List of Colors Used in the Database

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     White (#FFFFFF or 256,256,256), example:

     Bluish White,

     Greenish White,

     Yellowish White (cream),

     Pinkish White,

     Greenish,

     Blue-Green, andersonite ol

     Green, primary color, #FF0000 or 256, 0, 0, associated wavelength: 546.1 nm, typical example:

     Yellow-Green,

     Green-Yellow,

     Yellowish,

     Pale Yellow,

     Yellow, secondary color, #FFFF00 or 256,256,0, associated wavelength: +/-623 nm, example: wernerite ol

     Yellow-Orange,

     Orange,

     Orange-Red ("salmon"),

     Red, primary color, #FF0000 or 256, 0, 0, associated wavelength: 700.0 nm, typical example: Franklin Calcite SW

     Violet-Red,

     Pink, Sicilian Aragonite, ol

     Violet-Pink,

     Salmon Pink (pink-orange),

     Bluish,

     Blue, primary color, #FF0000 or 256, 0, 0, associated wavelength: 435.8 nm, typical example:

     Green-Blue,

     Violet-Blue,

     Violet,