colors(n)

🎨 colors(n) 💅

okay so bestie, you're looking at the colors page from Tk Built-In Commands, and honestly? it's a whole vibe. buckle up. 🌈

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✨ NAME ✨

colors — the symbolic color names that Tk actually recognizes, no cap 🎀

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💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so here's the tea, bestie: Tk recognizes a lot of symbolic color names when you're out here specifying colors — like red, for example, which is literally the most main-character color there is 👑. no need to memorize hex codes like some kind of gremlin, you just say the name and Tk gets it. iykyk ✨

and because Tk is an overachiever (we love that for her), the symbolic names it recognizes each come with their own 8-bit-per-channel RGB values — yep, all three channels, 8 bits each, so you know exactly what red-red-green-blue situation you're getting 💅

the list of every symbolic name Tk recognizes, plus its RGB values, is coming right up in the next part — stay tuned, this is about to be iconic 🦋

ngl, the fact that there's a whole lookup table of color names baked into Tk? it's giving "she prepared ahead of time." we stan. 💜

• alice blue — 240 248 255
• AliceBlue — 240 248 255
• antique white — 250 235 215
• AntiqueWhite — 250 235 215
• AntiqueWhite1 — 255 239 219
• AntiqueWhite2 — 238 223 204
• AntiqueWhite3 — 205 192 176
• AntiqueWhite4 — 139 131 120
• aqua — 0 255 255
• aquamarine — 127 255 212
• aquamarine1 — 127 255 212
• aquamarine2 — 118 238 198
• aquamarine3 — 102 205 170
• aquamarine4 — 69 139 116
• azure — 240 255 255
• azure1 — 240 255 255
• azure2 — 224 238 238
• azure3 — 193 205 205
• azure4 — 131 139 139
• beige — 245 245 220
• bisque — 255 228 196
• bisque1 — 255 228 196
• bisque2 — 238 213 183
• bisque3 — 205 183 158
• bisque4 — 139 125 107
• black — 0 0 0
• blanched almond — 255 235 205
• BlanchedAlmond — 255 235 205
• blue — 0 0 255
• blue violet — 138 43 226
• blue1 — 0 0 255
• blue2 — 0 0 238
• blue3 — 0 0 205
• blue4 — 0 0 139
• BlueViolet — 138 43 226
• brown — 165 42 42
• brown1 — 255 64 64
• brown2 — 238 59 59
• brown3 — 205 51 51
• brown4 — 139 35 35
• burlywood — 222 184 135
• burlywood1 — 255 211 155
• burlywood2 — 238 197 145
• burlywood3 — 205 170 125
• burlywood4 — 139 115 85
• cadet blue — 95 158 160
• CadetBlue — 95 158 160
• CadetBlue1 — 152 245 255
• CadetBlue2 — 142 229 238
• CadetBlue3 — 122 197 205
• CadetBlue4 — 83 134 139
• chartreuse — 127 255 0
• chartreuse1 — 127 255 0
• chartreuse2 — 118 238 0
• chartreuse3 — 102 205 0
• chartreuse4 — 69 139 0
• chocolate — 210 105 30
• chocolate1 — 255 127 36
• chocolate2 — 238 118 33
• chocolate3 — 205 102 29
• chocolate4 — 139 69 19
• coral — 255 127 80
• coral1 — 255 114 86
• coral2 — 238 106 80
• coral3 — 205 91 69
• coral4 — 139 62 47
• cornflower blue — 100 149 237
• CornflowerBlue — 100 149 237
• cornsilk — 255 248 220
• cornsilk1 — 255 248 220
• cornsilk2 — 238 232 205
• cornsilk3 — 205 200 177
• cornsilk4 — 139 136 120
• crimson — 220 20 60
• cyan — 0 255 255
• cyan1 — 0 255 255
• cyan2 — 0 238 238
• cyan3 — 0 205 205
• cyan4 — 0 139 139

okay bestie stay with me, we're like a third of the way in and the pattern is starting to show itself 👀 the 1 through 4 versions? that's the glow-down scale — 1 is the brightest, 4 is the moodiest dark version of the same vibe. iconic behaviour honestly 💅

