Color Values
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Background
- Naming
- All listed colours can be specified by name (eg color red, mymolecule)
- American and English spellings of gray/grey and color/colour can be used
- Sources
- Pymol colours are specified as triples of independent Red, Green and Blue contribution in range 0-1.0 in square brackets (e.g. [1.0,1.0,1.0] for white)
- Colour specs from source files Color.c, menu.py and appearance.py of Pymol 0.99 beta29
- Colour names can be defined/redefined using set_color command or interactively in Colors item within Setting menu
Spectral range colours
Spectral ranges are available by name including numerical value (eg grey56, s532)
- Grays from 'gray00' to 'gray99' (white to black)
- Spectrum from 's000' to 's999' (violet to red)
- Original spectrum with extra blue and red at ends from 'o000' to 'o999'
- Reversed offset spectrum from 'r000' to 'r999'
- Complementary spectrum from 'c000' to 'c999'
- Complementary spectrum separated by white from 'w000' to 'w999'
See Colour.c in source code for details about how spectra are calculated
Color by Element/Atom
Simple named colours
name | R | G | B | note | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
aquamarine | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
black | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
blue | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ||
bluewhite | 0.85 | 0.85 | 1.00 | ||
br0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ||
br1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | ||
br2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | ||
br3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ||
br4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ||
br5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ||
br6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ||
br7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ||
br8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ||
br9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||
brightorange | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | ||
brown | 0.65 | 0.32 | 0.17 | ||
carbon | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | ||
chartreuse | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
chocolate | 0.555 | 0.222 | 0.111 | ||
cyan | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
darksalmon | 0.73 | 0.55 | 0.52 | ||
dash | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
deepblue | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.65 | deep | |
deepolive | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | ||
deeppurple | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ||
deepsalmon | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | duplicated? | |
deepsalmon | 1.00 | 0.42 | 0.42 | duplicated? | |
deepteal | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | ||
density | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ||
dirtyviolet | 0.70 | 0.50 | 0.50 | ||
firebrick | 0.698 | 0.13 | 0.13 | ||
forest | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | ||
gray | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | american spelling | |
green | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
greencyan | 0.25 | 1.00 | 0.75 | ||
grey | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | english spelling | |
hotpink | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ||
hydrogen | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | ||
lightblue | 0.75 | 0.75 | 1.0 | ||
lightmagenta | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | ||
lightorange | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | ||
lightpink | 1.00 | 0.75 | 0.87 | ||
lightteal | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | ||
lime | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | ||
limegreen | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | ||
limon | 0.75 | 1.00 | 0.25 | ||
magenta | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ||
marine | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | ||
nitrogen | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ||
olive | 0.77 | 0.70 | 0.00 | ||
orange | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | ||
oxygen | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ||
palecyan | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
palegreen | 0.65 | 0.9 | 0.65 | ||
paleyellow | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | ||
