Most people know about the colors on the color wheel that were taught in school and art class. With the invention of the World Wide Web in the late 80s, web colors became a reality, which introduced even more shades to the public.
Many of these hues are based on the basic colors that already exist, as well as others that have been made over time. Here are colors that begin with the letter r.
Rackley
Rackley is a bluish-gray. When used in company advertisements, this color may help the consumer think about elegance, accessibility, and cleanliness.
Radical Red
Radical red is a bright red hue. It is a Crayola crayon color which was made in 1990. Bright amaranth pink is another name this red goes by.
Raisin Black
Raisin black is a shade of black. It symbolizes the color of black raisins.
Rajah
Rajah is a medium shade of orange. Another name for rajah is saffron, based on the space with the same name. Saffron is yellow and rajah is orange.
Raspberry
Raspberry is a bright shade or red. It symbolizes the color of the raspberry fruit. It was first used as a color term in English in 1892.
Raw Sienna
Raw sienna is a strong shade of brown. It is a natural earth pigment that can also look yellow-brown. The pigment yellow ochre comes from raw sienna.
Raw Umber
Raw umber is a medium hue of yellow-brown. It is from a natural earth pigment with manganese oxide and iron oxide. Raw umber is the natural version of umber.
Razzmic Berry
Razzmic berry is a version of magenta. It symbolizes the color of some types of berries.
Rebecca Purple
Rebecca purple is a shade of purple. It is a web color created in memory of Rebecca Meyer, who died of brain cancer when she was only 6.
Red
Red is one of the primary colors. Prehistoric art used red made from ochre. Red is connected to danger, courage, and sacrifice.
Red Cola
Red cola is a shade of red.
Red Rum
Red rum is a dark pink. It symbolizes a shade of the drink, rum. This hue is connected to youthfulness, the home, playfulness, and love.
Red Salsa
Red salsa is a medium shade of pink-red. It symbolizes the color of the popular Mexican dipping sauce made of tomatoes and spices.
Red Strawberry
Red strawberry is a bright hue of red. It symbolizes the color of the strawberry fruit.
Red-Violet
Red-violet is a bright shade of purple and red mixed together. It is also known as pigment purple or pigment red-violet.
Redwood
Redwood is a light shade of red. It represents the hue of trunks seen on redwood trees.
Registration Black
Registration black is a mixture of yellow, cyan, black, and magenta at 100%. It is used to print crop marks to make sure that ink is aligned in a printer or copier.
Resolution Blue
Resolution blue is a bold shade of blue. It is a type of azure that is close to being blue. It was first mentioned in 2001 as one of the shades on the Xona.com Color List.
Rhythm
Rhythm is a dull shade of blue and magenta. It looks like a grayish purple.
Rich Brilliant Lavender
Rich brilliant lavender is a light version of magenta. It also looks like a dull pink. This hue represents a color seen on the lavender plant’s flowers.
Rich Carmine
Rich carmine is a bright version of red. It is also known as Chinese carmine. Carmine was first used as a color term in English in 1523.
Rich Electric Blue
Rich electric blue is a shade of blue. It is used in brand logos to promote water, energy, or coldness.
Rich Lavender
Rich lavender is a light version of blue and magenta mixed together. It looks purple and symbolizes a color seen on lavender flowers.
Rich Lilac
Rich lilac is a bright shade of purple. It is also known as bright French lilac. This shade is included on the well-known French color list called Pourpre.com.
Rich Maroon
Rich maroon is a strong red hue. It is a web color that is included on the X11 color names. This shade is also known as maroon (X11).
Rifle Green
Rifle green is a dark shade of green.
Ripe Mango
Ripe mango is a bold shade of yellow. It represents the hue that a mango turns when ripe.
Roast Coffee
Roast coffee is a reddish-brown. It represents the color of coffee beans when roasted.