• dark blue — 0 0 139
• dark cyan — 0 139 139
• dark goldenrod — 184 134 11
• dark gray — 169 169 169
• dark green — 0 100 0
• dark grey — 169 169 169
• dark khaki — 189 183 107
• dark magenta — 139 0 139
• dark olive green — 85 107 47
• dark orange — 255 140 0
• dark orchid — 153 50 204
• dark red — 139 0 0
• dark salmon — 233 150 122
• dark sea green — 143 188 143
• dark slate blue — 72 61 139
• dark slate gray — 47 79 79
• dark slate grey — 47 79 79
• dark turquoise — 0 206 209
• dark violet — 148 0 211
• DarkBlue — 0 0 139
• DarkCyan — 0 139 139
• DarkGoldenrod — 184 134 11
• DarkGoldenrod1 — 255 185 15
• DarkGoldenrod2 — 238 173 14
• DarkGoldenrod3 — 205 149 12
• DarkGoldenrod4 — 139 101 8
• DarkGray — 169 169 169
• DarkGreen — 0 100 0
• DarkGrey — 169 169 169
• DarkKhaki — 189 183 107
• DarkMagenta — 139 0 139
• DarkOliveGreen — 85 107 47
• DarkOliveGreen1 — 202 255 112
• DarkOliveGreen2 — 188 238 104
• DarkOliveGreen3 — 162 205 90
• DarkOliveGreen4 — 110 139 61
• DarkOrange — 255 140 0
• DarkOrange1 — 255 127 0
• DarkOrange2 — 238 118 0
• DarkOrange3 — 205 102 0
• DarkOrange4 — 139 69 0
• DarkOrchid — 153 50 204
• DarkOrchid1 — 191 62 255
• DarkOrchid2 — 178 58 238
• DarkOrchid3 — 154 50 205
• DarkOrchid4 — 104 34 139
• DarkRed — 139 0 0
• DarkSalmon — 233 150 122
• DarkSeaGreen — 143 188 143
• DarkSeaGreen1 — 193 255 193
• DarkSeaGreen2 — 180 238 180
• DarkSeaGreen3 — 155 205 155
• DarkSeaGreen4 — 105 139 105
• DarkSlateBlue — 72 61 139
• DarkSlateGray — 47 79 79
• DarkSlateGray1 — 151 255 255
• DarkSlateGray2 — 141 238 238
• DarkSlateGray3 — 121 205 205
• DarkSlateGray4 — 82 139 139
• DarkSlateGrey — 47 79 79
• DarkTurquoise — 0 206 209
• DarkViolet — 148 0 211
• deep pink — 255 20 147
• deep sky blue — 0 191 255
• DeepPink — 255 20 147
• DeepPink1 — 255 20 147
• DeepPink2 — 238 18 137
• DeepPink3 — 205 16 118
• DeepPink4 — 139 10 80
• DeepSkyBlue — 0 191 255
• DeepSkyBlue1 — 0 191 255
• DeepSkyBlue2 — 0 178 238
• DeepSkyBlue3 — 0 154 205
• DeepSkyBlue4 — 0 104 139
• dim gray — 105 105 105
• dim grey — 105 105 105
• DimGray — 105 105 105
• DimGrey — 105 105 105
• dodger blue — 30 144 255
• DodgerBlue — 30 144 255
• DodgerBlue1 — 30 144 255
• DodgerBlue2 — 28 134 238
• DodgerBlue3 — 24 116 205
• DodgerBlue4 — 16 78 139
• firebrick — 178 34 34
• firebrick1 — 255 48 48
• firebrick2 — 238 44 44
• firebrick3 — 205 38 38
• firebrick4 — 139 26 26
• floral white — 255 250 240
• FloralWhite — 255 250 240
• forest green — 34 139 34
• ForestGreen — 34 139 34
• fuchsia — 255 0 255
• gainsboro — 220 220 220
• ghost white — 248 248 255
• GhostWhite — 248 248 255
• gold — 255 215 0
• gold1 — 255 215 0
• gold2 — 238 201 0
• gold3 — 205 173 0
• gold4 — 139 117 0
• goldenrod — 218 165 32
• goldenrod1 — 255 193 37
• goldenrod2 — 238 180 34
• goldenrod3 — 205 155 29
• goldenrod4 — 139 105 20
• gray — 128 128 128
• gray0 — 0 0 0
• gray1 — 3 3 3
• gray2 — 5 5 5
• gray3 — 8 8 8
• gray4 — 10 10 10
• gray5 — 13 13 13
• gray6 — 15 15 15
• gray7 — 18 18 18
• gray8 — 20 20 20
• gray9 — 23 23 23
• gray10 — 26 26 26
• gray11 — 28 28 28
• gray12 — 31 31 31
• gray13 — 33 33 33
• gray14 — 36 36 36
• gray15 — 38 38 38
• gray16 — 41 41 41
• gray17 — 43 43 43

two things you're gonna notice and I need you to just accept them, bestie 🫶 first: dark gray / dark grey and every other gray/grey pair — same numbers, two spellings, they're twins and nobody's picking a favourite. second: gray0 through gray17 are climbing out of the void three-ish points at a time, it's giving a very slow sunrise 😭 and gray0 matching black at 0 0 0? no cap, that's just moody 💀

