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If anyone is wondering what this is, "HEX" stands for hexadecimal, which is how browsers "read" colors.

Color Name & HEX # Nearest Web-safe Color
aliceblue (F0F8FF) defaults to white (FFFFFF)
antique white (FAEBD7) defaults to (FFFFCC)
aquamarine (7FFFD4) defaults to (66FFCC) YUCK!!!
azure (F0FFFF) defaults to white
beige (F5F5DC) defaults to (FFFFCC)
bisque (FFE4C4) defaults to (FFFFCC)
blanchedalmond (FFEBCD) defaults to (FFFFCC)
burlywood (DEB887) defaults to (CCCC99)
cornflowerblue(6495ED) defaults to (6699FF)
cornsilk (FFFF8DC) defaults to (FFFFCC)
darkgoldenrod (B8860B) defaults to (CC9900)
darkgrey (A9A9A9) defaults to (999999)
darkorange (FF8C00) defaults to (FF9900)
darkseagreen (8FBC8F) defaults to (99CC99)
darkslategrey (2F4F4F) defaults to (333399)
darkturquoise (00CED1) defaults to (00CCCC)
deepskyblue (00BFFF) defaults to (00CCFF)
floralwhite (FFFAF0) defaults to white
gainsboro (DCDCDC) defaults to (CCCCCC)
ghostwhite (F8F8FF) defaults to white
goldenrod (DAA520) defaults to (CC9933)
gray (BEBEBE) defaults to (999999)
honeydew (F0FFF0) defaults to white
khaki (F0D58C) defaults to (FFCC99)
lavender (E6E6FA) defaults to white
lightblue (ADD8E6) defaults to (99CCFF)
lightcoral (F08080) defaults to (FF9999)
lightsalmon (FFA07A) defaults to (FF9966)
lightseagreen (20B2AA) defaults to (3399CC)
lightslateblue (778899) defaults to (669999)
linen (FAF0E6) defaults to white
mintcream (F5FFFA) defaults to white
mistyrose (FFE4E1) defaults to white
moccasin (FFE4B5) defaults to (FFFFCC)
navajowhite (FFDEAD) defaults to (FFCC99)
oldlace (FDF5E6) defaults to white
palegoldenrod (EEE8AA) defaults to (FFFF99)
papayawhip (FFEFD5) defaults to (FFFFCC)
peachpuff (FFDAB9) defaults to (FFCCCC)
peru (CD853F) defaults to (CC9933)
plum (DDA0DD) defaults to (CC99CC)
powderblue (B0E0E6) defaults to (CCFFFF)
sandybrown (F4A460) defaults to (FF9966)
seagreen (2E8B57) defaults to (339966)
seashell (FFF5EE) defaults to white
sienna (A0522D) defaults to (996633)
skyblue (87CEEB) defaults to (99CCFF)
slateblue (6A5ACD) defaults to (6666CC)
slategray (708090) defaults to (669999)
snow (FFFAFA) defaults to white
tan (D2B48C) defaults to (CCCC99)
thistle (D8BFD8) defaults to (CCCCCC)
tomato (FF6347) defaults to (FF6633)
turquoise (40E0D0) defaults to (33FFCC)
wheat (F5DEB3) defaults to (FFCCCC)
whitesmoke (F5F5F5) defaults to white
yellowgreen (9ACD32) defaults to (66CC33)

This is by no means the complete list. I chose these colors because they sounded interesting. This chart shows how important it is to choose colors wisely so that if someone with an older computer sees your website it will still look nice. I would pick colors that degrade nicely, not into something ugly.

I particularly like the pastels that default to white or cornflower (FFFFCC). The blues and greens are nice, except for aquamarine, which defaults to awful. And watch out for the wheat color that default to pink.

Here is D8E0D8. It's not on my list, but I saw it on a webpage and liked it.
It probably defaults to silver (CCCCCC)

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