colour
Red or blue
Colour (color in American English) is a visual quality of objects, owing to distinctions our eyes perceive in various wavelengths of light.
Put more simply, a colour is any of the many named variations of this light that we distinguish, such as red, gold, orange, or blue.
When you color something, you add one or more colors to it.
Colour may also describe emotional qualities.
Prejudice coloured his account means that his account was influenced by prejudice.
Darkness from blocked light
- tintFaint color addition
- toneQuality of sound
- pigmentColor-imparting material
- dyePigment for changing hues
chroma · saturation · value · gradient · primary · secondary · tertiary · warm
Light-splitting optical element
- rainbowRefracted light arc
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
- visible lightRadiation the eye detects
- infraredHeat-bearing electromagnetic waves
ultraviolet · refraction · dispersion · frequency · nanometer · photon · electromagnetic · red
Color-imparting material
- brushstrokeMark left by painter's tool
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- oil paintPigment bound with linseed
- watercolourDiluted pigment medium
acrylic · gouache · tempera · wash · layering · blending · mixing · underpainting
Surface for mixing pigments
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- contrastNotable difference between things
- vibrancyDynamic, pulsing quality
pastel · neutrals · complementary · analogous · monochromatic · polychromatic · colorway · coordination
Prevailing emotional condition
melancholy · joy · passion · serenity · vibrancy · gloom · cheerfulness · tension
Uncontaminated quality
- envyResentful longing for another's
- royaltyPayment for usage rights
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
- mourningPeriod following loss
luck · passion · innocence · fertility · courage · wisdom · sacred · taboo
Mental interpretation of stimuli
- blindnessAbsence of vision
- deficiencyLack of something needed
- receptorSignal-receiving molecule
- coneTapered solid, circular base
rod · retina · deuteranopia · protanopia · afterimage · daltonism
shade
Darkness from blocked light
dye · chroma · saturation · value · gradient · primary · secondary · tertiary · warm · cool
prism
Light-splitting optical element
- rainbowRefracted light arc
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
- visible lightRadiation the eye detects
infrared · ultraviolet · refraction · dispersion · frequency · nanometer · photon · electromagnetic · red · orange
pigment
Color-imparting material
- brushstrokeMark left by painter's tool
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- oil paintPigment bound with linseed
watercolour · acrylic · gouache · tempera · wash · layering · blending · mixing · underpainting · glaze
palette
Surface for mixing pigments
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- contrastNotable difference between things
vibrancy · pastel · neutrals · complementary · analogous · monochromatic · polychromatic · colorway · coordination · clash
mood
Prevailing emotional condition
calmness · melancholy · joy · passion · serenity · vibrancy · gloom · cheerfulness · tension · tranquility
purity
Uncontaminated quality
mourning · luck · passion · innocence · fertility · courage · wisdom · sacred · taboo · auspicious
perception
Mental interpretation of stimuli
- blindnessAbsence of vision
- deficiencyLack of something needed
- receptorSignal-receiving molecule
cone · rod · retina · deuteranopia · protanopia · afterimage · daltonism
- British Englishaluminium, aubergine, behaviour, biscuit, bonnet
- Spelling Variantsfavor, favour, honor, honour, labor
- spellingsfavour, favor, honour, honor, labour
- CanadianaCanadian, Canadian flag, maple syrup, maple leaf, beaver
- Heraldic Tincturesargent, azure, or, sable, vert
- Old Spellingsaether, connexion, magick, shew, shoppe
colourcolourlessness
Lack of any hue
colorlessness · achromatism · black and white · monochrome · monochromatism
colourblack-and-white
Without color gradations
monochrome · greyscale · grayscale · sepia · achromatic
- 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, colored, coloring, colorless, colours, multicolored, discolor