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240 Colors That Start With W: HEX, RGB, and Swatches

Author image of Izzy BenloulouByIzzy Benloulou Posted Updated Color Theory

Colors that start with W range from airy whites and water blues to deep wine, wood, and winter greens. This curated atlas gives you 240 distinct names with exact six-digit HEX references, matching RGB values, visible swatches, and a clear label for each name’s status. Use it to find a color quickly, then apply the practical notes to choose a readable and reproducible combination.

 

 

What Counts as a Color That Starts With W?

A W color in this atlas is an English display name that begins with the letter W and has a documented six-digit HEX association. The collection contains 240 entries selected from a much larger catalog pool, then checked for duplicate display names, suitability, complete codes, and normalized alphabetical order. HEX is the controlling digital value here: each RGB triplet and swatch is derived from it.

How W Color Names Get Their Status

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Standardized, Manufacturer, and Catalog Names

The status column prevents a creative label from looking more official than it is. Standardized CSS keyword means browsers recognize the corresponding named-color token. Manufacturer name; catalog HEX means a manufacturer documents the name, while the displayed numeric value is the chosen catalog association. Non-standard catalog name identifies a useful design label, not a universal standard, paint formula, or measured material sample.

Colors That Start With W

Only Wheat, White, and White Smoke belong to the standardized CSS W group. Crayola documents Wild Blue Yonder, Wild Strawberry, and Wisteria in its range, but those names are not CSS keywords. The remaining creative names are retained as catalog references and should be used with their explicit HEX codes.

 

Why One Name Can Have More Than One HEX Value

Color names do not form one universal registry. Separate catalogs can assign different values to the same label, as happens with Wisteria, Wild Strawberry, and Wild Watermelon. Averaging those codes would create a new, unsupported color, so this atlas uses a standards-first rule: a CSS definition controls standardized names; a manufacturer controls membership in its own range; otherwise, one catalog association supplies the displayed value.

This distinction matters most with familiar descriptive words. Walnut, Watermelon, Wine, and Wood Brown suggest broad color families, but their exact appearance changes with the source. Copy the HEX value when precision matters instead of relying on the name alone.

 

 

Colors That Start With W: The 240-Color Atlas

The tables form one continuous alphabetical sequence. Spaces, punctuation, case, and accents are ignored for ordering, while the displayed spelling remains intact. Every Color cell uses the same HEX value shown in its row.

 

Wabi-Sabi to Walnut Wood

NameHEXRGBColorStatus / source type
Wabi-Sabi#C8C8B5200, 200, 181 Non-standard catalog name
Waddles Pink#EEAACC238, 170, 204 Non-standard catalog name
Wafer#D4BBB1212, 187, 177 Non-standard catalog name
Waffle Cone#E2C779226, 199, 121 Non-standard catalog name
Wafting Grey#CDBDBA205, 189, 186 Non-standard catalog name
Wageningen Green#34B23352, 178, 51 Non-standard catalog name
Wagon Wheel#C2B79E194, 183, 158 Non-standard catalog name
Wahoo#272D4E39, 45, 78 Non-standard catalog name
Waikawa Grey#5B6E9191, 110, 145 Non-standard catalog name
Waikiki#218BA033, 139, 160 Non-standard catalog name
Wailing Woods#0044110, 68, 17 Non-standard catalog name
Waimea Blue#4CA2D976, 162, 217 Non-standard catalog name
Wainscot Green#9C9D85156, 157, 133 Non-standard catalog name
Waiouru#4C4E3176, 78, 49 Non-standard catalog name
Waiporoporo Purple#654BC9101, 75, 201 Non-standard catalog name
Waiting#9D9D9D157, 157, 157 Non-standard catalog name
Wakame Green#00656E0, 101, 110 Non-standard catalog name
Wakatake Green#6B9362107, 147, 98 Non-standard catalog name
Wakefield#29546841, 84, 104 Non-standard catalog name
Wake Me Up#F6D559246, 213, 89 Non-standard catalog name
Walden Pond#789BB6120, 155, 182 Non-standard catalog name
Walker Lake#3D87BB61, 135, 187 Non-standard catalog name
Walkie Chalkie#FAF5FA250, 245, 250 Non-standard catalog name
Walk in the Park#88BB11136, 187, 17 Non-standard catalog name
Walk in the Woods#3BB08F59, 176, 143 Non-standard catalog name
Walk Me Home#49656873, 101, 104 Non-standard catalog name
Walkway#A3999C163, 153, 156 Non-standard catalog name
Walled Garden#11CC4417, 204, 68 Non-standard catalog name
Walleye#9B5953155, 89, 83 Non-standard catalog name
Wallflower#A0848A160, 132, 138 Non-standard catalog name
Wallflower White#E4E3E6228, 227, 230 Non-standard catalog name
Wall Green#ABAE86171, 174, 134 Non-standard catalog name
Wallis#C6BDBF198, 189, 191 Non-standard catalog name
Walls of Santorini#E9EDF1233, 237, 241 Non-standard catalog name
Wall Street#656D73101, 109, 115 Non-standard catalog name
Walnut#773F1A119, 63, 26 Non-standard catalog name
Walnut Grove#5C564492, 86, 68 Non-standard catalog name
Walnut Hull#5D524293, 82, 66 Non-standard catalog name
Walnut Shell#AA8344170, 131, 68 Non-standard catalog name
Walnut Wood#774E37119, 78, 55 Non-standard catalog name

