Spectrum’s colors are mapped to our design tokens, which are all the values needed to construct and maintain a design system—such as spacing, color, typography, object styles, and animation—represented as data. Our naming decisions for Spectrum leverage industry terminology and commonly known terms whenever possible, so we avoid choosing names for colors that wouldn’t be recognizable beyond the design and development community. We also avoid names that are trendy, subjective, or in languages other than U.S. English.

https://spectrum.adobe.com/page/color-system/
https://spectrum.adobe.com/page/color-palette/
https://uxdesign.cc/how-should-you-name-your-colors-in-a-design-system-3086513476df