Teal and More Color Names Guys Shouldn't Use
Not really PC!
(And more color musings at the end.)
Color Name
Alternative Name
Aqua
Blue-green
Bistre
Dark brown
Buff
Light Brown
Carmine
Red
Celadon
Light green
Cerise
Red
Fuchsia
Pink
Heliotrope (unless you are Bertie Wooster)
Light purple
Magenta
Pink
Mauve
Light purple
Ochre
Yellow
Papaya whip
White
Puce
Pink
Russet
Dark brown
Spring Green
Light green
Taupe
Dark brown
Teal
Blue
Thistle
Light purple
Vermilion
Orange
This list of non-guy sounding color names are just suggestions. For example, a guy could use these colors in describing their car, discussing the paint color they want for their den, or looking for a cool World of Warcraft character name. (Celadon, anyone?) [Stephen Fry can say whatever he wants.]
Colors that are always safe for guys to say:
red
orange
yellow
green
blue
purple
black
gray
white
and these adjectives:
light and dark
Guy sounding colors:
camouflage green
dodger blue
navy blue
slate gray
steel blue
really descriptive color names (my names!):
don’t shoot me orange
baby poop brown
you can’t see me camouflage
old jeans blue
faded black t-shirt gray
My two favorite fantasy colors are hooloovoo and octarine.