coloured
Having visible hue
Coloured is the British spelling of colored.
In South Africa, Coloured (often capitalized) refers specifically to people of mixed racial ancestry, a classification originating under apartheid that remains in use as an ethnic identity.
Elsewhere, coloured as a term for Black people is dated and offensive: No coloured allowed.
The word also simply means having color: brightly coloured fabric.
Biased against a group
- partialFavoring one side
- subjectiveBased on personal perspective
- one-sidedUnfairly weighted toward one
- slantedAngled from vertical
distorted · jaundiced · tinted · skewed · influenced · swayed · warped · tinged
Chemically changed in hue
- tintedGiven subtle coloration
- paintedCoated with pigment
- stainedMarred by discoloration
- inkedMarked with pigment
hued · toned · saturated · washed · glazed · pigmented · colorized · chromed
Color's specific character
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
- tintFaint color addition
- toneQuality of sound
- chromaColor purity measure
saturation · palette · spectrum · gradation · wavelength · chromaticity · colorimetry · optics
Full of life, intensity
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
- brightEmitting or reflecting light
- boldCourageous and daring
- richHaving much of something
luminous · radiant · intense · saturated · striking · eye-catching · flamboyant · psychedelic
Racially minoritized person
- ethnicOf a cultural group
- minoritySmaller part of whole
- mixed-raceOf multiple ancestries
- biracialHaving two racial ancestries
multiracial · apartheid · classification · identity · heritage · community
prejudiced
Biased against a group
- partialFavoring one side
- subjectiveBased on personal perspective
- one-sidedUnfairly weighted toward one
slanted · distorted · jaundiced · tinted · skewed · influenced · swayed · warped · tinged · shaded
dyed
Chemically changed in hue
inked · hued · toned · saturated · washed · glazed · pigmented · colorized · chromed · lacquered
hue
Color's specific character
chroma · saturation · palette · spectrum · gradation · wavelength · chromaticity · colorimetry · optics · light
vibrant
Full of life, intensity
rich · luminous · radiant · intense · saturated · striking · eye-catching · flamboyant · psychedelic · kaleidoscopic
non-white
Racially minoritized person
- ethnicOf a cultural group
- minoritySmaller part of whole
- mixed-raceOf multiple ancestries
biracial · multiracial · apartheid · classification · identity · heritage · community
- Apartheidapartheid, pass laws, Group Areas Act, passbook, passbooks
- South African Historyapartheid, Nelson Mandela, Mandela, Soweto, Sharpeville
colouredcolourless
Devoid of hue
white · uncoloured · black-and-white · grey · achromatic
colouredimpartial
Showing no preference
unbiased · objective · neutral · dispassionate · fair
colourednatural
Not artificially produced
undyed · uncoloured · untreated · unbleached · original
- secondary colourHue from two primaries
- colouring outside the linesDisregarding established boundaries intentionally
- colouring bookPages with outlined pictures
- colouring inside the linesPrecise, bounded creative work
- colour blindCannot differentiate certain hues
- rose-coloured glassesNaively optimistic perspective
colour, colours, colouring, colourful, colouration, tricolour, discolour, bicolour, multicoloured