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Band names with colors

Colours give a band name an instant mood: Black Sabbath and Black Flag feel heavy, Deep Purple and Pink Floyd feel psychedelic, Green Day feels like a lazy afternoon. Black is by far the most common colour in notable band names, about twice as common as blue.

Here are famous bands with each colour in the name, then original colour band name ideas.

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Famous band names by color

Notable acts from Wikidata, ranked by the number of Wikipedia language editions about them.

Bands with black in the name

  1. Black Sabbath 1968 · traditional heavy metal · UK
  2. Black Eyed Peas 1995 · latin hip-hop · US
  3. The Black Keys 2001 · blues rock · US
  4. Black Veil Brides 2006 · melodic metalcore · US
  5. Black Flag 1976 · post-hardcore · US
  6. Godspeed You! Black Emperor 1994 · post-rock · Canada
  7. The Black Dahlia Murder 2001 · melodic death metal · US
  8. Black Label Society 1998 · southern metal · US
  9. The Black Crowes 1989 · boogie rock · US
  10. The Black Mamba funk · Portugal
  11. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club 1998 · alternative rock · US
  12. Ladysmith Black Mambazo 1960 · isicathamiya · South Africa
  13. Black Uhuru 1972 · reggae · Jamaica
  14. Black Country, New Road post-rock · UK
  15. Big Black 1981 · post-punk · US
  16. Black Midi rock · UK
  17. Black Daisy alternative rock · Ireland
  18. Beast in Black 2015 · power metal · Finland

Bands with white in the name

  1. The White Stripes 1997 · punk blues · US
  2. White Lies 2007 · post-punk revival · UK
  3. White Zombie 1985 · groove metal · US
  4. Motionless in White 2005 · metalcore · US
  5. White Lion 1983 · glam metal · US
  6. Average White Band 1972 · blue-eyed soul · UK
  7. Great White 1978 · hard rock · US
  8. White Skull 1984 · traditional heavy metal · Italy
  9. Snow White's Poison Bite 2007 · pop-punk · Finland
  10. White Denim 2006 · indie rock · US
  11. White Spirit 1975 · heavy metal · UK
  12. White Tiger hard rock · US
  13. White Willow 1995 · progressive rock · Norway
  14. Fat White Family 2011 · post-punk · UK
  15. White Noise electronic · UK
  16. White Rose Movement 2004 · post-punk · UK
  17. White Plains 1969 · bubblegum · UK
  18. White Sister 1980 · hard rock · US

Bands with red in the name

  1. Red Hot Chili Peppers 1982 · classic rock · US
  2. Red Velvet k-pop · South Korea
  3. Simply Red 1984 · blue-eyed soul · UK
  4. Blood Red Shoes 2004 · indie rock · UK
  5. The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus 2003 · pop-punk · US
  6. August Burns Red 2003 · metalcore · US
  7. Red 2004 · alternative rock · US
  8. Red Fang 2005 · stoner rock · US
  9. Blood Red Throne 1998 · brutal death metal · Norway
  10. Red Velvet - Irene & Seulgi 2020 · k-pop · South Korea
  11. Red House Painters 1989 · alternative rock · US
  12. Red Snapper 1993 · acid jazz · UK
  13. Red Krayola 1966 · psychedelic rock · US
  14. Red Sparowes 2003 · post-metal · US
  15. The Red Chord 1999 · deathcore · US
  16. Red Hot Chilli Pipers 2002 · celtic rock · UK
  17. Red Square 2020 · k-pop · South Korea
  18. Green on Red 1979 · alternative rock · US

Bands with blue in the name

  1. Blue 2000 · popular · UK
  2. Blue Öyster Cult 1967 · occult rock · US
  3. Shocking Blue 1967 · nederbeat · Netherlands
  4. Bad Boys Blue 1984 · dance-pop · Germany
  5. Blue System 1987 · post-disco · Germany
  6. Blue Cheer 1967 · hard rock · US
  7. The Swinging Blue Jeans 1962 · beat · UK
  8. Blue Man Group 1987 · experimental · US
  9. Blue October 1995 · art rock · US
  10. Prussian Blue 2003 · indie pop · US
  11. Blue Danube pop · Austria
  12. Deacon Blue 1985 · pop rock · UK
  13. Systems in Blue 2003 · eurodisco · Germany
  14. Blue Café pop · Poland
  15. Blue Swede 1973 · pop rock · Sweden
  16. Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes 1954 · rhythm and blues · US
  17. Black 'N Blue 1981 · glam metal · US
  18. Deep Blue Something 1992 · alternative rock · US

Bands with green in the name

  1. Green Day 1982 · pop-punk · US
  2. Green River 1984 · alternative rock · US
  3. The Brilliant Green 1995 · pop rock · Japan
  4. Green Carnation 1990 · progressive metal · Norway
  5. Soilent Green 1988 · sludge metal · US
  6. Fiddler's Green folk punk · Germany
  7. Gang Green 1980 · crossover thrash · US
  8. End of Green 1992 · gothic metal · Germany
  9. Green on Red 1979 · alternative rock · US
  10. Green Lung stoner metal
  11. Green Valley reggae · Spain
  12. Little Green Cars 2008 · alternative rock · Ireland
  13. Green Grey trip hop
  14. The Essex Green indie rock · US

Bands with yellow in the name

  1. Yellow Claw 2010 · trap · Netherlands
  2. The Yellow Monkey 1988 · alternative rock · Japan
  3. Red Lorry Yellow Lorry 1981 · gothic rock · UK
  4. Yellow Generation pop · Japan
  5. Yellow Matter Custard 2003 · rock · US

