color code #4b5320 and it is greenish blue. It is more green than blue.

Calliste green

This is a yellow green color

Calamine blue

Calamine blue is a pale blue color. The Latin word “calamintha,” refers to a Middle Eastern herb in the mint family, with blue flowers. Maybe derived from the flower’s color.

Cadmium yellow

Cadmium yellow is a color that is often used in an artist’s palette.  This bright shade of yellow shade is named after the element cadmium.

Cantaloupe

This melon has a light orange color which is soft and calming. 

Carrot

Orange color of a carrot

Caramel

This is the goden brown color of burnt sugar

Capri blue

This is a deep shade of blue.

Caffeine

This is a medium dark shade of brown.

Cafe au lait

Cafe au lait is the french term for coffee with milk. 

Cadet grey

The term cadet is associated with military. The color cadet grey is a blueish grey color.

Cadet blue

This is a light blueish green color.

Cabbage green

Cerulean 

This is a deep and bright blue color.

Cadmium green

Cactus green

Deep green color of the succulent cactus.

Carob

Carob is the fruit of carob tree and has a deep brown color.

Cerise

A vivid reddish pink color

Celestial blue

This is a shade of cyan blue

Celeste

This is a pale turquoise blue color.

Chimney sweep

This is a shade of grey color

Chestnut

This is a reddish shade of brown

Cherry

China blue

This is a medium to light shade of blue, maybe associated with chinese porcelain.

Chamoise

Chamoise is the name of a tan leather made from the the skin of a goat seen in Apls mountains. The color chamoise is a light oragnish brown color.

Chameleon

Chameleon is a lizard that can change the color of its skin according to its surroundings but basically it is a soft shade of green. That is this color.

Champagne

A very light shade of yellowish orange color of the famous liquor.

Chalk white

Charteuse

This is a bright yellow green color of a French liqueur, closely resembling line green.

Chocolate

Cigar brown

Citron

Yellowish green color of lemon

Citrine

Citrine is the name of a quartz with in the shade of golden yellow.

Cidar

Cider is drink made from the fermented juice of apples. The color is a muted orangish brown color.

Cinnamon

Warm brownish orange color of the dried bark of the cinnamon tree.

Claret

This is a deep rich shade of red.

Clay

Claire de lune

Cocoa brown

Cornflower blue

Coral pink

Coquelicot

Coral red

Copper

Cochineal brown

Cobalt blue

Cotton candy

Candy

Coconut

Coronation

Corsican blue

Corydalis blue

Cossack green

This is a dark green color

Crab apple

Crab apples are small apples. The color crab apple is a peachish red.

Cream

Cress green

This is warm shade of green.

Crocus

Crocus is the color of a flower.

Crimson red

This is a deep puplish red color.

Currant

A current is a dired seedless grape of dark purple color.

Cyan blue

This is a green blue color

Cyclamen

Cyclamen is a deep purplish pink color of a the floweer of a houseplant usually seen in European countries.

Cygnet

A cygnet is a young swan. The word “cygnet” comes from the Latin word for “swan,” which is cygnus. Cygnets are born with a light gray plumage that gradually turns white as they mature.

Cypress green