<p>Screenshot of the atom colour settings I use for <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images_by_Jynto" title="Category:Images by Jynto">my molecules</a> in Discovery Studio Visualizer (found under Chemistry → Element Properties...). A copiable colour code is found in the description of this file, which you can paste into your own file descriptions.
</p><p><b>Colour code:</b>
</p>
<dl><dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #F0F0F0" title="#F0F0F0"> </span> Hydrogen, H: white<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #D8FCF8" title="#D8FCF8"> </span> Helium, He: cyan<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #CD7EFF" title="#CD7EFF"> </span> Lithium, Li: lilac<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #C5FF00" title="#C5FF00"> </span> Beryllium, Be: yellow-green<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #FAA0A0" title="#FAA0A0"> </span> Boron, B: pink<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #505050" title="#505050"> </span> Carbon, C: black<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #3C50FA" title="#3C50FA"> </span> Nitrogen, N: blue<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #F51E1E" title="#F51E1E"> </span> Oxygen, O: red<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #C8FA64" title="#C8FA64"> </span> Fluorine, F: yellow-green<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #AFE3F4" title="#AFE3F4"> </span> Neon, Ne: cyan<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #AA5EF2" title="#AA5EF2"> </span> Sodium, Na: lilac<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #89FF00" title="#89FF00"> </span> Magnesium, Mg: green<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #D28C8C" title="#D28C8C"> </span> Aluminium, Al: pink-brown<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #78A0A0" title="#78A0A0"> </span> Silicon Si: blue-grey<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #FA8C00" title="#FA8C00"> </span> Phosphorus, P: orange<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #FAEB00" title="#FAEB00"> </span> Sulfur, S: yellow<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #12DC12" title="#12DC12"> </span> Chlorine, Cl: green<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #81D1E4" title="#81D1E4"> </span> Argon, Ar: sky blue<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #8F41D3" title="#8F41D3"> </span> Potassium, K: purple<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #3DFF00" title="#3DFF00"> </span> Calcium, Ca: green<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #E6E6E4" title="#E6E6E4"> </span> Scandium, Sc: grey<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #C0C3C6" title="#C0C3C6"> </span> Titanium, Ti: grey<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #A7A5AC" title="#A7A5AC"> </span> Vanadium, V: grey<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #8898C0" title="#8898C0"> </span> Chromium, Cr: grey-blue<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #9878C0" title="#9878C0"> </span> Manganese, Mn: grey-purple<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #8078C0" title="#8078C0"> </span> Iron, Fe: grey-purple<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #7078C0" title="#7078C0"> </span> Cobalt, Co: grey-blue<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #4876C2" title="#4876C2"> </span> Nickel, Ni: grey-blue<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #F67561" title="#F67561"> </span> Copper, Cu: pink-orange<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #747FA9" title="#747FA9"> </span> Zinc, Zn: blue-grey<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #AA7878" title="#AA7878"> </span> Gallium, Ga: pink-brown<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #699191" title="#699191"> </span> Germanium, Ge: blue-grey<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #B482DC" title="#B482DC"> </span> Arsenic, As: lilac<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #EBB400" title="#EBB400"> </span> Selenium, Se: yellow-brown<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #B42814" title="#B42814"> </span> Bromine, Br: red-brown<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #5DBAD1" title="#5DBAD1"> </span> Krypton, Kr: teal<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #712EB2" title="#712EB2"> </span> Rubidium, Rb: purple<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #00FF00" title="#00FF00"> </span> Strontium, Sr: green<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #96FDFF" title="#96FDFF"> </span> Yttrium, Y: cyan<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #96E1E1" title="#96E1E1"> </span> Zirconium, Zr: light blue<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #74C3CB" title="#74C3CB"> </span> Niobium, Nb: light blue<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #50B4B0" title="#50B4B0"> </span> Molybdenum, Mo: teal<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #389CA8" title="#389CA8"> </span> Technetium, Tc: teal<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #018C90" title="#018C90"> </span> Ruthenium, Ru: teal<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #0B7C8C" title="#0B7C8C"> </span> Rhodium, Rh: teal<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #006881" title="#006881"> </span> Palladium, Pd: dark teal<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #99C6FF" title="#99C6FF"> </span> Silver, Ag: silvery blue<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #FFD891" title="#FFD891"> </span> Cadmium, Cd: peach<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #A06464" title="#A06464"> </span> Indium, In: brown<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #5A8282" title="#5A8282"> </span> Tin, Sn: