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