ADJ

bold, bright, brilliant, vivid,
local
a journalist in search of a
vibrant
dark, deep
Dark colours bit of local colour suit you best
intense, rich,
heightened, high
You could tell she was excited by the heightened colour in her cheeks
faint

VERB + COLOUR

add, give sth, lend strong
the intense colour of new His asides lent colour to the story. leaves
light, muted, pale,
change
The chameleon changes colour to match its surroundings
add
The silk cushions add colour to an otherwise dull room
have
You have a bit more colour in your cheeks now. |
bring
The walk brought colour to her face
be drained of, drain of, lose
His face drained of all colour

PHRASES

full of colour pastel, soft, subdued, subtle
dull
garish, gaudy, loud, lurid
autumn/autumnal, earthy, warm
sombre
attractive, beautiful, lovely
complementary, contrasting
matching
basic
primary, secondary
indeterminate, neutral
natural
blue, red, etc.
The curtains went a strange orange colour when we washed them
eye, hair, skin
What is her natural hair colour?
a combination/range of colours2 redness in the face

QUANT

dash, flash, splash
mass, riot
The garden is a riot of colour in spring
spot, touch

COLOUR + VERB

match (sth)
clash
fade
run
This colour runs, so wash the shirt separately
flood sth, rise
Colour flooded her cheeks. The colour rose in his face
drain
The colour drained from her face when she saw him
come back, return
Gradually the colour returned to his cheeks

COLOUR + NOUN

combination, range, scheme
We have to choose a colour scheme for the dining room
illustration, photograph, photography, printing, reproduction
monitor, television

PREP

in ~
The flowers are pale blue in colour. Is the film in colour or black and white? The book is lavishly illustrated in full colour
in a ~
The scarf is available in six different colours