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Colors with 6 letters
Stuck on a crossword or a word game? 18 colours have exactly 6 letters, from “Bistre” to “Zaffre”.
All 18 six-letter colours
- Bistre
- Bronze
- Cobalt
- Copper
- Damask
- Indigo
- Maroon
- Orange
- Pewter
- Purple
- Russet
- Salmon
- Silver
- Titian
- Violet
- Xanadu
- Yellow
- Zaffre
About this list
- 18 of the 117 colours have exactly 6 letters (15%).
- Most start with B (2), C (2) and P (2).
- Only names of one word are counted, and only their letters: spaces, hyphens and apostrophes are not.
Quick answers
- What are some six-letter colours?
- 18 of the 117 colours in Icillion have exactly 6 letters, for example Yellow, Purple and Orange.
- Which six-letter colours start with B?
- B is the most common first letter here, with 2 names, such as Bistre and Bronze.
Colours by first letter
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