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| Category | Colour code | Colour name | Genre categories | Number of uses | Contrast[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggaeton | #FF0000 | red | 4 | 5.252 | |
| Rock | #DC143C | crimson | Category:Rock music genres | 191 | 4.989 |
| Heavy metal | #BB0022 | — | Category:Heavy metal genres | 77 | 6.696 |
| Country | #A52A2A | brown | Category:Country music genres | 26 | 7.083 |
| Tango | #800000 | maroon | 1 | 10.949 | |
| Gospel | #A0522D | sienna | Category:Gospel music genres | 6 | 5.615 |
| Exotica | #FA8072 | salmon | 1 | 8.395 | |
| Mariachi | #E9967A | darksalmon | 4 | 9.108 | |
| Soul / Funk | #FFA500 | orange | Category:Soul music genres Category:Funk genres |
30 | 10.634 |
| Ska | #FF8C00 | darkorange | Category:Ska genres | 4 | 9.003 |
| Folk / Traditional | #DAA520 | goldenrod | Category:Folk music genres | 89 | 9.383 |
| Disco | #FFA500 | gold | Category:Disco music genres | 6 | 10.634 |
| — | #FFFF00 | yellow | — | 19.555 | |
| Salsa | #EEE8AA | palegoldenrod | 4 | 16.758 | |
| Calypso | #BDB76B | darkkhaki | 8 | 10.149 | |
| Samba | #9ACD32 | yellowgreen | Category:Samba music genres | 12 | 11.152 |
| Cumbia | #7FFFD4 | aquamarine | Category:Cumbia music genres | 9 | 17.157 |
| — | #00FF7F | springgreen | — | 15.61 | |
| — | #7FFF00 | chartreuse | — | 16.206 | |
| Contemporary Christian | #90EE90 | lightgreen | 5 | 14.818 | |
| Rumba | #36A667 | — | 3 | 6.807 | |
| Reggae | #008000 | green | Category:Reggae genres | 18 | 5.137 |
| Flamenco | #006400 | darkgreen | Category:Flamenco styles | 6 | 7.439 |
| — | #2F4F4F | darkslategray | — | 8.927 | |
| Electronic | #C0C0C0 | silver | Category:Electronic music genres | 179 | 11.542 |
| New Age / Space music | #8D9092 | — | 2 | 6.536 | |
| Polka | #FAEBD7 | antiquewhite | Category:Polka genres | 5 | 17.929 |
| Jazz | #FFC0CB | pink | Category:Jazz genres | 32 | 13.654 |
| — | #FFCCEE | — | — | 15.123 | |
| Hip hop | #00008B | darkblue | Category:Hip hop genres | 86 | 15.297 |
| Blues / R&B | #0000E1 | — | Category:Blues music genres Category:Rhythm and blues music genres |
35 | 10.061 |
| African popular music | #00BFFF | deepskyblue | 44 | 9.896 | |
| Pop music | #87CEEB | skyblue | Category:Pop music genres | 82 | 12.058 |
| — | #E6E6FA | lavender | — | 17.063 | |
| A cappella | #DDBBBB | — | 4 | 11.9 |
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