Robin Egg Blue
Robin egg blue is a hue of cyan. It is also known as lost egg blue or eggshell blue. It represents the hue of eggs that an American robin lays.
Robin egg blue was first written down as a color word in English in 1873.
Rocket Metallic
Rocket metallic is a dark shade of pink and red. It symbolizes a hue that resembles a silver metallic color.
Roman Silver
Roman silver is a hue that is bluish-gray. It is a silver that has a blue-gray tone to it. This hue is included on the Resene Color List, which is a well-known color list in New Zealand and Australia.
Root Beer
Root beer is a dark shade of red and orange mixed together. It symbolizes the color of the fizzy drink with the same name.
Rose
Rose is a bright purple and red. It is right between magenta and red on the color wheel. Rose was first used as a color word in English in 1382.
Rose Dust
Rose dust is a dark shade of pink. It symbolizes one of many hues that rose bushes bloom in.
Rose Madder
Rose madder is a red paint made from a pigment named madder lake. It is a bright shade of red. This lake pigment is taken from a madder plant called Rubia tinctorum.
Royal Azure
Royal azure is a shade of cyan and blue mixed together.
Royal Blue
Royal blue are two different shades of azure blue. The traditional royal blue is dark, and the web color is a bright blue. There is also a Pantone version of royal blue.
Royal Brown
Royal brown is a very dark shade of brown. Media uses this web color to make consumers think about glamour, travel, simplicity, and sincerity.
Royal Fuchsia
Royal fuchsia is a dark version of fuchsia. It is a pinkish purple. Fuchsia was named after the plant that blooms flowers in a similar color.
Royal Green
Royal Green is a dark green hue. Companies use this shade to represent tranquility, gardening, the home, and wealth.
Royal Orange
Royal orange is a shade of orange. Designs use this orange to promote anger, safety, or impulsion. Gitter is a brand that uses this shade of orange.
Royal Pink
Royal pink is a bright version of pink. Designs use this pink to show passion, love, and food.
Royal Red
Royal red is a dark shade of pink.
Royal Purple
Royal purple is a strong violet color. It was a purple commonly seen and used in the 17th century. It is bluer than the older Tyrian purple.
Royal purple was first used as a color name in English in 1661. Crayola made a color in this purple in 1990.
Royal Yellow
Royal yellow is a bright shade of yellow. This yellow symbolizes the color seen on robes of the Emperor of China.
Royal yellow was first referred to in English as a color term in 1548. It also goes by imperial yellow and Chinese yellow.
Ruby
Ruby is a bold red color. It symbolizes the shade of the ruby gemstone. Ruby was first used as a color word in English in 1572.
Rufous
Rufous is a hue of reddish-brown or brownish-red. It looks similar to oxidized iron or rust. Rufous comes from the Latin word Rufus, which means red and used to describe an animal’s plumage, fur or the color of their skin.
It was first written as a color word in English in 1782. In 1527 it was also used to describe a specific color of urine.
Rum
Rum is a very dark shade of orange. It symbolizes the hue of the drink, rum. This web color is used in designs to symbolize pleasure, excitement, and technology.
Russet
Russet is a dark shade of brown. It has some red and orange in it as well. Russet is a tertiary hue with equal amounts of purple and orange.
Russet was first used as a color term in English in 1562. The name comes from a rough cloth that was made of wool and dyed in a shade that was similar to russet.
Russian Green
Russian green is a medium shade of yellow-green. This green was worn by the majority of regiments in the Imperial Russian Army from the year 1700 to 1914. It was first used as a color name in English in the 1830s.
Russian Violet
Russian violet is a dark shade of violet. It was first used as a color word in English in 1926.
Rust
Rust is a dark reddish-orange that is close to the color of iron oxide. This shade is used in stage lighting and photography. It was first used as a color word in English in 1692.
Rusty Red
Rusty Red is a bold red color. It was made in 1990 by the Crayola company for their Silver Swirls set of metallic colors.