multi-color

Not one shade

Multi-color describes something displaying more than one color: a multi-color print, multi-color LED lights.

The term appears in product descriptions and technical contexts where variety of color is a feature.

Also spelled multicolor or multicolour.

visual

rainbow

Refracted light arc

prismatic · iridescent · spectrum · vibrant · vivid · hue · chromatic · motley · dappled · mottled

textiles

pattern

Recurring arrangement or template

  • dyedChemically changed in hue
  • wovenInterlaced on loom
  • jacquardElaborate patterned woven textile

batik · ikat · kente · tartan · plaid · paisley · embroidered · threaded · yarn · tapestry

lighting

LED

Semiconductor that glows

  • RGBAdditive color model
  • neonInert illuminating element
  • glowSteady, soft light

illumination · display · projection · laser · disco · strobe · ambient · theatrical · festive · holiday

nature

plumage

Bird's complete feather coat

peacock · tropical · autumn · foliage · sunset · beetle · parrot · macaw · toucan · chameleon

printing

CMYK

Subtractive color model

registration · halftone · ink · overlay · gradient · Pantone · proofing · prepress · bleed · saturation

Opposites
color variety

multi-colormonochrome

Single-color rendering

monochromatic · unicolor · black-and-white · plain · grayscale

visual complexity

multi-colorplain

Basic and unremarkable

simple · unvaried · uniform · solid · unadorned

Family

multicolor, multicolored, multicolour, multicoloured

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G