Colors That Start With P

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Here are 96 colors that start with P, 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.

P is the largest single letter on the color list, with 96 names, and the word pale leads the pack. Pale aqua, pale lilac, pale peach and many more give soft tints of everyday colors. Pastel blue, pastel green and pastel pink add to the gentle side.

Bold picks are here too. Purple, pink, plum and pumpkin are easy for small children, while periwinkle and platinum are fun words for older readers. Pine green is a deep woodland shade, and pearl is a soft creamy white.

Colors starting with P: 96
Best known: pale yellow, pastel blue

Popular colors that start with P

pale yellow#FFFF84
pastel blue#A2BFFE
pastel green#B0FF9D
pastel pink#FFBACD
peach#FFB07C
pearl#EAE0C8
periwinkle#8E82FE
pine green#0A481E
pink#FFC0CB
platinum#E5E4E2
plum#DDA0DD
powder blue#B0E0E6
pumpkin#E17701
purple#800080

All colors that start with P

pale aqua#B8FFEB
pale blue#D0FEFE
pale brown#B1916E
pale cyan#B7FFFA
pale gold#FDDE6C
pale goldenrod#EEE8AA
pale green#98FB98
pale grey#FDFDFE
pale lavender#EECFFE
pale light green#B1FC99
pale lilac#E4CBFF
pale lime#BEFD73
pale lime green#B1FF65
pale magenta#D767AD
pale mauve#FED0FC
pale olive#B9CC81
pale olive green#B1D27B
pale orange#FFA756
pale peach#FFE5AD
pale pink#FFCFDC
pale purple#B790D4
pale red#D9544D
pale rose#FDC1C5
pale salmon#FFB19A
pale sky blue#BDF6FE
pale teal#82CBB2
pale turquoise#AFEEEE
pale violet#CEAEFA
pale violet red#DB7093
pale yellow#FFFF84
papaya whip#FFEFD5
parchment#FEFCAF
pastel blue#A2BFFE
pastel green#B0FF9D
pastel orange#FF964F
pastel pink#FFBACD
pastel purple#CAA0FF
pastel red#DB5856
pastel yellow#FFFE71
pea#A4BF20
pea green#8EAB12
pea soup#929901
pea soup green#94A617
peach#FFB07C
peach puff#FFDAB9
peachy pink#FF9A8A
peacock blue#016795
pear#CBF85F
pearl#EAE0C8
periwinkle#8E82FE
periwinkle blue#8F99FB
petrol#005F6A
pine#2B5D34
pine green#0A481E
pink#FFC0CB
pink purple#DB4BDA
pink red#F5054F
pinkish brown#B17261
pinkish grey#C8ACA9
pinkish orange#FF724C
pinkish purple#D648D7
pinkish red#F10C45
pinkish tan#D99B82
pinky purple#C94CBE
pinky red#FC2647
pistachio#C0FA8B
platinum#E5E4E2
plum#DDA0DD
plum purple#4E0550
powder blue#B0E0E6
powder pink#FFB2D0
primary blue#0804F9
prussian blue#004577
puce#A57E52
pumpkin#E17701
pumpkin orange#FB7D07
pure blue#0203E2
purple#800080
purple blue#632DE9
purple brown#673A3F
purple grey#866F85
purple pink#E03FD8
purple red#990147
purpleish blue#6140EF
purpleish pink#DF4EC8
purpley blue#5F34E7
purpley grey#947E94
purpley pink#C83CB9
purplish blue#601EF9
purplish brown#6B4247
purplish grey#7A687F
purplish pink#CE5DAE
purplish red#B0054B
purply blue#661AEE
purply pink#F075E6
putty#BEAE8A

Questions people ask

What colors start with P?

pale yellow, pastel blue, pastel green, pastel pink, peach, pearl, periwinkle, pine green are well-known examples.

How many colors start with P?

This page lists 96 named colors starting with P, from the CSS web colors and the xkcd color survey.

What is the hex code for pale yellow?

Pale yellow is #FFFF84 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