Colors That Start With C
Here are 50 colors that start with C, each with a swatch and its hex code so you can use it in a design, a craft or a word game. Popular names come first, then every shade in A to Z order.
C has 50 colors, and many come from food and sweets. Caramel, chocolate and cherry red are easy for kids to picture.
Cerulean is a sky blue, and chartreuse is a bright yellow-green. Crimson and coral are two popular reds and pinks. Cyan shares its hex code, #00ffff, with aqua, a fun fact for students learning web colors. Kids can match many of these names to things in the pantry, which makes them simple to remember and fun to draw.
- Colors starting with C
- 50
- Best known
- camel, canary yellow
Popular colors that start with C
- camel#C69F59
- canary yellow#FFFE40
- caramel#AF6F09
- cerulean#0485D1
- charcoal#343837
- chartreuse#7FFF00
- cherry red#F7022A
- chocolate#D2691E
- cobalt blue#030AA7
- copper#B66325
- coral#FF7F50
- cornflower blue#6495ED
- cream#FFFFC2
- crimson#DC143C
- cyan#00FFFF
All colors that start with C
- cadet blue#5F9EA0
- camel#C69F59
- camo#7F8F4E
- camo green#526525
- camouflage green#4B6113
- canary#FDFF63
- canary yellow#FFFE40
- candy pink#FF63E9
- caramel#AF6F09
- carmine#9D0216
- carnation#FD798F
- carnation pink#FF7FA7
- carolina blue#8AB8FE
- celadon#BEFDB7
- celery#C1FD95
- cement#A5A391
- cerise#DE0C62
- cerulean#0485D1
- cerulean blue#056EEE
- charcoal#343837
- charcoal grey#3C4142
- chartreuse#7FFF00
- cherry#CF0234
- cherry red#F7022A
- chestnut#742802
- chocolate#D2691E
- chocolate brown#411900
- cinnamon#AC4F06
- clay#B66A50
- clay brown#B2713D
- clear blue#247AFD
- cloudy blue#ACC2D9
- cobalt#1E488F
- cobalt blue#030AA7
- cocoa#875F42
- coffee#A6814C
- cool blue#4984B8
- cool green#33B864
- cool grey#95A3A6
- copper#B66325
- coral#FF7F50
- coral pink#FF6163
- cornflower#6A79F7
- cornflower blue#6495ED
- cornsilk#FFF8DC
- cranberry#9E003A
- cream#FFFFC2
- crimson#DC143C
- custard#FFFD78
- cyan#00FFFF
More that start with C
- NamesCarol, Charles
- Girl namesCarol, Cynthia
- Boy namesCharles, Christopher
- Last namesClark, Campbell
- Wordscould, come
- 5-letter wordscould, court
- Adjectivescoming, clear
- Positive wordsclear, cool
- Nounscity, company
- Verbscome, care
- Animalscat, chicken
- Birdschicken, crane
- Fishcod, catfish
- Dog breedscollie, corgi
- Flowerscosmos, columbine
- Plants and treescoffee, cotton
- CountriesCambodia, Cameroon
- CitiesChengdu, Cairo
- US statesCalifornia, Colorado
- Foodschicken, cheese
- Fruitscherry, coconut
- Vegetablescarrot, cabbage
- Desserts and sweetscake, candy
- Drinkscoffee, cola
- Thingscar, cup
- Jobscoach, captain
- Sportscricket, cycling
- Dog namesCharlie, Coco
Questions people ask
What colors start with C?
camel, canary yellow, caramel, cerulean, charcoal, chartreuse, cherry red, chocolate are well-known examples.
How many colors start with C?
This page lists 50 named colors starting with C, from the CSS web colors and the xkcd color survey.
What is the hex code for camel?
Camel is #C69F59 in the list used here. Other sources may use a slightly different shade.
Source: the named colors of the CSS web standard and the xkcd color survey, with each color's hex code. Screens show colors slightly differently, so treat swatches as a guide.
See every letter on one page: colors A to Z