The global the-color-database object is an instance of
color-database<%>. It maintains a database of standard RGB
colors for a predefined set of named colors (such as “black” and
“light grey”).
The following colors are in the database:
| Orange Red |
| OrangeRed |
| Tomato |
| DarkRed |
| Red |
| Firebrick |
| Crimson |
| DeepPink |
| Maroon |
| Indian Red |
| IndianRed |
| Medium Violet Red |
| MediumVioletRed |
| Violet Red |
| VioletRed |
| LightCoral |
| HotPink |
| PaleVioletRed |
| LightPink |
| RosyBrown |
| Pink |
| Orchid |
| LavenderBlush |
| Snow |
| Chocolate |
| SaddleBrown |
| Brown |
| DarkOrange |
| Coral |
| Sienna |
| Orange |
| Salmon |
| Peru |
| DarkGoldenrod |
| Goldenrod |
| SandyBrown |
| LightSalmon |
| DarkSalmon |
| Gold |
| Yellow |
| Olive |
| Burlywood |
| Tan |
| NavajoWhite |
| PeachPuff |
| Khaki |
| DarkKhaki |
| Moccasin |
| Wheat |
| Bisque |
| PaleGoldenrod |
| BlanchedAlmond |
| Medium Goldenrod |
| MediumGoldenrod |
| PapayaWhip |
| MistyRose |
| LemonChiffon |
| AntiqueWhite |
| Cornsilk |
| LightGoldenrodYellow |
| OldLace |
| Linen |
| LightYellow |
| SeaShell |
| Beige |
| FloralWhite |
| Ivory |
| Green |
| LawnGreen |
| Chartreuse |
| Green Yellow |
| GreenYellow |
| Yellow Green |
| YellowGreen |
| Medium Forest Green |
| OliveDrab |
| MediumForestGreen |
| Dark Olive Green |
| DarkOliveGreen |
| DarkSeaGreen |
| Lime |
| Dark Green |
| DarkGreen |
| Lime Green |
| LimeGreen |
| Forest Green |
| ForestGreen |
| Spring Green |
| SpringGreen |
| Medium Spring Green |
| MediumSpringGreen |
| Sea Green |
| SeaGreen |
| Medium Sea Green |
| MediumSeaGreen |
| Aquamarine |
| LightGreen |
| Pale Green |
| PaleGreen |
| Medium Aquamarine |
| MediumAquamarine |
| Turquoise |
| LightSeaGreen |
| Medium Turquoise |
| MediumTurquoise |
| Honeydew |
| MintCream |
| RoyalBlue |
| DodgerBlue |
| DeepSkyBlue |
| CornflowerBlue |
| Steel Blue |
| SteelBlue |
| LightSkyBlue |
| Dark Turquoise |
| DarkTurquoise |
| Cyan |
| Aqua |
| DarkCyan |
| Teal |
| Sky Blue |
| SkyBlue |
| Cadet Blue |
| CadetBlue |
| Dark Slate Gray |
| DarkSlateGray |
| LightSlateGray |
| SlateGray |
| Light Steel Blue |
| LightSteelBlue |
| Light Blue |
| LightBlue |
| PowderBlue |
| PaleTurquoise |
| LightCyan |
| AliceBlue |
| Azure |
| Medium Blue |
| MediumBlue |
| DarkBlue |
| Midnight Blue |
| MidnightBlue |
| Navy |
| Blue |
| Indigo |
| Blue Violet |
| BlueViolet |
| Medium Slate Blue |
| MediumSlateBlue |
| Slate Blue |
| SlateBlue |
| Purple |
| Dark Slate Blue |
| DarkSlateBlue |
| DarkViolet |
| Dark Orchid |
| DarkOrchid |
| MediumPurple |
| Cornflower Blue |
| Medium Orchid |
| MediumOrchid |
| Magenta |
| Fuchsia |
| DarkMagenta |
| Violet |
| Plum |
| Lavender |
| Thistle |
| GhostWhite |
| White |
| WhiteSmoke |
| Gainsboro |
| Light Gray |
| LightGray |
| Silver |
| Gray |
| Dark Gray |
| DarkGray |
| Dim Gray |
| DimGray |
| Black |
The names are not case-sensitive.
See also color%.
| (send a-color-database find-color color-name) |
| → (or/c (is-a?/c color%) false/c) |
| color-name : string? |
Finds a color by name (character case is ignored). If no color is
found for the name, #f is returned.