A vocabulary of colour

Colours.

Rwandan colour names and the animals, plants, minerals, and cattle coats behind them.

Archive palette 19 samples
20 colours

ibihogo

ibihogó

01
English brown
Hex #734A2E
Named after Cow coat

ibihogo bitose

ibihogó bitosé

02
English dark brown
Hex #492E1B
Named after Cow coat

icyatsi kibisi

icyaátsi kibísi

03
English green
Hex #4F853B
Named after Plant

igaju

igaaju

04
English brown
Hex #8A4F33
Named after Cow coat

igaju ry'intamu

igaaju ry'íntamu

05
English light brown
Hex #C09067
Named after Cow coat

igaju ry'intukura

igaaju ry'íntukura

06
English red brown
Hex #914234
Named after Cow coat

igitare

igitáre

07
English white
Hex #FFFFFF
Named after Mineral

ikibamba

ikibaámba

08
English black with white spots
Hex #191512 · #E7E4DF
Named after Cow coat

imibiri yombi

imibiri yóombí

09
English dark brown person
Hex #6B4127
Named after Other

inzobe

inzóbe

10
English light skin
Hex #D7AF88
Named after Animal

isine

isiine

11
English —
Hex —
Named after Cow coat

ubugondo

ubugoóndo

12
English white with black spots
Hex #E7E4DF · #191512
Named after Cow coat

umuhondo

umuhoondo

13
English yellow
Hex #F4CE23
Named after Other

umukara

umukara

14
English black
Hex #000000
Named after Animal

umusengo

umuseengo

15
English brown with white spots
Hex #8C5C3A · #F4F1E8
Named after Cow coat

urugina

urugina

16
English red
Hex #B75037
Named after Other

uruvuzo

uruvúuzo

17
English gray
Hex #81796F
Named after Other

urwirungu

urwíiruúngu

18
English ash color
Hex #928B83
Named after Cow coat

urwirungu rw'amarwa

urwíiruúngu rw'ámaárwa

19
English brown ash
Hex #7C6759
Named after Cow coat

urwirungu rw'umugoroba

urwíiruúngu rw'úmugórooba

20
English dark ash
Hex #554F48
Named after Cow coat
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