Bands with orange in the name

  1. Orange Caramel 2010 · k-pop · South Korea
  2. Orange Range 2001 · rap rock · Japan
  3. Orange Goblin 1995 · stoner metal · UK
  4. Agent Orange 1979 · hardcore punk · US
  5. Code Orange 2008 · sludge metal · US
  6. Orange 9mm 1994 · post-hardcore · US
  7. Orange Pekoe jazz fusion · Japan

Bands with pink in the name

  1. Pink Floyd 1964 · experimental rock · UK
  2. The Legendary Pink Dots 1980 · gothic rock · UK
  3. The Big Pink 2007 · indie rock · UK
  4. Pink Cream 69 1987 · hard rock · Germany
  5. Pink Lady 1976 · j-pop · Japan
  6. Pink Fairies 1969 · psychedelic rock · UK
  7. Australian Pink Floyd Show 1988 · progressive rock · Australia
  8. Flux of Pink Indians 1980 · hardcore punk · UK
  9. Frijid Pink 1967 · hard rock · US
  10. Pink Fantasy 2018 · pop rock · South Korea
  11. Pink Freud jazz · Poland
  12. Kissing the Pink 1980 · electronic · UK
  13. PINK CRES. 2016 · j-pop · Japan
  14. Pink Turns Blue 1985 · gothic rock · Germany
  15. Kerrs Pink 1972 · progressive rock · Norway
  16. Pink Mountaintops 2003 · psychedelic rock · Canada

Bands with purple in the name

  1. Deep Purple 1968 · classic rock · UK
  2. Purple Kiss 2020 · k-pop · South Korea
  3. Hey Violet 2008 · alternative rock · US
  4. New Riders of the Purple Sage 1969 · country rock · US
  5. Purple Beck 2019 · k-pop · South Korea
  6. Purple Mountains 2019 · indie rock · US
  7. Madison Violet 1999 · traditional folk · Canada
  8. Violet Road 2007 · folk rock · Norway

Bands with gold & silver in the name

  1. Golden Earring 1961 · classic rock · Netherlands
  2. Golden Child 2017 · k-pop · South Korea
  3. Silver Convention 1974 · eurodisco · Germany
  4. Thee Silver Mt. Zion 1999 · experimental rock · Canada
  5. Silver Jews 1989 · alternative rock · US
  6. Golden Bomber 2004 · j-pop · Japan
  7. Four Golden Flowers cantopop · Hong Kong
  8. Frida Gold 2007 · pop · Germany
  9. Girls of the Golden West 1933 · country · US
  10. Gold 1982 · pop rock · France
  11. Golden Life rock
  12. Silver Fist 2002 · thrash metal · Spain
  13. The Golden Cups group sounds
  14. The Golden Palominos 1981 · alternative rock · US
  15. Young Gun Silver Fox 2012 · soft rock · UK

Bands with grey & brown in the name

  1. Dir En Grey 1997 · extreme metal · Japan
  2. Brown Eyed Girls 2006 · k-pop · South Korea
  3. Zac Brown Band 2000 · country · US
  4. The Crazy World of Arthur Brown 1967 · pop rock · UK
  5. Savoy Brown 1965 · psychedelic rock · UK
  6. Charlie Brown Jr. 1992 · funk rock · Brazil
  7. Grey 2015 · future bass · US
  8. Grey Daze 1993 · grunge · US
  9. Brown Eyed Soul 2003 · k-pop · South Korea
  10. Gray Matter 1983 · hardcore punk · US
  11. Ray, Goodman & Brown 1963 · rhythm and blues · US
  12. Brown Brigade heavy metal · Canada
  13. Buster Brown 1973 · hard rock · Australia
  14. Carmen Gray hard rock · Finland
  15. Green Grey trip hop
  16. Madeth Gray'll rock · Japan
  17. Blue King Brown 2004 · reggae · Australia
  18. Brown Eyes k-pop · South Korea

Band name ideas with colors

Original names built around a colour, screened against 120,000+ notable artists. Original ideas, screened against 120,000+ notable artists when this page was built. Check your favourite before you use it. Generate more →

  1. We Were Black
  2. Black Secret
  3. Black Freeway
  4. A Black Called Alma
  5. Cloudless Black
  6. Crown Black
  7. Black Roller Rinks
  8. Black Rivers
  9. Black Flashback
  10. Black Dynamo
  11. Black Rewind
  12. Black Satellite
  13. Black Hourglasses
  14. Black Tongue
  15. Spectral Black
  16. Fabled Black
  17. Sun-Warmed Black
  18. Somewhere Black
  19. Nocturnal Black
  20. Stardust Black
  21. Cross-Country Black
  22. Tender Black
  23. Glossy Black
  24. Charred Black
  25. Willow Black
  26. War Black
  27. Gold Black
  28. Sunburnt Black
  29. Porch Black
  30. Deep Black
  31. Chrome Black
  32. Cold-Water Black
  33. Golden Black
  34. Saltwater Black
  35. Night Black
  36. Harbor Black
  37. Miami Black
  38. Snapshots in the Black
  39. Pocket Black
  40. Faded Black

Questions

What bands have black in their name?

Black Sabbath, The Black Eyed Peas, The Black Keys, Black Flag, Black Veil Brides, The Black Crowes and Black Pumas are well-known examples.

What bands have blue in their name?

Examples include Blue Öyster Cult, Blues Traveler, Moody Blues and Blue Rodeo.

Can I use one of these real band names?

No. The names in the notable-bands lists belong to real, well-known acts, so using one would confuse fans and could infringe their rights. Use them for inspiration, then generate an original name and run it through the band name checker.

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