Colors

Color names in Morse code (red, blue, green, gold, silver, white, black) are short, rhythmic, and visually evocative. Color codes had practical signaling roles in maritime history: flags and lanterns of different colors carried meaning that backed up Morse-coded distress signals. Today, color Morse most often appears in art prints, fashion design, and jewelry, where the rhythm of dots and dashes becomes a visual pattern in its own right. Most color words run 3 to 6 letters, transmitting in 1 to 3 seconds at 12 WPM.