Name that Color!

The visible spectrum of light makes the world beautiful, and word-lovers work hard to give every shade a unique name. Every wander through the paint aisle just to giggle at the ridiculous names of colors? Me neither. But now that the thought occurs to me...haha. Okay, I don't have time for that, but I did have time to browse through my book,  The Bibliophile's Dictionary and discover some awesome color words. 

• argent--silver
• carmine--red, purplish-red, or crimson
• cerise--bright red, cherry red. French for cherry. (My car's name is currently Cherry. Do you think I should change it to Cerise?)
• glaucous--dull or pale, grayish-, bluish-, or yellowish-green.
• heliotrope--reddish purple
• madder--bright red, reddish-purple, crimson.
• roseate--rose-colored. Now you can tell people to take off their roseate glasses. 
• rufous--brownish-red, rust-colored
• subfusc--a somber, dark, or dusky color. 
• titian--reddish yellow or auburn
• verdure--the lush, vibrant green of flourishing vegetation 
• viridescent--green or slightly green.

Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain...yeah, we're going to have to come up with a longer mnemonic.