Most CSS color names were inherited from the X11 color list [1], which, in turn, sourced its colors from a weird mixture of Crayola crayons, paint samples, and

Most CSS color names were inherited from the X11 color list [1], which, in turn, sourced its colors from a weird mixture of Crayola crayons, paint samples, and idiosyncratic personal choices [2]. It's a mess. [1]: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/blob/master/dix/color.c https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/blob/master/di... [2]: https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2014Mar/0272.html https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2014Mar/0272....