Help:Using colours
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Colours are most commonly found in Wikipedia articles within templates and tables.
If you are looking for a colour, see:
To use a colour in a template or table you can use the hex triplet. Example: bronze is #CD7F32.
Alternatively, some common colours can be referred to by name (HTML 4 colours). Orange is also included. Example: green.
Wikimedia colour schemes
Wikipedia
Wikipedia uses this colour scheme on its Main Page.
- Please note that the colour for the border on the larger boxes is also the colour of the backgrounds of the smaller (title) boxes.
| background:#f5fffa border:#cef2e0 | background:#cef2e0 border:#a3bfb1 | ||
| background:#f5faff border:#cedff2 | background:#cedff2 border:#a3b0bf | ||
| background:#faf5ff border:#ddcef2 | background:#ddcef2 border:#afa3bf | ||
| background:#fcfcfc border:#cccccc |
And additionally on the Community Portal:
| background:#fffcf5 border:#f2e6ce | background:#f2e6ce border:#d9ceb8 |
Additional 3-colour palettes using this same generation scheme are at the top of the talk page.
Commons
Commons uses this colour scheme on commons:Help:Contents.
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background colour: #d0e5f5
background colour: #f1f5fc |
background colour: #faecc8
background colour: #faf6ed |
Colors that may be used
When making a template, and it's logical to specify a background color, you must limit your self to some optimal colors, that fit on wikipedia. Those are:
| aliceblue |
|---|
| antiquewhite |
| azure |
| beige |
| bisque |
| blanchedalmond |
| burlwood |
| cornsilk |
| floralwhite |
| gainsboro |
| goldenrod |
| honeydew |
| ivory |
| khaki |
| lavender |
| lavenderblush |
| lemonchiffon |
| lightblue |
| lightcoral |
| lightcyan |
| lightgoldenrodyellow |
| lightgrey |
| lightgreen |
| lightpink |
| lightsalmon |
| lightsteelblue |
| lightyellow |
| linen |
| mistyrose |
| moccasin |
| navajowhite |
| oldlace |
| palegoldenrod |
| palegreen |
| paleturquoise |
| palevioletred |
| papayawhip |
| peachpuff |
| powderblue |
| silver |
| tan |
| thistle |
| wheat |
| whitesmoke |
Examples
- {{HD header}}
- {{Hinduism footer small}}
- Infoboxes on year pages: 1822
- Many userboxes use colour
See also
- Wikipedia:Accessibility
- Wikipedia:Infobox colours
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Color
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Usability/Color - inactive
- Color tool - list of online color tools