colored
Not left plain
Colored describes something that has color, especially color that's been added: colored pencils, brightly colored fabric.
As a past tense, it means influenced or affected: His judgment was colored by personal experience.
As a noun or adjective referring to people, colored was once a standard American term for Black people but is now dated and offensive in most contexts, though it persists in organizational names like the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People).
In South Africa, Coloured (capitalized) remains an official demographic category for people of mixed ancestry.
Having color added
- stainedMarred by discoloration
- tintedGiven subtle coloration
- colorfastDye resists fading
- saturatedThoroughly soaked through
inked · batik · ombre · tie-dyed · hand-dyed · overdyed · mordant · reactive
Darkness from blocked light
- tintFaint color addition
- pigmentColor-imparting material
- saturationState of complete permeation
- toneQuality of sound
chroma · value · spectrum · palette · prism · rainbow · primary · secondary
Given subtle coloration
- shadedBlocked from light
- paleLacking color intensity
- fadedLost original color
- washed-outLacking original vibrancy
subdued · softened · muted · pastel · diluted · dimmed · filtered · hazy
Surface for mixing pigments
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- pigmentColor-imparting material
- watercolorTranslucent paint medium
- acrylicSynthetic resin or fiber
tempera · gouache · pastel · fresco · impasto · wash · glaze · underpainting
Emitting or reflecting light
- vividIntensely clear and bright
- saturatedThoroughly soaked through
- boldCourageous and daring
- intenseExtreme in degree
rich · electric · radiant · brilliant · dazzling · glowing · luminous · neon
Biased against a group
- discriminatoryShowing unfair distinction
- slantedAngled from vertical
- skewedAsymmetrically shifted
- one-sidedUnfairly weighted toward one
partial · distorted · tainted · influenced · jaundiced · loaded · spun · misrepresented
Including multiple ethnic traditions
- multiethnicOf many backgrounds
- variedDiffering in type
- mixedBlended from varied elements
- assortedOf various sorts
heterogeneous · cosmopolitan · rainbow · mosaic · pluralistic · inclusive · multihued · polychromatic
pigmented
Having color added
saturated · inked · batik · ombre · tie-dyed · hand-dyed · overdyed · mordant · reactive · indigo
shade
Darkness from blocked light
- tintFaint color addition
- pigmentColor-imparting material
- saturationState of complete permeation
tone · chroma · value · spectrum · palette · prism · rainbow · primary · secondary · tertiary
tinted
Given subtle coloration
washed-out · subdued · softened · muted · pastel · diluted · dimmed · filtered · hazy · dusty
palette
Surface for mixing pigments
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- pigmentColor-imparting material
- watercolorTranslucent paint medium
acrylic · tempera · gouache · pastel · fresco · impasto · wash · glaze · underpainting · mixing
bright
Emitting or reflecting light
intense · rich · electric · radiant · brilliant · dazzling · glowing · luminous · neon · psychedelic
prejudiced
Biased against a group
- discriminatoryShowing unfair distinction
- slantedAngled from vertical
- skewedAsymmetrically shifted
one-sided · partial · distorted · tainted · influenced · jaundiced · loaded · spun · misrepresented · editorialized
multicultural
Including multiple ethnic traditions
- multiethnicOf many backgrounds
- variedDiffering in type
- mixedBlended from varied elements
assorted · heterogeneous · cosmopolitan · rainbow · mosaic · pluralistic · inclusive · multihued · polychromatic · variegated
- paper qualitiessmooth, rough, glossy, matte, textured
- hairhair, haircut, hairstyle, hair loss, coily
- influencedinspired, persuaded, motivated, swayed, affected
- pill typespill, aspirin, ibuprofen, paracetamol, vitamin
- falsifiedfalsified, doctored, fabricated, fake, faked
- food qualitiesripe, unripe, overripe, fresh, spoiled
coloredcolorless
Devoid of pigmentation
uncolored · achromatic · monochrome · black-and-white · noncolored
- hair colorPigment of strands
- coloring bookPages with outlined illustrations
- true colorsOne's real character revealed
- colored pencilsPigmented graphite-style art tools
- bright colorsIntense, saturated hues
- eye colorPigmentation of iris
color, colors, colorful, coloring, colorless, color in, coloration, colored pencil, colored pencils