Color by Number Trivia Quiz

Answer: Chartreuse

Chartreuse as a color used for programming is exactly halfway between yellow and green. This is also called chartreuse green. Traditional chartreuse however, or chartreuse yellow, is more yellow than green.

Answer: Cerulean

Cerulean is similar to a sky blue, and is a mixture between blue and cyan. The roots of the word can actually be traced back to the Latin word for the heavens or sky, 'caelum'. The first known use of the name cerulean blue was in 1859.

Answer: Red

Vermilion, which can also be spelled as vermillion, is a definite red color. In fact, vermilion pigment used to be made using mercury. Vermilion is also known as cinnabar, though recently the name 'vermilion' has become the more common word for the color.

Answer: Mauve

Mauve is a pale purple color. I have yet to see anyone with purple skin, so I highly doubt you should color it in mauve. Mauve gets its name from the mallow flower, so perhaps it is not surprising that mallow is a less common name for the color mauve.

Answer: Alpinia

Alpinia is a plant more commonly known as red ginger. Meanwhile, sarcoline is a slightly pink color that is similar to peach. Mikado is a yellow and pervenche is another name for periwinkle, which is a light blue color.

Answer: Red and Blue

On the Internet, fuchsia and magenta are classified as the same color. In fact, the color is found by mixing the maximum amount of red with the maximum amount of blue. However, generally outside of the web magenta is considered more reddish and fuchsia is considered more purplish. Either way you would find that color by mixing red with blue!

Answer: Honeydew

Honeydew is a pale green color. It is similar to spring green. As you might suspect, it gets its name because it resembles the inside of a honeydew melon. Turns out that a lot of color names are inspired by fruit!

Answer: Sepia

Mahogany, burgundy, and russet are all shades of brown. Sepia is another brown variant, often associated with early photography. Meanwhile, zaffre is a type of blue, malachite is a green, and cerise is a pink.

Answer: Ebony

Ivory is a rather pure white, while cream and cornsilk are more off-white. Ebony, on the other hand, is a grey-black. The color got its name from a type of wood that was also a dark grey. Ebony clouds probably means a storm is on the way!

Answer: Ocean

Azure, verdigris, and celeste are bluish in color. While verdigris and celeste tend to be more blue-green, azure is a strong sky blue. Any of these colors could be used to color in an ocean, but it is more unlikely to find blue leaves, fire, or stones out in nature.