gray18                    46      46     46
gray19                    48      48     48
gray20                    51      51     51
gray21                    54      54     54
gray22                    56      56     56
gray23                    59      59     59
gray24                    61      61     61
gray25                    64      64     64
gray26                    66      66     66
gray27                    69      69     69
gray28                    71      71     71
gray29                    74      74     74
gray30                    77      77     77
gray31                    79      79     79
gray32                    82      82     82
gray33                    84      84     84
gray34                    87      87     87
gray35                    89      89     89
gray36                    92      92     92
gray37                    94      94     94
gray38                    97      97     97
gray39                    99      99     99
gray40                   102     102    102
gray41                   105     105    105
gray42                   107     107    107
gray43                   110     110    110
gray44                   112     112    112
gray45                   115     115    115
gray46                   117     117    117
gray47                   120     120    120
gray48                   122     122    122
gray49                   125     125    125
gray50                   127     127    127
gray51                   130     130    130
gray52                   133     133    133
gray53                   135     135    135
gray54                   138     138    138
gray55                   140     140    140
gray56                   143     143    143
gray57                   145     145    145
gray58                   148     148    148
gray59                   150     150    150
gray60                   153     153    153
gray61                   156     156    156
gray62                   158     158    158
gray63                   161     161    161
gray64                   163     163    163
gray65                   166     166    166
gray66                   168     168    168
gray67                   171     171    171
gray68                   173     173    173
gray69                   176     176    176
gray70                   179     179    179
gray71                   181     181    181
gray72                   184     184    184
gray73                   186     186    186
gray74                   189     189    189
gray75                   191     191    191
gray76                   194     194    194
gray77                   196     196    196
gray78                   199     199    199
gray79                   201     201    201
gray80                   204     204    204
gray81                   207     207    207
gray82                   209     209    209
gray83                   212     212    212
gray84                   214     214    214
gray85                   217     217    217
gray86                   219     219    219
gray87                   222     222    222
gray88                   224     224    224
gray89                   227     227    227
gray90                   229     229     229
gray91                   232     232    232
gray92                   235     235    235
gray93                   237     237    237
gray94                   240     240    240
gray95                   242     242    242
gray96                   245     245    245
gray97                   247     247    247
gray98                   250     250    250
gray99                   252     252    252
gray100                  255     255    255

okay bestie we made it to gray100, that's the whole gray ladder from basically-the-void up to pure white, no cap 💀✨ take a breath, hydrate, we're only like a third of the way through this list.

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next up, the greens — and heads up, there is a color literally named green yellow (with a space, lowercase, icon behavior honestly) and a GreenYellow (CamelCase, same exact numbers, 173 255 47). both exist. both valid. don't ask, just vibe 🍓

green                      0     128      0
green yellow             173     255     47
green1                     0     255      0
green2                     0     238      0
green3                     0     205      0
green4                     0     139      0
GreenYellow              173     255     47

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and now… the British spelling arc 🫶 we already did gray with an a, and now here comes grey with an e, and yes it's the entire 0-through-100 ladder all over again — but it starts with a plain grey at 128 128 128 before the numbered ones kick in. the way this manpage said "why not both, twice, at full length" — main character energy fr fr 💅

note that grey sits at 128 128 128 while grey0 starts the ramp at 0 0 0, so they're not the same thing, don't get it twisted 😭

grey                     128      128   128
grey0                      0       0      0
grey1                      3       3      3
grey2                      5       5      5
grey3                      8       8      8
grey4                     10      10     10
grey5                     13      13     13
grey6                     15      15     15
grey7                     18      18     18
grey8                     20      20     20
grey9                     23      23     23
grey10                    26      26     26
grey11                    28      28     28
grey12                    31      31     31
grey13                    33      33     33
grey14                    36      36     36
grey15                    38      38     38
grey16                    41      41     41
grey17                    43      43     43
grey18                    46      46     46
grey19                    48      48     48
grey20                    51      51     51
grey21                    54      54     54
grey22                    56      56     56
grey23                    59      59     59
grey24                    61      61     61
grey25                    64      64     64
grey26                    66      66     66
grey27                    69      69     69
grey28                    71      71     71
grey29                    74      74     74
grey30                    77      77     77
grey31                    79      79     79
grey32                    82      82     82
grey33                    84      84     84
grey34                    87      87     87
grey35                    89      89     89
grey36                    92      92     92
grey37                    94      94     94
grey38                    97      97     97
grey39                    99      99     99
grey40                   102     102    102
grey41                   105     105    105
grey42                   107     107    107
grey43                   110     110    110
grey44                   112     112    112
grey45                   115     115    115
grey46                   117     117    117
grey47                   120     120    120
grey48                   122     122    122
grey49                   125     125    125
grey50                   127     127    127
grey51                   130     130    130
grey52                   133     133    133
grey53                   135     135    135
grey54                   138     138    138
grey55                   140     140    140
grey56                   143     143    143
grey57                   145     145    145
grey58                   148     148    148
grey59                   150     150    150
grey60                   153     153    153
grey61                   156     156    156
grey62                   158     158    158
grey63                   161     161    161
grey64                   163     163    163
grey65                   166     166    166
grey66                   168     168    168
grey67                   171     171    171
grey68                   173     173    173
grey69                   176     176    176
grey70                   179     179    179
grey71                   181     181    181
grey72                   184     184    184
grey73                   186     186    186
grey74                   189     189    189
grey75                   191     191    191
grey76                   194     194    194
grey77                   196     196    196
grey78                   199     199    199
grey79                   201     201    201
grey80                   204     204    204
grey81                   207     207    207
grey82                   209     209    209
grey83                   212     212    212
grey84                   214     214    214
grey85                   217     217    217
grey86                   219     219    219
grey87                   222     222    222
grey88                   224     224     224
grey89                   227     227    227
grey90                   229     229    229
grey91                   232     232    232
grey92                   235     235    235
grey93                   237     237    237
grey94                   240     240    240
grey95                   242     242    242
grey96                   245     245    245
grey97                   247     247    247
grey98                   250     250    250
grey99                   252     252    252
grey100                  255     255    255

