Para definir los colores puede utilizar el texto por el que se los define, Ej:
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| aliceblue | antiquewhite | aqua | aquamarine | azure | beige |
| bisque | black | blanchedalmond | blue | blueviolet | brown |
| burlywood | cadetblue | chartreuse | chocolate | coral | cornflowerblue |
| cornsilk | crimson | cyan | darkblue | darkcyan | darkgoldenrod |
| darkgray | darkgreen | darkkhaki | darkmagenta | darkolivegreen | darkorange |
| darkorchid | darkred | darksalmon | darkseagreen | darkslateblue | darkslategray |
| darkturquoise | darkviolet | deeppink | deepskyblue | dimgray | dodgerblue |
| firebrick | floralwhite | forestgreen | fuchsia | gainsboro | ghostwhite |
| gold | goldenrod | gray | green | greenyellow | honeydew |
| hotpink | indianred | indigo | ivory | khaki | lavender |
| lavenderblush | lawngreen | lemonchiffon | lightblue | lightcoral | lightcyan |
| lightgoldenrodyellow | lightgreen | lightgrey | lightpink | lightsalmon | lightseagreen |
| lightskyblue | lightslategray | lightsteelblue | lightyellow | lime | limegreen |
| linen | magenta | maroon | mediumaquamarine | mediumblue | mediumorchid |
| mediumpurple | mediumseagreen | mediumslateblue | mediumspringgreen | mediumturquoise | mediumvioletred |
| midnightblue | mintcream | mistyrose | moccasin | navajowhite | navy |
| oldlace | olive | olivedrab | orange | orangered | orchid |
| palegoldenrod | palegreen | paleturquoise | palevioletred | papayawhip | peachpuff |
| peru | pink | plum | powderblue | purple | red |
| rosybrown | royalblue | saddlebrown | salmon | sandybrown | seagreen |
| seashell | sienna | silver | skyblue | slateblue | slategray |
| snow | springgreen | steelblue | tan | teal | thistle |
| tomato | turquoise | violet | wheat | white | whitesmoke |
| yellow | yellowgreen |