color bomb

Pigment-filled projectile

A color bomb is a power-up in match-three puzzle games like Candy Crush that clears all pieces of a single color from the board when activated.

The term extends to any dramatic color-releasing device—dye packets thrown at festivals like Holi, or bath products that fizz vivid pigments into water: The kids tossed color bombs at each other during the race.

Related

candy crush · cascade · match-three · power-up · shatter · burst · confetti · streak · eye candy · dazzle · firework · light show · prismatic · chain reaction · kaleidoscope · vibrant · detonate · sparkle

Categories
Opposites
visual impact

color bombcolor remover

Strips pigment from material

bleach · decolorizer · color stripper · whitener · minimalist aesthetic

permanence

color bombpermanent dye

Colorant meant to last

permanent color · tattoo · paint · stain · indelible ink

intensity/drama

color bombcolorlessness

Lack of any hue

natural look · neutral palette · monochrome · grayscale · black and white

Family

color, bomb, colors, colored, coloring, colorful, colorless, coloration, discolor

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G