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then we get a little palate cleanser: honeydew 🍈 the plain one and honeydew1 are literally twins — 240 255 240 both of them, obsessed with the consistency — and then 2, 3, 4 go progressively deeper because that's just how this whole page rolls 🧚

honeydew                 240     255    240
honeydew1                240     255    240
honeydew2                224     238    224
honeydew3                193     205    193
honeydew4                131     139    131

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pink girlies rise 🎀 and yes, hot pink has a space and lowercase, but HotPink is CamelCase — both 255 105 180, same color, two names, we love an aliased icon. then HotPink1 through HotPink4 do the descending gradient thing (and real talk, the 1–4 numbering convention is everywhere in this list, keep your eyes peeled 👑).

hot pink                 255     105    180
HotPink                  255     105    180
HotPink1                 255     110    180
HotPink2                 238     106    167
HotPink3                 205      96    144
HotPink4                 139      58     98

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and closing out this chunk: Indian red territory — again, space-lowercase indian red and CamelCase IndianRed are the same 205 92 92, plus IndianRed1 at 255 106 106 ✨

indian red               205      92     92
IndianRed                205      92     92
IndianRed1               255     106    106

and that's where we're cutting it off — yes, mid-alphabet, yes, on purpose, the list keeps going and so do we 😌💅 (iykyk: if a name has a space-lowercase version and a CamelCase version, they're the same color — that's the pattern to hold onto, bestie, it's gonna come up like a hundred more times 🦋)

so we're deep in the color list now — same three columns as before, no cap ✨ — and we've officially hit the i's. grab a snack bestie, this stretch is long 🍓

• IndianRed2 — 238 99 99
• IndianRed3 — 205 85 85
• IndianRed4 — 139 58 58
• indigo — 75 0 130
• ivory — 255 255 240
• ivory1 — 255 255 240
• ivory2 — 238 238 224
• ivory3 — 205 205 193
• ivory4 — 139 139 131
• khaki — 240 230 140
• khaki1 — 255 246 143
• khaki2 — 238 230 133
• khaki3 — 205 198 115
• khaki4 — 139 134 78
• lavender — 230 230 250
• lavender blush — 255 240 245
• LavenderBlush — 255 240 245
• LavenderBlush1 — 255 240 245
• LavenderBlush2 — 238 224 229
• LavenderBlush3 — 205 193 197
• LavenderBlush4 — 139 131 134
• lawn green — 124 252 0
• LawnGreen — 124 252 0
• lemon chiffon — 255 250 205
• LemonChiffon — 255 250 205
• LemonChiffon1 — 255 250 205
• LemonChiffon2 — 238 233 191
• LemonChiffon3 — 205 201 165
• LemonChiffon4 — 139 137 112

okay see the pattern?? lowercase-spaced-out version, then the CamelCase twin, then the numbered squad 1 through 4 🎀 that's the whole vibe of this stretch, and honestly? iconic. ivory and ivory1 are literally the same numbers, bestie, and that's not a typo, that's just how it is 💅

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• light blue — 173 216 230
• light coral — 240 128 128
• light cyan — 224 255 255
• light goldenrod — 238 221 130
• light goldenrod yellow — 250 250 210
• light gray — 211 211 211
• light green — 144 238 144
• light grey — 211 211 211
• light pink — 255 182 193
• light salmon — 255 160 122
• light sea green — 32 178 170
• light sky blue — 135 206 250
• light slate blue — 132 112 255
• light slate gray — 119 136 153
• light slate grey — 119 136 153
• light steel blue — 176 196 222
• light yellow — 255 255 224

the "light" era 🌸 and yes — light gray and light grey both show up with the exact same numbers, and light slate gray / light slate grey too. grey/gray girlies stay winning 🫶