pink | 1.0 | 0.65 | 0.85 | ||
purple | 0.75 | 0.00 | 0.75 | ||
purpleblue | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | legacy name | |
raspberry | 0.70 | 0.30 | 0.40 | ||
red | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
ruby | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||
salmon | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | was 0.5 | |
sand | 0.72 | 0.55 | 0.30 | ||
skyblue | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.80 | ||
slate | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | ||
smudge | 0.55 | 0.70 | 0.40 | ||
splitpea | 0.52 | 0.75 | 0.00 | ||
sulfur | 0.9 | 0.775 | 0.25 | far enough from yellow | |
teal | 0.00 | 0.75 | 0.75 | ||
tv_blue | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | ||
tv_green | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | ||
tv_orange | 1.0 | 0.55 | 0.15 | ||
tv_red | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||
tv_yellow | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | ||
violet | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | ||
violetpurple | 0.55 | 0.25 | 0.60 | ||
warmpink | 0.85 | 0.20 | 0.50 | ||
wheat | 0.99 | 0.82 | 0.65 | ||
white | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
yellow | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
yelloworange | 1.0 | 0.87 | 0.37 |
Chemical element colours
name | R | G | B | note | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
actinium | 0.439215686 | 0.670588235 | 0.980392157 | ||
aluminum | 0.749019608 | 0.650980392 | 0.650980392 | ||
americium | 0.329411765 | 0.360784314 | 0.949019608 | ||
antimony | 0.619607843 | 0.388235294 | 0.709803922 | ||
argon | 0.501960784 | 0.819607843 | 0.890196078 | ||
arsenic | 0.741176471 | 0.501960784 | 0.890196078 | ||
astatine | 0.458823529 | 0.309803922 | 0.270588235 | ||
barium | 0.000000000 | 0.788235294 | 0.000000000 | ||
berkelium | 0.541176471 | 0.309803922 | 0.890196078 | ||
beryllium | 0.760784314 | 1.000000000 | 0.000000000 | ||
bismuth | 0.619607843 | 0.309803922 | 0.709803922 | ||
bohrium | 0.878431373 | 0.000000000 | 0.219607843 | ||
boron | 1.000000000 | 0.709803922 | 0.709803922 | ||
bromine | 0.650980392 | 0.160784314 | 0.160784314 | ||
cadmium | 1.000000000 | 0.850980392 | 0.560784314 | ||
calcium | 0.239215686 | 1.000000000 | 0.000000000 | ||
californium | 0.631372549 | 0.211764706 | 0.831372549 | ||
cerium | 1.000000000 | 1.000000000 | 0.780392157 | ||
cesium | 0.341176471 | 0.090196078 | 0.560784314 | ||
chlorine | 0.121568627 | 0.941176471 | 0.121568627 | ||
chromium | 0.541176471 | 0.600000000 | 0.780392157 | ||
cobalt | 0.941176471 | 0.564705882 | 0.627450980 | ||
copper | 0.784313725 | 0.501960784 | 0.200000000 | ||
curium | 0.470588235 | 0.360784314 | 0.890196078 | ||
deuterium | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | ||
dubnium | 0.819607843 | 0.000000000 | 0.309803922 | ||
dysprosium | 0.121568627 | 1.000000000 | 0.780392157 | ||
einsteinium | 0.701960784 | 0.121568627 | 0.831372549 | ||
erbium | 0.000000000 | 0.901960784 | 0.458823529 | ||
europium | 0.380392157 | 1.000000000 | 0.780392157 | ||
fermium | 0.701960784 | 0.121568627 | 0.729411765 | ||
fluorine | 0.701960784 | 1.000000000 | 1.000000000 | ||
francium | 0.258823529 | 0.000000000 | 0.400000000 | ||
gadolinium | 0.270588235 | 1.000000000 | 0.780392157 | ||
gallium | 0.760784314 | 0.560784314 | 0.560784314 | ||
germanium | 0.400000000 | 0.560784314 | 0.560784314 | ||
gold | 1.000000000 | 0.819607843 | 0.137254902 | ||
hafnium | 0.301960784 | 0.760784314 | 1.000000000 | ||
hassium | 0.901960784 | 0.000000000 | 0.180392157 | ||
helium | 0.850980392 | 1.000000000 | 1.000000000 | ||
holmium | 0.000000000 | 1.000000000 | 0.611764706 | ||
indium | 0.650980392 | 0.458823529 | 0.450980392 | ||
iodine | 0.580392157 | 0.000000000 | 0.580392157 | ||
iridium | 0.090196078 | 0.329411765 | 0.529411765 | ||
iron | 0.878431373 | 0.400000000 | 0.200000000 | ||
krypton | 0.360784314 | 0.721568627 | 0.819607843 | ||
lanthanum | 0.439215686 | 0.831372549 | 1.000000000 | ||
lawrencium | 0.780392157 | 0.000000000 | 0.400000000 | ||
lead | 0.341176471 | 0.349019608 | 0.380392157 | ||
lithium | 0.800000000 | 0.501960784 | 1.000000000 | ||
lutetium | 0.000000000 | 0.670588235 | 0.141176471 | ||
magnesium | 0.541176471 | 1.000000000 | 0.000000000 | ||
manganese | 0.611764706 | 0.478431373 | 0.780392157 | ||
meitnerium | 0.921568627 | 0.000000000 | 0.149019608 | ||
