recoloured

Given new hue

Recoloured is the past tense of recolour, meaning to colour something again or differently.

A photograph might be recoloured to restore faded tones, or a room recoloured after the old paint chips.

The spelling is British; Americans write recolored.

She recoloured her hair from blonde to auburn.

dyeing

dyed

Chemically changed in hue

pigmented · washed · colorized · repainted · variegated · faded · toner · saturated · gradient · tincture

artistic

repainted

Applied color anew

overworked · impasto · scumbled · underpainting · pentimento · revised · monochrome · polychrome · tonality · palette

digital

photoshopped

Digitally manipulated an image

corrected · graded · desaturated · retouched · colorized · sepia-toned · preset · saturated · vibrance · RGB

restoration

conserved

Kept from being used up

stabilized · preserved · reconstructed · refinished · refurbished · patinated · cleaned · authenticated · matched · archival

rebranding

redesigned

Created anew differently

relaunched · overhauled · modernized · reimagined · reworked · restyled · new-look · makeover · facelift · repositioned

nature

changed

Made or became different

  • fadedLost original color
  • turnedRotated or changed direction
  • autumnPost-summer cooling period

seasonal · sun-bleached · weathered · aged · ripened · oxidized · tarnished · browned · yellowed · greyed

Opposites
color modification state

recolouredoriginal

First or inventive

uncoloured · natural · undyed · unpainted · unaltered

alteration vs. preservation

recolouredunchanged

Not modified at all

preserved · unaltered · unmodified · untouched · maintained

color modification

recoloureduncoloured

Without added tint

decoloured · bleached · faded · discoloured · colourless

Family

recolour, recolouring, recolours

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G