The following is a complete list of the colour names which PyXPlot recognises in the set textcolour, set axescolour commands, and in the colours section of its configuration file. It should be noted that they are case-insensitive.
GreenYellow, Yellow, Goldenrod, Dandelion, Apricot, Peach, Melon, YellowOrange, Orange, BurntOrange, Bittersweet, RedOrange, Mahogany, Maroon, BrickRed, Red, OrangeRed, RubineRed, WildStrawberry, Salmon, CarnationPink, Magenta, VioletRed, Rhodamine, Mulberry, RedViolet, Fuchsia, Lavender, Thistle, Orchid, DarkOrchid, Purple, Plum, Violet, RoyalPurple, BlueViolet, Periwinkle, CadetBlue, CornflowerBlue, MidnightBlue, NavyBlue, RoyalBlue, Blue, Cerulean, Cyan, ProcessBlue, SkyBlue, Turquoise, TealBlue, Aquamarine, BlueGreen, Emerald, JungleGreen, SeaGreen, Green, ForestGreen, PineGreen, LimeGreen, YellowGreen, SpringGreen, OliveGreen, RawSienna, Sepia, Brown, Tan, Gray, Grey, Black, White, white, black.
The following further colours provide a scale of shades of grey from dark to light, also case-insensitive.
grey05, grey10, grey15, grey20, grey25, grey30, grey35, grey40, grey45, grey50, grey55, grey60, grey65, grey70, grey75, grey80, grey85, grey90, grey95.
The US spelling of grey, “gray”, is also accepted.
For a colour chart, the reader is referred to Appendix A, or to Appendix B of the PyX Reference Manual.1