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• LightBlue — 173 216 230
• LightBlue1 — 191 239 255
• LightBlue2 — 178 223 238
• LightBlue3 — 154 192 205
• LightBlue4 — 104 131 139
• LightCoral — 240 128 128
• LightCyan — 224 255 255
• LightCyan1 — 224 255 255
• LightCyan2 — 209 238 238
• LightCyan3 — 180 205 205
• LightCyan4 — 122 139 139
• LightGoldenrod — 238 221 130
• LightGoldenrod1 — 255 236 139
• LightGoldenrod2 — 238 220 130
• LightGoldenrod3 — 205 190 112
• LightGoldenrod4 — 139 129 76
• LightGoldenrodYellow — 250 250 210
• LightGray — 211 211 211
• LightGreen — 144 238 144
• LightGrey — 211 211 211
• LightPink — 255 182 193
• LightPink1 — 255 174 185
• LightPink2 — 238 162 173
• LightPink3 — 205 140 149
• LightPink4 — 139 95 101
• LightSalmon — 255 160 122
• LightSalmon1 — 255 160 122
• LightSalmon2 — 238 149 114
• LightSalmon3 — 205 129 98
• LightSalmon4 — 139 87 66
• LightSeaGreen — 32 178 170
• LightSkyBlue — 135 206 250
• LightSkyBlue1 — 176 226 255
• LightSkyBlue2 — 164 211 238
• LightSkyBlue3 — 141 182 205
• LightSkyBlue4 — 96 123 139
• LightSlateBlue — 132 112 255
• LightSlateGray — 119 136 153
• LightSlateGrey — 119 136 153
• LightSteelBlue — 176 196 222
• LightSteelBlue1 — 202 225 255
• LightSteelBlue2 — 188 210 238
• LightSteelBlue3 — 162 181 205
• LightSteelBlue4 — 110 123 139
• LightYellow — 255 255 224
• LightYellow1 — 255 255 224
• LightYellow2 — 238 238 209
• LightYellow3 — 205 205 180
• LightYellow4 — 139 139 122

not me listing the CamelCase Light* family again 😭 it's the same colors, just capitalized, and lowkey the 1–4 shades are all darker steps of the base one. anyway we ate 💅

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• lime — 0 255 0
• lime green — 50 205 50
• LimeGreen — 50 205 50
• linen — 250 240 230
• magenta — 255 0 255
• magenta1 — 255 0 255
• magenta2 — 238 0 238
• magenta3 — 205 0 205
• magenta4 — 139 0 139
• maroon — 128 0 0
• maroon1 — 255 52 179
• maroon2 — 238 48 167
• maroon3 — 205 41 144
• maroon4 — 139 28 98
• medium aquamarine — 102 205 170
• medium blue — 0 0 205
• medium orchid — 186 85 211
• medium purple — 147 112 219
• medium sea green — 60 179 113
• medium slate blue — 123 104 238
• medium spring green — 0 250 154
• medium turquoise — 72 209 204
• medium violet red — 199 21 133

⚠️ heads up: maroon1 is not maroon. it's 255 52 179 and it's giving hot pink, ngl 💀 that's just the numbers though, don't come for me

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• MediumAquamarine — 102 205 170
• MediumBlue — 0 0 205
• MediumOrchid — 186 85 211
• MediumOrchid1 — 224 102 255
• MediumOrchid2 — 209 95 238
• MediumOrchid3 — 180 82 205
• MediumOrchid4 — 122 55 139
• MediumPurple — 147 112 219
• MediumPurple1 — 171 130 255
• MediumPurple2 — 159 121 238
• MediumPurple3 — 137 104 205
• MediumPurple4 — 93 71 139
• MediumSeaGreen — 60 179 113
• MediumSlateBlue — 123 104 238
• MediumSpringGreen — 0 250 154
• MediumTurquoise — 72 209 204
• MediumVioletRed — 199 21 133
• midnight blue — 25 25 112
• MidnightBlue — 25 25 112
• mint cream — 245 255 250
• MintCream — 245 255 250
• misty rose — 255 228 225
• MistyRose — 255 228 225
• MistyRose1 — 255 228 225
• MistyRose2 — 238 213 210
• MistyRose3 — 205 183 181
• MistyRose4 — 139 125 123
• moccasin — 255 228 181

midnight blue, mint cream, misty rose… the naming department was in their aesthetic era 🌙 and MistyRose1 matching plain MistyRose exactly? yeah. that's a thing here. periodt.