 

War God to Warm Taupe

NameHEXRGBColorStatus / source type
War God#643530100, 53, 48 Non-standard catalog name
Warlock Red#B50038181, 0, 56 Non-standard catalog name
Warlord#BA0033186, 0, 51 Non-standard catalog name
Warm Air of Debonair#654740101, 71, 64 Non-standard catalog name
Warm Apricot#FFB865255, 184, 101 Non-standard catalog name
Warm Ash#CFC9C7207, 201, 199 Non-standard catalog name
Warm Asphalt#9C9395156, 147, 149 Non-standard catalog name
Warm Biscuits#E3CDAC227, 205, 172 Non-standard catalog name
Warm Black#0042420, 66, 66 Non-standard catalog name
Warm Blue#4B57DB75, 87, 219 Non-standard catalog name
Warm Bread#F9E6D3249, 230, 211 Non-standard catalog name
Warm Brown#964E02150, 78, 2 Non-standard catalog name
Warm Brownie#60484096, 72, 64 Non-standard catalog name
Warm Buttercream#E6D5BA230, 213, 186 Non-standard catalog name
Warm Butterscotch#D0B082208, 176, 130 Non-standard catalog name
Warm Cider#BF6A52191, 106, 82 Non-standard catalog name
Warm Cocoon#F9D09C249, 208, 156 Non-standard catalog name
Warm Cognac#A88168168, 129, 104 Non-standard catalog name
Warm Comfort#B38A82179, 138, 130 Non-standard catalog name
Warm Croissant#E4CEB5228, 206, 181 Non-standard catalog name
Warm Earth#927558146, 117, 88 Non-standard catalog name
Warm Embrace#93817E147, 129, 126 Non-standard catalog name
Warm Fuzzies#F6E2CE246, 226, 206 Non-standard catalog name
Warm Glow#F1CF8A241, 207, 138 Non-standard catalog name
Warm Granite#A49E97164, 158, 151 Non-standard catalog name
Warm Grey#978A84151, 138, 132 Non-standard catalog name
Warm Haze#736967115, 105, 103 Non-standard catalog name
Warm Hearth#BE9677190, 150, 119 Non-standard catalog name
Warm Leather#C89F59200, 159, 89 Non-standard catalog name
Warm Light#FFF9D8255, 249, 216 Non-standard catalog name
Warm Mahogany#6D4741109, 71, 65 Non-standard catalog name
Warm Neutral#C1B19D193, 177, 157 Non-standard catalog name
Warm Olive#C7B63C199, 182, 60 Non-standard catalog name
Warm Onyx#4C484576, 72, 69 Non-standard catalog name
Warm Pink#FB5581251, 85, 129 Non-standard catalog name
Warm Port#51393881, 57, 56 Non-standard catalog name
Warm Purple#952E8F149, 46, 143 Non-standard catalog name
Warm Sand#C5AE91197, 174, 145 Non-standard catalog name
Warm Stone#A79A8A167, 154, 138 Non-standard catalog name
Warm Taupe#AF9483175, 148, 131 Non-standard catalog name

