Latin colors Flashcards
Aer
Albens rosa
Albus
Amethystinus (purpura amethystina)
Amygdala
Aureus
Caesicius
Callainus
Calthulus
Carinus
Cerasinus
Cereus
Cerinus
Coccinus, coccineus (coccum)
Conchyliatus (conchyliatum)
Coracinus
Crocotulus
Croceus
Cumatilis
Erythraeus
Ferrugineus
Flammeus
Fuscus
Galbinus
Glandes
Heliotropium
Hyacinthinus
Hysginus (hysginum)
Ianthinus
Indicum
Luteus
Malva
Molocinus
Mauve
Ostrinus (ostrum)
Paphiae myrti
Prasinus
Pullus
Puniceus, phoenicius, poenicius
Purpura
Purpureus laconicus
Purpureus Tyrius (purpura dibapha Tyria)
Ruber Tarentinus
Russus, russeus, russatus
Thalassinus
Threicia grus
Tyrianthinus
Undae
Venetus
Violaceus
Viola serotina
Violeus
Viridis
Light blue
Pale gray, or possibly pale pink.
White
Amethyst purple
Almond, light tan
Golden yellow
Sky blue
Green-turquoise
Marigold yellow
Walnut brown, dark brown with red overtones
Cherry red
Wax yellow, brownish yellow, perhaps identical to cerinus
Brownish yellow
Scarlet
Pale lavender
Raven-black, perhaps shiny black like a raven’s feathers
Reddish orange
Saffron yellow, red-orange or yellow with orange
overtones, perhaps identical to crocotulus
Sea blue
A natural reddish hue of wool
A somewhat purplish red
Reddish orange
Brown with a reddish tinge
Yellow-green
Chestnut brown
Reddish blue-red
Reddish violet
Scarlet
Violet
Indigo blue
Yellow-red
Mauve
Niger
Black, or very dark brown
Reddish purple. If the color ostrinus had a red tinge was indicated by descriptions of the hue as rubens, red; sanguineus, bloody; and puniceus, scarlet
Dark green
Bluish green, pea green
Gray, according to Ovid; also black or a very deep brown-black, the color of mourning
Scarlet
Purple; the four major shades were ater, dark; lividus, pale; ruber, red; and violaceus, blue
Dark rose purple
Light rose purple
Reddish violet
Bright red
Purple of undetermined hue
Gray
Violet purple
Sea blue? darker blue?
Dark blue
Violet
Blue-red
Violet
Green