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• navajo white — 255 222 173
• NavajoWhite — 255 222 173
• NavajoWhite1 — 255 222 173
• NavajoWhite2 — 238 207 161
• NavajoWhite3 — 205 179 139
• NavajoWhite4 — 139 121 94
• navy — 0 0 128
• navy blue — 0 0 128
• NavyBlue — 0 0 128
• old lace — 253 245 230
• OldLace — 253 245 230
• olive — 128 128 0
• olive drab — 107 142 35
• OliveDrab — 107 142 35
• OliveDrab1 — 192 255 62
• OliveDrab2 — 179 238 58
• OliveDrab3 — 154 205 50
• OliveDrab4 — 105 139 34
• orange — 255 165 0
• orange red — 255 69 0
• orange1 — 255 165 0
• orange2 — 238 154 0
• orange3 — 205 133 0
• orange4 — 139 90 0
• OrangeRed — 255 69 0
• OrangeRed1 — 255 69 0
• OrangeRed2 — 238 64 0
• OrangeRed3 — 205 55 0
• OrangeRed4 — 139 37 0
• orchid — 218 112 214
• orchid1 — 255 131 250
• orchid2 — 238 122 233
• orchid3 — 205 105 201
• orchid4 — 139 71 137

three separate names for basically the navy situation (navy, navy blue, NavyBlue) all at 0 0 128 — and orange and orange1 twinning at 255 165 0 💙🧡 love that for them

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• pale goldenrod — 238 232 170
• pale green — 152 251 152
• pale turquoise — 175 238 238
• pale violet red — 219 112 147
• PaleGoldenrod — 238 232 170
• PaleGreen — 152 251 152
• PaleGreen1 — 154 255 154
• PaleGreen2 — 144 238 144
• PaleGreen3 — 124 205 124
• PaleGreen4 — 84 139 84
• PaleTurquoise — 175 238 238
• PaleTurquoise1 — 187 255 255
• PaleTurquoise2 — 174 238 238
• PaleTurquoise3 — 150 205 205
• PaleTurquoise4 — 102 139 139
• PaleVioletRed — 219 112 147
• PaleVioletRed1 — 255 130 171
• PaleVioletRed2 — 238 121 159
• PaleVioletRed3 — 205 104 127
• PaleVioletRed4 — 139 71 93
• papaya whip — 255 239 213
• PapayaWhip — 255 239 213
• peach puff — 255 218 185
• PeachPuff — 255 218 185
• PeachPuff1 — 255 218 185
• PeachPuff2 — 238 203 173

and we stop right here at PeachPuff2 🍑 the PeachPuff family is gonna keep going in the next bit, so don't panic — it's not you, it's just a very long table 💖