 

Wasabi to Watermelon Juice

NameHEXRGBColorStatus / source type
Wasabi#AFD77F175, 215, 127 Non-standard catalog name
Wasabi Green#A9AD74169, 173, 116 Non-standard catalog name
Wasabi Nori#33330051, 51, 0 Non-standard catalog name
Wasabi Nuts#849137132, 145, 55 Non-standard catalog name
Wasabi Paste#CAE277202, 226, 119 Non-standard catalog name
Washed Black#1F262A31, 38, 42 Non-standard catalog name
Washed Blue#94D1DF148, 209, 223 Non-standard catalog name
Washed Denim#819DBE129, 157, 190 Non-standard catalog name
Washed Green#CCD1C8204, 209, 200 Non-standard catalog name
Washed Khaki#CAC2AF202, 194, 175 Non-standard catalog name
Washed Olive#C5C0A3197, 192, 163 Non-standard catalog name
Washed Out Green#BCF5A6188, 245, 166 Non-standard catalog name
Washed Sage#DEDFCC222, 223, 204 Non-standard catalog name
Wash Me#FAFBFD250, 251, 253 Non-standard catalog name
Wasteland#9C8855156, 136, 85 Non-standard catalog name
Watchet#8FBABC143, 186, 188 Non-standard catalog name
Water#D4F1F9212, 241, 249 Non-standard catalog name
Water Baby#5AB5CB90, 181, 203 Non-standard catalog name
Water Blue#0E87CC14, 135, 204 Non-standard catalog name
Water Carrier#4999A173, 153, 161 Non-standard catalog name
Water Chestnut#EDE4CF237, 228, 207 Non-standard catalog name
Watercolour Blue#084D588, 77, 88 Non-standard catalog name
Watercolour Green#96B47E150, 180, 126 Non-standard catalog name
Water Cooler#75A7AD117, 167, 173 Non-standard catalog name
Watercourse#5CCBD692, 203, 214 Non-standard catalog name
Watercress#6E9377110, 147, 119 Non-standard catalog name
Waterfall#3AB0A258, 176, 162 Non-standard catalog name
Waterfall Mist#E4EEEA228, 238, 234 Non-standard catalog name
Water Fern#75B790117, 183, 144 Non-standard catalog name
Water Flow#7AC6D9122, 198, 217 Non-standard catalog name
Waterfront#D4E4E5212, 228, 229 Non-standard catalog name
Water Green#81B89A129, 184, 154 Non-standard catalog name
Water Hyacinth#A0A3D2160, 163, 210 Non-standard catalog name
Water Lily#DDE3D5221, 227, 213 Non-standard catalog name
Waterline Blue#436BAD67, 107, 173 Non-standard catalog name
Waterloo#7B7C94123, 124, 148 Non-standard catalog name
Watermark#DEE9DF222, 233, 223 Non-standard catalog name
Watermelon#FD4659253, 70, 89 Non-standard catalog name
Watermelon Candy#FD5B78253, 91, 120 Non-standard catalog name
Watermelon Juice#F05C85240, 92, 133 Non-standard catalog name

 

