Colors That Start With M

Here are 59 colors that start with M, 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.

M brings 59 colors, with a strong showing of rich, deep tones. Maroon, mahogany and mocha are dark browns and reds, midnight blue is close to black, and magenta is a vivid purple red. The word medium appears again and again, as in medium aquamarine, medium orchid and medium sea green.

Food names are everywhere: mango, melon, mint, mustard and maize. Marigold is a flower orange, and manilla recalls the pale color of folders. For young learners, mint green and mustard yellow are easy to picture.