mendelevium | 0.701960784 | 0.050980392 | 0.650980392 | ||
mercury | 0.721568627 | 0.721568627 | 0.815686275 | ||
molybdenum | 0.329411765 | 0.709803922 | 0.709803922 | ||
neodymium | 0.780392157 | 1.000000000 | 0.780392157 | ||
neon | 0.701960784 | 0.890196078 | 0.960784314 | ||
neptunium | 0.000000000 | 0.501960784 | 1.000000000 | ||
nickel | 0.313725490 | 0.815686275 | 0.313725490 | ||
niobium | 0.450980392 | 0.760784314 | 0.788235294 | ||
nobelium | 0.741176471 | 0.050980392 | 0.529411765 | ||
osmium | 0.149019608 | 0.400000000 | 0.588235294 | ||
palladium | 0.000000000 | 0.411764706 | 0.521568627 | ||
phosphorus | 1.000000000 | 0.501960784 | 0.000000000 | ||
platinum | 0.815686275 | 0.815686275 | 0.878431373 | ||
plutonium | 0.000000000 | 0.419607843 | 1.000000000 | ||
polonium | 0.670588235 | 0.360784314 | 0.000000000 | ||
potassium | 0.560784314 | 0.250980392 | 0.831372549 | ||
praseodymium | 0.850980392 | 1.000000000 | 0.780392157 | ||
promethium | 0.639215686 | 1.000000000 | 0.780392157 | ||
protactinium | 0.000000000 | 0.631372549 | 1.000000000 | ||
radium | 0.000000000 | 0.490196078 | 0.000000000 | ||
radon | 0.258823529 | 0.509803922 | 0.588235294 | ||
rhenium | 0.149019608 | 0.490196078 | 0.670588235 | ||
rhodium | 0.039215686 | 0.490196078 | 0.549019608 | ||
rubidium | 0.439215686 | 0.180392157 | 0.690196078 | ||
ruthenium | 0.141176471 | 0.560784314 | 0.560784314 | ||
rutherfordium | 0.800000000 | 0.000000000 | 0.349019608 | ||
samarium | 0.560784314 | 1.000000000 | 0.780392157 | ||
scandium | 0.901960784 | 0.901960784 | 0.901960784 | ||
seaborgium | 0.850980392 | 0.000000000 | 0.270588235 | ||
selenium | 1.000000000 | 0.631372549 | 0.000000000 | ||
silicon | 0.941176471 | 0.784313725 | 0.627450980 | ||
silver | 0.752941176 | 0.752941176 | 0.752941176 | ||
sodium | 0.670588235 | 0.360784314 | 0.949019608 | ||
strontium | 0.000000000 | 1.000000000 | 0.000000000 | ||
tantalum | 0.301960784 | 0.650980392 | 1.000000000 | ||
technetium | 0.231372549 | 0.619607843 | 0.619607843 | ||
tellurium | 0.831372549 | 0.478431373 | 0.000000000 | ||
terbium | 0.188235294 | 1.000000000 | 0.780392157 | ||
thallium | 0.650980392 | 0.329411765 | 0.301960784 | ||
thorium | 0.000000000 | 0.729411765 | 1.000000000 | ||
thulium | 0.000000000 | 0.831372549 | 0.321568627 | ||
tin | 0.400000000 | 0.501960784 | 0.501960784 | ||
titanium | 0.749019608 | 0.760784314 | 0.780392157 | ||
tungsten | 0.129411765 | 0.580392157 | 0.839215686 | ||
uranium | 0.000000000 | 0.560784314 | 1.000000000 | ||
vanadium | 0.650980392 | 0.650980392 | 0.670588235 | ||
xenon | 0.258823529 | 0.619607843 | 0.690196078 | ||
ytterbium | 0.000000000 | 0.749019608 | 0.219607843 | ||
yttrium | 0.580392157 | 1.000000000 | 1.000000000 | ||
zinc | 0.490196078 | 0.501960784 | 0.690196078 | ||
zirconium | 0.580392157 | 0.878431373 | 0.878431373 |
Accessible from Colour submenu of objects
reds
name | R | G | B | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
red | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
tv_red | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||
raspberry | 0.70 | 0.30 | 0.40 | ||
darksalmon | 0.73 | 0.55 | 0.52 | ||
salmon | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | ||
deepsalmon | 1.00 | 0.42 | 0.42 | ||
warmpink | 0.85 | 0.20 | 0.50 | ||
firebrick | 0.698 | 0.13 | 0.13 | ||
ruby | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||
chocolate | 0.555 | 0.222 | 0.111 | ||
brown | 0.65 | 0.32 | 0.17 |
greens
name | R | G | B | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
green | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
tv_green | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | ||
chartreuse | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
splitpea | 0.52 | 0.75 | 0.00 | ||
smudge | 0.55 | 0.70 | 0.40 | ||
palegreen | 0.65 | 0.9 | 0.65 | ||
limegreen | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | ||
lime | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | ||
limon | 0.75 | 1.00 | 0.25 | ||
forest | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
blues
name | R | G | B | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
blue | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ||
tv_blue | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | ||
marine | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | ||
slate | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | ||
lightblue | 0.75 | 0.75 | 1.0 | ||