Watermelon Pink to Wayward Wind

NameHEXRGBColorStatus / source type
Watermelon Pink#C77690199, 118, 144 Non-standard catalog name
Watermelon Punch#E08880224, 136, 128 Non-standard catalog name
Watermelon Red#BF4147191, 65, 71 Non-standard catalog name
Water Mist#C7D8E3199, 216, 227 Non-standard catalog name
Water Nymph#81D0DF129, 208, 223 Non-standard catalog name
Water Park#54AF9C84, 175, 156 Non-standard catalog name
Water Raceway#0083C80, 131, 200 Non-standard catalog name
Waterscape#DCECE7220, 236, 231 Non-standard catalog name
Watershed#B0CEC2176, 206, 194 Non-standard catalog name
Water Slide#A2CDD2162, 205, 210 Non-standard catalog name
Water Sports#44BBCC68, 187, 204 Non-standard catalog name
Waterspout#A4F4F9164, 244, 249 Non-standard catalog name
Water Surface#A9BDB8169, 189, 184 Non-standard catalog name
Waterway#7EB7BF126, 183, 191 Non-standard catalog name
Water Wheel#A28566162, 133, 102 Non-standard catalog name
Water Wings#80D5CC128, 213, 204 Non-standard catalog name
Water Wonder#80D4D0128, 212, 208 Non-standard catalog name
Waterworld#00718A0, 113, 138 Non-standard catalog name
Watery#AEBDBB174, 189, 187 Non-standard catalog name
Watery Sea#88BFE7136, 191, 231 Non-standard catalog name
Watson Lake#74AEBA116, 174, 186 Non-standard catalog name
Wattle#D6CA3D214, 202, 61 Non-standard catalog name
Watusi#F2CDBB242, 205, 187 Non-standard catalog name
Wave#A5CED5165, 206, 213 Non-standard catalog name
Wave Crest#DCE9EA220, 233, 234 Non-standard catalog name
Wave Jumper#6C919F108, 145, 159 Non-standard catalog name
Wavelet#7DC4CD125, 196, 205 Non-standard catalog name
Wave Splash#CBE4E7203, 228, 231 Non-standard catalog name
Wave Top#AFD9D3175, 217, 211 Non-standard catalog name
Wax#DDBB33221, 187, 51 Non-standard catalog name
Wax Crayon Blue#00A4A60, 164, 166 Non-standard catalog name
Wax Flower#EEB39E238, 179, 158 Non-standard catalog name
Wax Green#D8DB8B216, 219, 139 Non-standard catalog name
Wax Poetic#F1E6CC241, 230, 204 Non-standard catalog name
Wax Sculpture#E2D5BD226, 213, 189 Non-standard catalog name
Wax Yellow#EDE9AD237, 233, 173 Non-standard catalog name
Way Beyond the Blue#1188CC17, 136, 204 Non-standard catalog name
Waystone Green#00C0000, 192, 0 Non-standard catalog name
Wayward Willow#D9DCD1217, 220, 209 Non-standard catalog name
Wayward Wind#DEDFE2222, 223, 226 Non-standard catalog name

 