• PeachPuff3 — 205 175 149
• PeachPuff4 — 139 119 101
• peru — 205 133 63
• pink — 255 192 203
• pink1 — 255 181 197
• pink2 — 238 169 184
• pink3 — 205 145 158
• pink4 — 139 99 108
• plum — 221 160 221
• plum1 — 255 187 255
• plum2 — 238 174 238
• plum3 — 205 150 205
• plum4 — 139 102 139
• powder blue — 176 224 230
• PowderBlue — 176 224 230
• purple — 128 0 128
• purple1 — 155 48 255
• purple2 — 145 44 238
• purple3 — 125 38 205
• purple4 — 85 26 139
• red — 255 0 0
• red1 — 255 0 0
• red2 — 238 0 0
• red3 — 205 0 0
• red4 — 139 0 0
• rosy brown — 188 143 143
• RosyBrown — 188 143 143
• RosyBrown1 — 255 193 193
• RosyBrown2 — 238 180 180
• RosyBrown3 — 205 155 155
• RosyBrown4 — 139 105 105
• royal blue — 65 105 225
• RoyalBlue — 65 105 225
• RoyalBlue1 — 72 118 255
• RoyalBlue2 — 67 110 238
• RoyalBlue3 — 58 95 205
• RoyalBlue4 — 39 64 139
• saddle brown — 139 69 19
• SaddleBrown — 139 69 19
• salmon — 250 128 114
• salmon1 — 255 140 105
• salmon2 — 238 130 98
• salmon3 — 205 112 84
• salmon4 — 139 76 57
• sandy brown — 244 164 96
• SandyBrown — 244 164 96
• sea green — 46 139 87
• SeaGreen — 46 139 87
• SeaGreen1 — 84 255 159
• SeaGreen2 — 78 238 148
• SeaGreen3 — 67 205 128
• SeaGreen4 — 46 139 87
• seashell — 255 245 238
• seashell1 — 255 245 238
• seashell2 — 238 229 222
• seashell3 — 205 197 191
• seashell4 — 139 134 130
• sienna — 160 82 45
• sienna1 — 255 130 71
• sienna2 — 238 121 66
• sienna3 — 205 104 57
• sienna4 — 139 71 38
• silver — 192 192 192
• sky blue — 135 206 235
• SkyBlue — 135 206 235
• SkyBlue1 — 135 206 255
• SkyBlue2 — 126 192 238
• SkyBlue3 — 108 166 205
• SkyBlue4 — 74 112 139
• slate blue — 106 90 205
• slate gray — 112 128 144
• slate grey — 112 128 144
• SlateBlue — 106 90 205
• SlateBlue1 — 131 111 255
• SlateBlue2 — 122 103 238
• SlateBlue3 — 105 89 205
• SlateBlue4 — 71 60 139
• SlateGray — 112 128 144
• SlateGray1 — 198 226 255
• SlateGray2 — 185 211 238
• SlateGray3 — 159 182 205
• SlateGray4 — 108 123 139
• SlateGrey — 112 128 144
• snow — 255 250 250
• snow1 — 255 250 250
• snow2 — 238 233 233
• snow3 — 205 201 201
• snow4 — 139 137 137
• spring green — 0 255 127
• SpringGreen — 0 255 127
• SpringGreen1 — 0 255 127
• SpringGreen2 — 0 238 118
• SpringGreen3 — 0 205 102
• SpringGreen4 — 0 139 69
• steel blue — 70 130 180
• SteelBlue — 70 130 180
• SteelBlue1 — 99 184 255
• SteelBlue2 — 92 172 238
• SteelBlue3 — 79 148 205
• SteelBlue4 — 54 100 139
• tan — 210 180 140
• tan1 — 255 165 79
• tan2 — 238 154 73
• tan3 — 205 133 63
• tan4 — 139 90 43
• teal — 0 128 128
• thistle — 216 191 216
• thistle1 — 255 225 255
• thistle2 — 238 210 238
• thistle3 — 205 181 205
• thistle4 — 139 123 139
• tomato — 255 99 71
• tomato1 — 255 99 71
• tomato2 — 238 92 66
• tomato3 — 205 79 57
• tomato4 — 139 54 38
• turquoise — 64 224 208
• turquoise1 — 0 245 255
• turquoise2 — 0 229 238
• turquoise3 — 0 197 205
• turquoise4 — 0 134 139
• violet — 238 130 238
• violet red — 208 32 144
• VioletRed — 208 32 144
• VioletRed1 — 255 62 150
• VioletRed2 — 238 58 140
• VioletRed3 — 205 50 120
• VioletRed4 — 139 34 82
• wheat — 245 222 179
• wheat1 — 255 231 186
• wheat2 — 238 216 174
• wheat3 — 205 186 150
• wheat4 — 139 126 102
• white — 255 255 255
• white smoke — 245 245 245
• WhiteSmoke — 245 245 245
• yellow — 255 255 0
• yellow green — 154 205 50
• yellow1 — 255 255 0
• yellow2 — 238 238 0
• yellow3 — 205 205 0
• yellow4 — 139 139 0
• YellowGreen — 154 205 50

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okay pause 💅 did you clock the pattern bestie?? the plain name is the main character 💖, and then the numbered versions <italic>1</italic> through <italic>4</italic> are literally the same vibe at different brightness levels — <italic>1</italic> is the brightest and <italic>4</italic> is the deepest/darkest, and the numbers drop in each column as you go down the list. it's giving "shades of the same outfit" energy, no cap 🎀

also <italic>red1</italic> and <italic>red</italic> are literally identical (255 0 0 — same three numbers, same look, nobody can tell them apart 😭) and same with turquoise1 vs turquoise — not the same though! those two are genuinely different values, so watch yourself 👀. and seashell = seashell1, snow = snow1, SpringGreen = SpringGreen1, tomato = tomato1... the list goes on, fr fr 🫶

and bestie, the way some colors get BOTH a spaced lowercase name and a CamelCase name with the exact same values — powder blue / PowderBlue, rosy brown / RosyBrown, sandy brown / SandyBrown, slate gray / SlateGray / slate grey / SlateGrey (yes, gray and grey, both exist, both 112 128 144, and slate blue / SlateBlue too) — it's giving "same person, two usernames" energy 🌈 the spelling variant matters though, so type it exactly right, iykyk ✨

🌍 PORTABILITY ISSUES 🌍

okay bestie, this is the part where we talk about how your fave colors behave on different systems, because the vibe is not identical everywhere 💅

