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Flowers come in all shapes and sizes, but what makes them truly stand apart from each other is their vibrant colors. These colors are made up of pigments and, generally speaking, the fewer the pigments, the lighter the color. The most common pigments in flowers come in the form of anthocyanins. These pigments range in color from white to red to blue to yellow to purple and even black and brown. A different kind of pigment class is made up of the carotenoids. Carotenoids are responsible for some yellows, oranges, and reds. (These little guys are what cause the brilliant colors of autumn leaves!) While many flowers get their colors from either anthocyanins or carotenoids, there are some that can get their colors from a combination of both.