Weak Blue to Wet Coral

NameHEXRGBColorStatus / source type
Weak Blue#CFE2EF207, 226, 239 Non-standard catalog name
Weak Green#E1F2DF225, 242, 223 Non-standard catalog name
Weak Mauve#EADEE4234, 222, 228 Non-standard catalog name
Weak Mint#E0F0E5224, 240, 229 Non-standard catalog name
Weak Orange#FAEDE3250, 237, 227 Non-standard catalog name
Weak Pink#ECDEE5236, 222, 229 Non-standard catalog name
Weak Yellow#F2F6DB242, 246, 219 Non-standard catalog name
Weathered Bamboo#593A2789, 58, 39 Non-standard catalog name
Weathered Blue#D2E2F2210, 226, 242 Non-standard catalog name
Weathered Brown#59504C89, 80, 76 Non-standard catalog name
Weathered Coral#EAD0A9234, 208, 169 Non-standard catalog name
Weathered Leather#90614A144, 97, 74 Non-standard catalog name
Weathered Mint#E4F5E1228, 245, 225 Non-standard catalog name
Weathered Stone#C4C4C4196, 196, 196 Non-standard catalog name
Weathered White#E6E3D9230, 227, 217 Non-standard catalog name
Weathered Wood#B19C86177, 156, 134 Non-standard catalog name
Weeping Fig#5D872793, 135, 39 Non-standard catalog name
Weeping Willow#B3B17B179, 177, 123 Non-standard catalog name
Weeping Wisteria#D7DDEC215, 221, 236 Non-standard catalog name
Welcome Home#C09C6A192, 156, 106 Non-standard catalog name
Welcome White#F3E3CA243, 227, 202 Non-standard catalog name
Welded Iron#6F6F6D111, 111, 109 Non-standard catalog name
Weldon Blue#7C98AB124, 152, 171 Non-standard catalog name
Well Blue#00888B0, 136, 139 Non-standard catalog name
Wellington#4F636479, 99, 100 Non-standard catalog name
Well Read#8E3537142, 53, 55 Non-standard catalog name
Wenge#645452100, 84, 82 Non-standard catalog name
Wenge Black#3E2A2C62, 42, 44 Non-standard catalog name
Wentworth#34536252, 83, 98 Non-standard catalog name
We Peep#FDD7D8253, 215, 216 Non-standard catalog name
West Coast#5C512F92, 81, 47 Non-standard catalog name
West Side#E5823A229, 130, 58 Non-standard catalog name
West Winds#586D7788, 109, 119 Non-standard catalog name
Wet Adobe#A3623B163, 98, 59 Non-standard catalog name
Wet Ash#B2BEB5178, 190, 181 Non-standard catalog name
Wet Asphalt#989CAB152, 156, 171 Non-standard catalog name
Wet Cement#89877F137, 135, 127 Non-standard catalog name
Wet Clay#A49690164, 150, 144 Non-standard catalog name
Wet Concrete#35383853, 56, 56 Non-standard catalog name
Wet Coral#D1584C209, 88, 76 Non-standard catalog name

 

Whale Bone to Wyvern Green

NameHEXRGBColorStatus / source type
Whale Bone#E5E7E5229, 231, 229 Non-standard catalog name
Whale Grey#59676B89, 103, 107 Non-standard catalog name
Whale Shark#607C8E96, 124, 142 Non-standard catalog name
Whale’s Tale#115A8217, 90, 130 Non-standard catalog name
Wheat#F5DEB3245, 222, 179 CSS keyword: wheat
Wheaten White#FBEBBB251, 235, 187 Non-standard catalog name
Whimsical Blue#00EBFF0, 235, 255 Non-standard catalog name
Whimsical White#ECE4E2236, 228, 226 Non-standard catalog name
Whipcord#A09176160, 145, 118 Non-standard catalog name
Whirlpool#A5D8CD165, 216, 205 Non-standard catalog name
Whiskey#D29062210, 144, 98 Non-standard catalog name
Whisper#EFE6E6239, 230, 230 Non-standard catalog name
Whisper Blue#E5E8F2229, 232, 242 Non-standard catalog name
Whisper Green#E0E6D7224, 230, 215 Non-standard catalog name
Whisper White#EDE6DB237, 230, 219 Non-standard catalog name
White#FFFFFF255, 255, 255 CSS keyword: white
White Chalk#F6F4F1246, 244, 241 Non-standard catalog name
White Chocolate#F0E3C7240, 227, 199 Non-standard catalog name
White Ice#D7EEE4215, 238, 228 Non-standard catalog name
White Lavender#E1E2EB225, 226, 235 Non-standard catalog name
White Smoke#F5F5F5245, 245, 245 CSS keyword: whitesmoke
Whitewash#FEFFFC254, 255, 252 Non-standard catalog name
Whole Wheat#A48B73164, 139, 115 Non-standard catalog name
Wicked Green#9BCA47155, 202, 71 Non-standard catalog name
Wild Blue Yonder#7A89B8122, 137, 184 Manufacturer name; catalog HEX
Wildfire#FF8833255, 136, 51 Non-standard catalog name
Wild Orchid#D979A2217, 121, 162 Non-standard catalog name
Wild Strawberry#FF3399255, 51, 153 Manufacturer name; catalog HEX
Wine#80013F128, 1, 63 Non-standard catalog name
Wintergreen Dream#56887D86, 136, 125 Non-standard catalog name
Winter Sea#303E5548, 62, 85 Non-standard catalog name
Wisteria#A87DC2168, 125, 194 Manufacturer name; catalog HEX
Witch Hazel#FBF073251, 240, 115 Non-standard catalog name
Woad Blue#597FB989, 127, 185 Non-standard catalog name
Wood Brown#55454585, 69, 69 Non-standard catalog name
Wood Charcoal#46464670, 70, 70 Non-standard catalog name
Wood Green#A78C59167, 140, 89 Non-standard catalog name
Woven Gold#DCB639220, 182, 57 Non-standard catalog name
Wrought Iron#999E98153, 158, 152 Non-standard catalog name
Wyvern Green#86A96F134, 169, 111 Non-standard catalog name

