@node Coloring objects
@subsection Coloring objects
-@c FIXME: need link to missing list of colors
-Individual objects may be assigned colors. You may use color names
-listed HERE
+Individual objects may be assigned colors. You may use the
+color names listed below.
-@lilypond[quote,raggedright,verbatim,fragment]
+@lilypond[quote,raggedright,verbatim,fragment,relative=1]
\override NoteHead #'color = #red
c4 c
\override NoteHead #'color = #(x11-color 'LimeGreen)
@end lilypond
+@subsubheading List of colors
+
+@verbatim
+Normal colors
+=============
+
+black, white, red, green, blue, cyan, magenta, yellow, grey,
+darkred, darkgreen, darkblue, darkcyan, darkmagenta, darkyellow.
+
+X color names
+===============
+
+X color names come several variants:
+
+Any name that is spelled as a single word with capitalisation
+(e.g. "LightSlateBlue") can also be spelled as space separated
+words without capitalisation (e.g. "light slate blue").
+
+The word "grey" can always be spelled "gray" (e.g. "DarkSlateGray").
+
+Some names can take a numerical suffix (e.g. "LightSalmon4").
+
+Color Names without a numerical suffix:
+---------------------------------------
+
+snow GhostWhite WhiteSmoke gainsboro FloralWhite
+OldLace linen AntiqueWhite PapayaWhip BlanchedAlmond
+bisque PeachPuff NavajoWhite moccasin cornsilk
+ivory LemonChiffon seashell honeydew MintCream
+azure AliceBlue lavender LavenderBlush MistyRose
+white black DarkSlateGrey DimGrey SlateGrey
+LightSlateGrey grey LightGrey MidnightBlue navy
+NavyBlue CornflowerBlue DarkSlateBlue SlateBlue MediumSlateBlue
+LightSlateBlue MediumBlue RoyalBlue blue DodgerBlue
+DeepSkyBlue SkyBlue LightSkyBlue SteelBlue LightSteelBlue
+LightBlue PowderBlue PaleTurquoise DarkTurquoise MediumTurquoise
+turquoise cyan LightCyan CadetBlue MediumAquamarine
+aquamarine DarkGreen DarkOliveGreen DarkSeaGreen SeaGreen
+MediumSeaGreen LightSeaGreen PaleGreen SpringGreen LawnGreen
+green chartreuse MediumSpringGreen GreenYellow LimeGreen
+YellowGreen ForestGreen OliveDrab DarkKhaki khaki
+PaleGoldenrod LightGoldenrodYellow LightYellow yellow gold
+LightGoldenrod goldenrod DarkGoldenrod RosyBrown IndianRed
+SaddleBrown sienna peru burlywood beige
+wheat SandyBrown tan chocolate firebrick
+brown DarkSalmon salmon LightSalmon orange
+DarkOrange coral LightCoral tomato OrangeRed
+red HotPink DeepPink pink LightPink
+PaleVioletRed maroon MediumVioletRed VioletRed magenta
+violet plum orchid MediumOrchid DarkOrchid
+DarkViolet BlueViolet purple MediumPurple thistle
+DarkGrey DarkBlue DarkCyan DarkMagenta DarkRed
+LightGreen
+
+Color names with a numerical suffix
+-----------------------------------
+
+In the following names the suffix N can be a number in the range 1-4:
+
+snowN seashellN AntiqueWhiteN bisqueN PeachPuffN
+NavajoWhiteN LemonChiffonN cornsilkN ivoryN honeydewN
+LavenderBlushN MistyRoseN azureN SlateBlueN RoyalBlueN
+blueN DodgerBlueN SteelBlueN DeepSkyBlueN SkyBlueN
+LightSkyBlueN LightSteelBlueN LightBlueN LightCyanN PaleTurquoiseN
+CadetBlueN turquoiseN cyanN aquamarineN DarkSeaGreenN
+SeaGreenN PaleGreenN SpringGreenN greenN chartreuseN
+OliveDrabN DarkOliveGreenN khakiN LightGoldenrodN LightYellowN
+yellowN goldN goldenrodN DarkGoldenrodN RosyBrownN
+IndianRedN siennaN burlywoodN wheatN tanN
+chocolateN firebrickN brownN salmonN LightSalmonN
+orangeN DarkOrangeN coralN tomatoN OrangeRedN
+redN DeepPinkN HotPinkN pinkN LightPinkN
+PaleVioletRedN maroonN VioletRedN magentaN orchidN
+plumN MediumOrchidN DarkOrchidN purpleN MediumPurpleN
+thistleN
+
+Grey Scale
+----------
+
+A grey scale can be obtained using:
+
+greyN
+
+Where N is in the range 0-100.
+@end verbatim
+
+
@refbugs
Not all x11 colors are distinguishable in a web browser. For web use
normal colors are recommended.
named normal color.
-@seealso
-
-COLORLIST
-
-
-
@node Automatic notation
@section Automatic notation