Material Colors in Dwarf Fortress

Solution 1:

I'll break it down for you:

  • White: Alabaster, Aluminum, Alunite, Borax, Calcite, Chalk, Cryolite, Dolomite, Featherwood, Galena, Silver, Limestone, Marble, Marcasite, Periclase, Platinum, Quartzite, Rock salt, Satinspar, Selenite, Stibnite, Talc
  • Grey: Anhydrite, Bismuthinite, Dacite, Granite, Phyllite
  • Dark Grey: Andesite, Basalt, Bituminous coal, Chromite, Claystone, Diorite, Gabbro, Graphite, Hornblende, Ilmenite, Jet, Lignite, Magnetite, Mica, Obsidian, Pyrolusite, Rhyolite, Shale, Slade, Slate, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
  • Cyan: Adamantine, Ice, Microcline
  • Dark Cyan: Lay Pewter, Clear Glass
  • Blue: Cobaltite
  • Dark Blue: Kimberlite
  • Purple: Pitchblende, Rutile
  • Dark Red: Bauxite, Hematite, Kaolinite
  • Red: Cinnabar, Petrified wood, Realgar
  • Yellow: Brimstone, Gold, Gypsum, Orpiment, Orthoclase, Saltpeter, Sylvite
  • Dark Yellow: Cassiterite, Chert, Conglomerate, Copper, Puddingstone, Sandstone, Schist, Siltstone
  • Green: Malachite, Olivine, Serpentine
  • Light Green: Garnierite

Please note: there are no Black, Dark Cyan, Light Blue or Light Purple stones, though they are 4 of the 16 possible colors. You can get some of these colors via alternative means, such as wood, ore, metal alloys, or glass.

Data compiled from here

Solution 2:

The Dwarf Fortress Wiki has since been updated to contain a dedicated page for this exact purpose.

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