Phrase Hound found 164 phrases and 113 compound words that contain color. The most common are listed below. Open color in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 164
- skin colorThe color of human skin.
- color of lawA mere semblance of legal right; a means to do something with the apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of law.
- off-colorOf the wrong color.
- full colorSynonym of process color: A printing process which uses four specific colored inks: cyan, magenta, yellow and black (CMYK), and halftone printing plates, to reproduce a range of colors.
- Background color
- eye colorThe color or pigment of the iris of the eye.
- color depthThe number of bits per pixel used to store color information in an image.
- color spaceA numerical representation of all the possible colors/colours in a particular display or printing system.
- local colorAspects of a location that distinguish it from neighboring communities; the collective customs, mannerisms, fashions, artwork, accents or traditions of an area.
- primary colorAny of three colors which, when added to or subtracted from others in different amounts, can generate all other colors
- color of titleThe situation where a claim to title in real estate appears valid but may be legally defective.
- person of color
- color of authorityThe claimed legitimization of a person's acts by their role as an agent of governmental power.
- high colorgraphics with two bytes of storage per pixel, allowing for up to 65536 different colors
- Color scheme
- Same color
- true colorgraphics with 24 bits of storage per pixel, allowing for up to 16,777,216 different colors
- Color photos
- color TVcolor television.
- color blindUnable to distinguish between two or more primary colors (usually red and green).
- Different Color
- Color display
- color wheelAlternative spelling of colour wheel: A planar circular chart in which related colours are adjacent, and complementary colors are opposite.
- color lineSynonym of colour bar: The segregation of people of different colour or race, especially any barrier to black people participating in activities with white people.
- color warAn event in which a number of teams, each represented by a different color, compete against each other to earn points through various challenges.
Compound words 113
- colorfulPossessing prominent and varied colors.
- TechnicolorA colour process for motion pictures, developed and used in the twentieth century and known for its hyperrealistic, saturated levels of colour.
- multicolorHaving, resembling, or pertaining to many colors.
- discolorTo change or lose color.
- tricolorUS standard spelling of tricolour.
- colorimeterAny of various instruments designed to determine the color of something, by comparison with standard colors or by spectroscopy.
- colormapA lookup table specifying the colors to be used in rendering a palettized image.
- colorfastHaving colors that have been dyed or applied to the material in a way that will prevent them from being washed out, running, or fading.
- colorantAlternative spelling of colourant: A pigment, dye or other colour-altering product added to something.
- haircolorArtificial hair coloring.