2007 May 24 - Thu

Color Name Enumeration for C++

I was looking to use named colors in Microsoft's Visual Studio C++, but couldn't find any enumerations anywhere. I found a Wiki Entry which listed Web Colors, aka X1 Color Names. In taking a look at the source code for the web page, I noticed that the tables were produced in a nice, computer readable format.

I ended up cutting and pasting the code into an editor and cut out all the extraneous stuff and was left with a regular list I could process with a short Perl script:

#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict;

my $line;
my ( $enum, $val );
print( "enum EColor {\n" );
while ($line = <STDIN>) {
  $line = <STDIN>;
  chomp( $line );
  $line =~ /^<td>(.+)<\/td>$/;
  $enum = $1;
  $line = <STDIN>;
  chomp( $line );
  $line =~ /^<td>(\w{2}) (\w{2}) (\w{2})<\/td>$/;
  $val = "RGB(0x" . $1 . ",0x" . $2 . ",0x" . $3 . ")";
  $line = <STDIN>;
  $line = <STDIN>;
  print( "  $enum = $val,\n" );
}
print( "}\n" );

This code produce the following C++ enumeration. If you run the above script, you'll find that one of the colors was duplicated. Simply remove the redundant copy to fix the compile error.

enum EColor {
  IndianRed = RGB(0xCD,0x5C,0x5C),
  LightCoral = RGB(0xF0,0x80,0x80),
  Salmon = RGB(0xFA,0x80,0x72),
  DarkSalmon = RGB(0xE9,0x96,0x7A),
  LightSalmon = RGB(0xFF,0xA0,0x7A),
  Crimson = RGB(0xDC,0x14,0x3C),
  Red = RGB(0xFF,0x00,0x00),
  FireBrick = RGB(0xB2,0x22,0x22),
  DarkRed = RGB(0x8B,0x00,0x00),
  Pink = RGB(0xFF,0xC0,0xCB),
  LightPink = RGB(0xFF,0xB6,0xC1),
  HotPink = RGB(0xFF,0x69,0xB4),
  DeepPink = RGB(0xFF,0x14,0x93),
  MediumVioletRed = RGB(0xC7,0x15,0x85),
  PaleVioletRed = RGB(0xDB,0x70,0x93),
  Coral = RGB(0xFF,0x7F,0x50),
  Tomato = RGB(0xFF,0x63,0x47),
  OrangeRed = RGB(0xFF,0x45,0x00),
  DarkOrange = RGB(0xFF,0x8C,0x00),
  Orange = RGB(0xFF,0xA5,0x00),
  Gold = RGB(0xFF,0xD7,0x00),
  Yellow = RGB(0xFF,0xFF,0x00),
  LightYellow = RGB(0xFF,0xFF,0xE0),
  LemonChiffon = RGB(0xFF,0xFA,0xCD),
  LightGoldenrodYellow = RGB(0xFA,0xFA,0xD2),
  PapayaWhip = RGB(0xFF,0xEF,0xD5),
  Moccasin = RGB(0xFF,0xE4,0xB5),
  PeachPuff = RGB(0xFF,0xDA,0xB9),
  PaleGoldenrod = RGB(0xEE,0xE8,0xAA),
  Khaki = RGB(0xF0,0xE6,0x8C),
  DarkKhaki = RGB(0xBD,0xB7,0x6B),
  Lavender = RGB(0xE6,0xE6,0xFA),
  Thistle = RGB(0xD8,0xBF,0xD8),
  Plum = RGB(0xDD,0xA0,0xDD),
  Violet = RGB(0xEE,0x82,0xEE),
  Orchid = RGB(0xDA,0x70,0xD6),
  Fuchsia = RGB(0xFF,0x00,0xFF),
  Magenta = RGB(0xFF,0x00,0xFF),
  MediumOrchid = RGB(0xBA,0x55,0xD3),
  MediumPurple = RGB(0x93,0x70,0xDB),
  BlueViolet = RGB(0x8A,0x2B,0xE2),
  DarkViolet = RGB(0x94,0x00,0xD3),
  DarkOrchid = RGB(0x99,0x32,0xCC),
  DarkMagenta = RGB(0x8B,0x00,0x8B),
  Purple = RGB(0x80,0x00,0x80),
  Indigo = RGB(0x4B,0x00,0x82),
  SlateBlue = RGB(0x6A,0x5A,0xCD),
  DarkSlateBlue = RGB(0x48,0x3D,0x8B),
  GreenYellow = RGB(0xAD,0xFF,0x2F),
  Chartreuse = RGB(0x7F,0xFF,0x00),
  LawnGreen = RGB(0x7C,0xFC,0x00),
  Lime = RGB(0x00,0xFF,0x00),
  LimeGreen = RGB(0x32,0xCD,0x32),
  PaleGreen = RGB(0x98,0xFB,0x98),
  LightGreen = RGB(0x90,0xEE,0x90),
  MediumSpringGreen = RGB(0x00,0xFA,0x9A),