skyblue | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.80 | ||
purpleblue | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ||
deepblue | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.65 | ||
density | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
yellows
name | R | G | B | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
yellow | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
tv_yellow | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | ||
paleyellow | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | ||
yelloworange | 1.0 | 0.87 | 0.37 | ||
limon | 0.75 | 1.00 | 0.25 | ||
wheat | 0.99 | 0.82 | 0.65 | ||
sand | 0.72 | 0.55 | 0.30 |
magentas
name | R | G | B | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
magenta | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ||
lightmagenta | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | ||
hotpink | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ||
pink | 1.0 | 0.65 | 0.85 | ||
lightpink | 1.00 | 0.75 | 0.87 | ||
dirtyviolet | 0.70 | 0.50 | 0.50 | ||
violet | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | ||
violetpurple | 0.55 | 0.25 | 0.60 | ||
purple | 0.75 | 0.00 | 0.75 | ||
deeppurple | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
cyans
name | R | G | B | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
cyan | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
palecyan | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
aquamarine | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
greencyan | 0.25 | 1.00 | 0.75 | ||
teal | 0.00 | 0.75 | 0.75 | ||
deepteal | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | ||
lightteal | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
oranges
name | R | G | B | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
orange | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | ||
tv_orange | 1.0 | 0.55 | 0.15 | ||
brightorange | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | ||
lightorange | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | ||
yelloworange | 1.0 | 0.87 | 0.37 | ||
olive | 0.77 | 0.70 | 0.00 | ||
deepolive | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
tints
name | R | G | B | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
wheat | 0.99 | 0.82 | 0.65 | ||
palegreen | 0.65 | 0.9 | 0.65 | ||
lightblue | 0.75 | 0.75 | 1.0 | ||
paleyellow | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | ||
lightpink | 1.00 | 0.75 | 0.87 | ||
palecyan | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
lightorange | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | ||
bluewhite | 0.85 | 0.85 | 1.00 |
grays
name | R | G | B | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
white | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
grey90 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | ||
grey80 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | ||
grey70 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | ||
grey60 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | ||
grey50 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||
grey40 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ||
grey30 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ||
grey20 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||
grey10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||
black | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Secondary structure colour schemes
Accessible from 'by ss' section within Colour submenu of object
helix | sheet | loop |
---|---|---|
red | yellow | green |
cyan | magenta | salmon |
Carbon colour schemes
- Accessible from 'by element' section within Colour submenu of object
- Only carbon colour is affected, other elements are set to their default element colour
- Separated into five sets:
- main set
name | |
---|---|
(carbon not changed) | |
carbon | |
cyan | |
lightmagenta | |
yellow | |
salmon | |
hydrogen | |
slate | |
orange |
- set2
name | |
---|---|
lime | |
deepteal | |
hotpink | |
yelloworange | |
violetpurple | |
grey70 | |
marine | |
olive |
- set3
name | |
---|---|
smudge | |
teal | |
dirtyviolet | |
wheat | |
deepsalmon | |
lightpink | |
aquamarine | |
paleyellow |
- set4
name | |
---|---|
limegreen | |
skyblue | |
warmpink | |
limon | |
violet | |
bluewhite | |
greencyan | |
sand |
- set 5
name | |
---|---|
forest | |
lightteal | |
darksalmon | |
splitpea | |
raspberry | |
grey50 | |
deepblue | |
brown |