 

 

The Three CSS W Color Keywords

CSS defines three opaque named-color keywords beginning with W. Wheat is #F5DEB3 with the token wheat, White is #FFFFFF with the token white, and White Smoke is #F5F5F5 with the token whitesmoke. Their values are fixed sRGB references; the broader catalog names above do not become browser keywords simply because they have HEX values.

colors that start with w — Material studyAI-generated editorial illustration; not a measured color sample.

 

Wheat, White, and White Smoke

This standards-first treatment is important because a creative catalog can attach a different value to a familiar display name. For CSS work, the standardized value wins.

 

Display Names Versus Exact CSS Tokens

Human-readable labels can include spaces and capitalization. CSS syntax is different: use wheat, white, or whitesmoke. The White Smoke token has no space, and CSS named-color keywords are case-insensitive. Any other atlas entry should be entered by its explicit HEX value unless the software you are using defines its own named palette.

 

 

How to Use W Colors in a Design

 

Choose a Dominant, Supporting, or Accent Color

Start with function, not a supposed personality attached to a name. A dominant color covers the largest area, a supporting color organizes secondary surfaces, and an accent draws attention to a small detail. For example, White Smoke can serve as a quiet surface, Wenge can ground headings or furniture-inspired elements, and Watermelon can mark a button or focal detail. Those roles are design suggestions, not universal meanings.

Compare actual swatches before committing. Warm Light, Whisper, and White Chocolate all read as pale colors, yet their yellow, pink, and cream biases produce different relationships with nearby colors. Likewise, Wine, Winter Sea, and Wood Charcoal are all dark, but their red, blue, and neutral leanings make them behave differently in a palette.

 

Check Text Contrast Before Publishing

A pleasing pair is not automatically readable. Test the exact foreground and background together. A widely used accessibility target is a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 for ordinary text. The large-text thresholds are 18pt regular or 14pt bold, approximately 24px and 18.5px. Size, weight, and the adjacent background all matter, so do not judge contrast from an isolated swatch.

Very light entries such as White, White Smoke, or Walkie Chalkie usually need dark text. Dark entries such as Warm Black, Wine, or Winter Sea may support light text, but each pair still requires measurement. Borders, hover states, disabled controls, and text placed over photographs need their own checks.

 

 

What HEX Codes Can and Cannot Tell You

 

Screen Color Versus Printed Color

A six-digit HEX code provides a repeatable sRGB-oriented digital reference. It does not guarantee that every display will look identical because calibration, brightness, color profile, and device gamut can differ. RGB describes emitted red, green, and blue light, while CMYK describes subtractive process inks on paper. That is why this atlas does not list a profile-free CMYK conversion as an exact equivalent.

For print, convert within the intended color-managed workflow and proof on the real output conditions when color matters. Printer profile, ink set, paper color and finish, and viewing light can all shift the result. Some bright screen colors may also fall outside the printer’s reproducible gamut.

 

Paint and Material Samples Are Separate References

A HEX value is a digital reference, not a physical product specification. A screen swatch named Walnut or Wenge therefore does not identify a particular wood stain, wall paint, fabric dye, or artist pigment.

Use the atlas to establish a digital direction, then compare an appropriate manufacturer sample or a test swatch in the actual material before making a color-critical choice. Record the product and color identifier when the physical result must be repeated.

 

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