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🍎 macOS 🍎

On macOS, you get a whole extra stash of system colors. Iconic. Here's the tea ☕

The HIBrush group

This first group contains all of the HIBrush colors available in the HIToolbox library. But heads up — the manual literally warns that on macOS 10.14 (Mojave) and later, these colors are unlikely to match the color actually used for the purpose suggested by their name 😭 so like, the name is giving "trust me bestie" but the actual pixel is giving "who said that" 🙈

systemActiveAreaFill
systemAlertBackgroundActive
systemAlertBackgroundInactive
systemAlternatePrimaryHighlightColor
systemAppleGuideCoachmark
systemBevelActiveDark
systemBevelActiveLight
systemBevelInactiveDark
systemBevelInactiveLight
systemBlack
systemButtonActiveDarkHighlight
systemButtonActiveDarkShadow
systemButtonActiveLightHighlight
systemButtonActiveLightShadow
systemButtonFace
systemButtonFaceActive
systemButtonFaceInactive
systemButtonFacePressed
systemButtonFrame
systemButtonFrameActive
systemButtonFrameInactive
systemButtonInactiveDarkHighlight
systemButtonInactiveDarkShadow
systemButtonInactiveLightHighlight
systemButtonInactiveLightShadow
systemButtonPressedDarkHighlight
systemButtonPressedDarkShadow
systemButtonPressedLightHighlight
systemButtonPressedLightShadow
systemChasingArrows
systemDialogBackgroundActive
systemDialogBackgroundInactive
systemDocumentWindowBackground
systemDragHilite
systemDrawerBackground
systemFinderWindowBackground
systemFocusHighlight
systemHighlight
systemHighlightAlternate
systemHighlightSecondary
systemIconLabelBackground
systemIconLabelBackgroundSelected
systemListViewBackground
systemListViewColumnDivider
systemListViewEvenRowBackground
systemListViewOddRowBackground
systemListViewSeparator
systemListViewSortColumnBackground
systemMenu
systemMenuActive
systemMenuBackground
systemMenuBackgroundSelected
systemModelessDialogBackgroundActive
systemModelessDialogBackgroundInactive
systemMovableModalBackground
systemNotificationWindowBackground
systemPopupArrowActive
systemPopupArrowInactive
systemPopupArrowPressed
systemPrimaryHighlightColor
systemScrollBarDelimiterActive
systemScrollBarDelimiterInactive
systemSecondaryHighlightColor
systemSelectedTabTextColor
systemSheetBackground
systemSheetBackgroundOpaque
systemSheetBackgroundTransparent
systemStaticAreaFill
systemToolbarBackground
systemTransparent
systemUtilityWindowBackgroundActive
systemUtilityWindowBackgroundInactive
systemWhite
systemWindowBody

The NSColors ✨

Tk supports all of the NSColors in the macOS System ColorList. The naming convention is lowkey a little recipe: take the macOS name, capitalize it, and slap the prefix "system" on the front. That's it, that's the whole hack 🎀

On macOS 10.14 (Mojave) and later, many of these "semantic" colors will appear differently depending on whether the NSWindow in which they're used has the Aqua or DarkAqua appearance 👀 (yes, your color is context-dependent, she contains multitudes).

The System ColorList also differs between releases of macOS, and some colors — like systemLinkColor and systemControlAccentColor — are simulated on older systems which did not provide them. So fyi:

All of the colors below are available on all supported macOS releases, but newer systems will support additional colors. No cap. 🫶

systemControlAccentColor
systemControlTextColor
systemDisabledControlTextColor
systemLabelColor
systemLinkColor
systemPlaceholderTextColor
systemSelectedTextBackgroundColor
systemSelectedTextColor
systemSeparatorColor
systemTextBackgroundColor
systemTextColor

The numbered window background colors 🪟✨

The numbered systemWindowBackgroundColors below are used in the ttk::notebook and ttk::labelframe widgets to provide a contrasting background. And here's the cute detail: each numbered color contrasts with its predecessor 💖 so they escalate. Main character energy, honestly.

systemWindowBackgroundColor
systemWindowBackgroundColor1
systemWindowBackgroundColor2
systemWindowBackgroundColor3
systemWindowBackgroundColor4
systemWindowBackgroundColor5
systemWindowBackgroundColor6
systemWindowBackgroundColor7

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🪟 Windows 🪟

On Windows, these extra system colors are available — and note that the actual color values depend on the currently active OS theme, so pls don't come for me if your systemWindow isn't the exact shade you expected 💀

system3dDarkShadow      systemHighlightText
system3dLight           systemInactiveBorder
systemActiveBorder      systemInactiveCaption
systemActiveCaption     systemInactiveCaptionText
systemAppWorkspace      systemInfoBackground
systemBackground        systemInfoText
systemButtonFace        systemMenu
systemButtonHighlight   systemMenuText
systemButtonShadow      systemPlaceholderText
systemButtonText        systemScrollbar
systemCaptionText       systemWindow
systemDisabledText      systemWindowFrame
systemGrayText          systemWindowText
systemHighlight

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🔗 SEE ALSO 🔗

• options(n)
• Tk_GetColor(3)

go read those next, bestie, they're literally right there 🧚

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🔑 KEYWORDS 🔑

color, option

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okay that's the whole page, we ate and left absolutely no crumbs 🍓✨ this was rendered for you out of the Tk manual, version 8.3, page colors(n) — mwah, ily, go make something gorgeous 💜🎀🦋