  SpringGreen = RGB(0x00,0xFF,0x7F),
  MediumSeaGreen = RGB(0x3C,0xB3,0x71),
  SeaGreen = RGB(0x2E,0x8B,0x57),
  ForestGreen = RGB(0x22,0x8B,0x22),
  Green = RGB(0x00,0x80,0x00),
  DarkGreen = RGB(0x00,0x64,0x00),
  YellowGreen = RGB(0x9A,0xCD,0x32),
  OliveDrab = RGB(0x6B,0x8E,0x23),
  Olive = RGB(0x80,0x80,0x00),
  DarkOliveGreen = RGB(0x55,0x6B,0x2F),
  MediumAquamarine = RGB(0x66,0xCD,0xAA),
  DarkSeaGreen = RGB(0x8F,0xBC,0x8F),
  LightSeaGreen = RGB(0x20,0xB2,0xAA),
  DarkCyan = RGB(0x00,0x8B,0x8B),
  Teal = RGB(0x00,0x80,0x80),
  Aqua = RGB(0x00,0xFF,0xFF),
  Cyan = RGB(0x00,0xFF,0xFF),
  LightCyan = RGB(0xE0,0xFF,0xFF),
  PaleTurquoise = RGB(0xAF,0xEE,0xEE),
  Aquamarine = RGB(0x7F,0xFF,0xD4),
  Turquoise = RGB(0x40,0xE0,0xD0),
  MediumTurquoise = RGB(0x48,0xD1,0xCC),
  DarkTurquoise = RGB(0x00,0xCE,0xD1),
  CadetBlue = RGB(0x5F,0x9E,0xA0),
  SteelBlue = RGB(0x46,0x82,0xB4),
  LightSteelBlue = RGB(0xB0,0xC4,0xDE),
  PowderBlue = RGB(0xB0,0xE0,0xE6),
  LightBlue = RGB(0xAD,0xD8,0xE6),
  SkyBlue = RGB(0x87,0xCE,0xEB),
  LightSkyBlue = RGB(0x87,0xCE,0xFA),
  DeepSkyBlue = RGB(0x00,0xBF,0xFF),
  DodgerBlue = RGB(0x1E,0x90,0xFF),
  CornflowerBlue = RGB(0x64,0x95,0xED),
  MediumSlateBlue = RGB(0x7B,0x68,0xEE),
  RoyalBlue = RGB(0x41,0x69,0xE1),
  Blue = RGB(0x00,0x00,0xFF),
  MediumBlue = RGB(0x00,0x00,0xCD),
  DarkBlue = RGB(0x00,0x00,0x8B),
  Navy = RGB(0x00,0x00,0x80),
  MidnightBlue = RGB(0x19,0x19,0x70),
  Cornsilk = RGB(0xFF,0xF8,0xDC),
  BlanchedAlmond = RGB(0xFF,0xEB,0xCD),
  Bisque = RGB(0xFF,0xE4,0xC4),
  NavajoWhite = RGB(0xFF,0xDE,0xAD),
  Wheat = RGB(0xF5,0xDE,0xB3),
  BurlyWood = RGB(0xDE,0xB8,0x87),
  Tan = RGB(0xD2,0xB4,0x8C),
  RosyBrown = RGB(0xBC,0x8F,0x8F),
  SandyBrown = RGB(0xF4,0xA4,0x60),
  Goldenrod = RGB(0xDA,0xA5,0x20),
  DarkGoldenrod = RGB(0xB8,0x86,0x0B),
  Peru = RGB(0xCD,0x85,0x3F),
  Chocolate = RGB(0xD2,0x69,0x1E),
  SaddleBrown = RGB(0x8B,0x45,0x13),
  Sienna = RGB(0xA0,0x52,0x2D),
  Brown = RGB(0xA5,0x2A,0x2A),
  Maroon = RGB(0x80,0x00,0x00),
  White = RGB(0xFF,0xFF,0xFF),
  Snow = RGB(0xFF,0xFA,0xFA),
  Honeydew = RGB(0xF0,0xFF,0xF0),
  MintCream = RGB(0xF5,0xFF,0xFA),
  Azure = RGB(0xF0,0xFF,0xFF),
  AliceBlue = RGB(0xF0,0xF8,0xFF),
  GhostWhite = RGB(0xF8,0xF8,0xFF),
  WhiteSmoke = RGB(0xF5,0xF5,0xF5),
  Seashell = RGB(0xFF,0xF5,0xEE),
  Beige = RGB(0xF5,0xF5,0xDC),
  OldLace = RGB(0xFD,0xF5,0xE6),
  FloralWhite = RGB(0xFF,0xFA,0xF0),
  Ivory = RGB(0xFF,0xFF,0xF0),
  AntiqueWhite = RGB(0xFA,0xEB,0xD7),
  Linen = RGB(0xFA,0xF0,0xE6),
  LavenderBlush = RGB(0xFF,0xF0,0xF5),
  MistyRose = RGB(0xFF,0xE4,0xE1),
  Gainsboro = RGB(0xDC,0xDC,0xDC),
  LightGrey = RGB(0xD3,0xD3,0xD3),
  Silver = RGB(0xC0,0xC0,0xC0),
  DarkGray = RGB(0xA9,0xA9,0xA9),
  Gray = RGB(0x80,0x80,0x80),
  DimGray = RGB(0x69,0x69,0x69),
  LightSlateGray = RGB(0x77,0x88,0x99),
  SlateGray = RGB(0x70,0x80,0x90),
  DarkSlateGray = RGB(0x2F,0x4F,0x4F),
  Black = RGB(0x00,0x00,0x00)
};

Use it as you see fit.

As one more point of reference for color, here is a good reference page for Color Selection.

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