Color names for babies are so versatile. Sure, you could pick a color baby name that reflects your favorite shade, but a color name can be far more subtle and pay homage to so much more.

Called the hierarchy of color names, the order was generally (with a few exceptions): black, white, red, green, yellow, and blue with others like brown, purple and pink coming at various times ...

“A warming rich brown hue, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse ... Each December, Pantone names a color of the year for the following year, and this is the 26th time that it has done so.