Creating Web Sites: The Missing Manual
Only 16 color names are officially recognized by the HTML standard. These are listed in Table A-3.
Table A-4. HTML Color Names
| Aqua | Navy |
| Black | Olive |
| Blue | Purple |
| Fuchsia | Red |
| Gray | Silver |
| Green | Teal |
| Lime | White |
| Maroon | Yellow |
Although many browsers recognize more names, the safest option to get better colors is to use a color code (Section 6.2.1.1).