blue-grey<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #AA5ABE" title="#AA5ABE"> </span> Antimony, Sb: lilac<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #DC8200" title="#DC8200"> </span> Tellurium, Te: brown<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #961496" title="#961496"> </span> Iodine, I: purple<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #429FB0" title="#429FB0"> </span> Xenon, Xe: teal<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #57198F" title="#57198F"> </span> Caesium, Cs: purple<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #00CB00" title="#00CB00"> </span> Barium, Ba: green<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #70DEFF" title="#70DEFF"> </span> Lanthanum, La: light blue<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #F7FCCA" title="#F7FCCA"> </span> Cerium, Ce: cream<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #D9FFC8" title="#D9FFC8"> </span> Praseodymium, Pr: light green<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #C6FFC8" title="#C6FFC8"> </span> Neodymium, Nd: light green<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #A4FFC8" title="#A4FFC8"> </span> Promethium, Pm: light green<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #92FFC8" title="#92FFC8"> </span> Samarium, Sm: light green<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #63FFC8" title="#63FFC8"> </span> Europium, Eu: aqua<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #47FFC8" title="#47FFC8"> </span> Gadolinium, Gd: aqua<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #32FFC8" title="#32FFC8"> </span> Terbium, Tb: aqua <br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #1FFFB7" title="#1FFFB7"> </span> Dysprosium, Dy: aqua<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #00FF9D" title="#00FF9D"> </span> Holmium, Ho: aqua<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #00E776" title="#00E776"> </span> Erbium, Er: green<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #00D353" title="#00D353"> </span> Thulium, Tm: green<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #00C039" title="#00C039"> </span> Ytterbium, Yb: green<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #00AD23" title="#00AD23"> </span> Lutetium, Lu: green<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #4DC2FF" title="#4DC2FF"> </span> Hafnium, Hf: blue<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #4DA7FF" title="#4DA7FF"> </span> Tantalum, Ta: blue<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #2094D0" title="#2094D0"> </span> Tungsten, W: blue<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #277EAC" title="#277EAC"> </span> Rhenium, Re: blue<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #206890" title="#206890"> </span> Osmium, Os: dark blue<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #185480" title="#185480"> </span> Iridium, Ir: dark blue<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #005791" title="#005791"> </span> Platinum, Pt: dark blue<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #F8D020" title="#F8D020"> </span> Gold, Au: gold<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #B5B5C3" title="#B5B5C3"> </span> Mercury, Hg: grey<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #965050" title="#965050"> </span> Thallium, Tl: brown<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #4B7373" title="#4B7373"> </span> Lead, Pb: blue-grey<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #A032A0" title="#A032A0"> </span> Bismuth, Bi: purple<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #C85000" title="#C85000"> </span> Polonium, Po: brown<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #643232" title="#643232"> </span> Astatine, At: dark brown<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #428497" title="#428497"> </span> Radon, Rn: teal<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #420066" title="#420066"> </span> Francium, Fr: dark purple<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #007C00" title="#007C00"> </span> Radium, Ra: dark green<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #71AAFC" title="#71AAFC"> </span> Actinium, Ac: blue<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #00BBFF" title="#00BBFF"> </span> Thorium, Th: blue<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #00A1FF" title="#00A1FF"> </span> Protactinium, Pa: blue<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #0092FF" title="#0092FF"> </span> Uranium, U: blue<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #0081F2" title="#0081F2"> </span> Neptunium, Np: blue<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #006BF2" title="#006BF2"> </span> Plutonium, Pu: blue<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #555BF2" title="#555BF2"> </span> Americium, Am: violet<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #785BE3" title="#785BE3"> </span> Curium, Cm: violet<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #894FE3" title="#894FE3"> </span> Berkelium, Bk: purple<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #A137D5" title="#A137D5"> </span> Californium, Cf: purple<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #B31FD5" title="#B31FD5"> </span> Einsteinium, Es: purple<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #B31FBA" title="#B31FBA"> </span> Fermium, Fm: pinkish purple <br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #B30DA7" title="#B30DA7"> </span> Mendelevium, Md: pinkish purple<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #BD0D87" title="#BD0D87"> </span> Nobelium, No: pink<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #C90066" title="#C90066"> </span> Lawrencium, Lr: pink<br></dd></dl>
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