The Dictionary of Colors and Colored Words

By Peter Isaacs

The Dictionary of Colors and Colored Words is the world’s only true and comprehensive collection of lexically verifiable colors and colored words!
With this dictionary, individuals and professionals alike including academics, advertisers, architects, artists, beauticians, colorists, colormen, craftsmen, decorators, designers, entrepreneurs, fashionistas, illustrators, innovators, marketers, painters, scientists, students and others now have anytime access to a credible, trusted, and reliable lexical partner to help in engaging, exploring, discovering, learning, maneuvering, referencing, trafficking, verifying and working within and around the world of color, colors, and colored words.
This colorific repository, which has well over 500 lexically verifiable individual colors which are mostly defined in their actual colors and spread over 400 pages strong, is organized and presented in abecedarian format and includes three special bonus sections: Nouns Only, Adjectives Only, and Verbs Only. Some of the entries, which span almost every area, discipline, or field, also include parenthesized boldfaced guidance as to where they are primarily used, as in anthropology, art, astronomy, biology, botany, broadcasting, cartography, chemistry, color science, computer games, computer graphics, computing, crystallography, data visualization, dentistry, dermatology, digital imaging, electronics, entomology, gemology, graphic arts, image editing, lithography, mathematics, medicine, meteorology, mineralogy, ophthalmology, optics, ornithology, painting, pathology, physics, psychology, photoengraving, photography, printing, publishing, television, urology, visual arts, and zoology.
Additionally, most colors and certain colored words are assigned a six-digit alphanumeric hexadecimal code (hex code) that allows for precise color comparison, matching, classification, confirmation or reproduction on any digital platform or elsewhere.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Peter M. Isaacs
• Release date: Oct 14, 2022
• ISBN: 9781737837558

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DICTIONARY

A

ablaze adj. bright and full of light or color; resembling a flame in color or brilliance

academy blue n. (1d5868) a moderate greenish-blue color

acajou n. (893a29) a moderate to dark reddish-brown color

accent n. something that gently contrasts with or accentuates something else, as a touch of color making the features of an image stand out; a distinctive yet subordinate color, motif, pattern etc.; a complementing feature; a touch: accents of lavender; accents of white

accidental color n. (Art/Painting) a color that is inadvertently or unintentionally created or produced during the painting process

accidental colors pl. n. (Optics/Psychology) purely subjective color sensations that are caused when there is contemplation of things that are colored; colors that depend on the hypersensibility of the retina of the eye for complementary colors

acherontic also acheronian adj. dark, dismal, or gloomy, as of the rivers of Acheron and Styx in Hades: an acherontic color scheme; acherontic colors

achlorophyllaceous adj. (Botany) lacking chlorophyll; colorless

achromate n. (Medicine/Ophthalmology) an individual who is unable to perceive color

achromatic adj. designating color perceived to have zero saturation and therefore no hue, such as neutral grays, white, or black; being or involving black, gray, or white; uncolored or having no hue; devoid of or without color; destitute of, or free from color

achromatic color n. a color lacking hue; a white, gray, or black color

achromaticity also achromatism n. the quality or state of being achromatic or free from colors; not emitting nor separating into colors; absence of coloration

achromatize v. to remove color from or to make achromatic; to deprive or rid of color

achromatopsia n. (Medicine/Ophthalmology; also called: acritochromacy) a visual disorder that causes color-blindness or the inability to see or distinguish colors

achromatous adj. devoid of, deficient in, having little, or lacking in color; inadequate in or having less than normal coloring: an achromatous urine sample

achromaturia n. (Medicine/Pathology/Urology) the excretion or passage of very pale or colorless urine; a condition which results in the passing of very pale or colorless urine

achromic also achromous adj. devoid of, lacking in, or free from color; having no color; colorless: an achromic fluid; an achromic sample; an achromic vaccine

achroous adj. achromatic; colorless

acid-washed adj. of, pertaining to, or being a fabric or garment that has been treated with an acidic solution that produces or causes a streaked, faded, or discolored appearance

acyanoblepsia n. (Medicine/Ophthalmology; also called: acyanoblepsy) a form of color blindness that is characterized by the inability to see blue

additive color n. (Photography; also called: additive mixing) color that is created by mixing different types of colored lights, primarily red, green, and blue (RGB), typically used in scanners and computer displays

additive primary n. any of three spectral colors, typically red, blue, and green which can be mixed so that it matches any other color, including white, yet except black

adjective color n. a color that needs to be fixed by some mordant or base in order to give it permanency

adularescence n. (Gemology/Mineralogy) a phenomenon, as exhibited by some specimens of the mineral adularia having a bluish sheen along their crystal faces

adularescent adj. (Gemology/Mineralogy) having a milky, bluish luster or irridescence, as adularia, moonstone, etc.

aeneous also aeneus adj. (baa83f) brassy or golden-green in color; greenish-gold in color

aeruginous adj. of the color of verdigris or the rust of copper

air-force blue n. (5d8aa8) a grayish shade of blue, as is the color of the uniform of the Royal Air Force and the uniform of the forces of certain other countries as well

alabaster n. (f2f0e6) an off-white to pale grayish-beige color, as that of alabaster adj. off-white to pale grayish-beige in color

albescence n. the act or state of growing white or whitish; the state or condition of being or becoming white or whitish; whitishness

albescent adj. becoming, shading into, or turning white; whitish

albicant adj. growing or becoming white

albiflorous adj. (Botany) having white flowers

albugineous also albuginous adj. having the nature of, pertaining to, or resembling the white of an eye or of an egg

alesan n. (f1ceb3) a light brown color

alice blue n. (fof8ff) a very pale grayish-blue color adj. very pale grayish-blue

allochroic adj. changeable in color

allochromatic adj. (Crystallography/Gemology; used esp. of gemstones) having no color, yet bearing colored impurities; having a color that is due to the presence of impurities; pertaining to changes in color

allochroous adj. changing color

almond n. (f0e4ce) a variable pale tan color, as that of the kernel without its shell and thin seed coat adj. pale tan in color

almond green n. (baab6b) a yellowish-green color adj. yellowish-green in color

alutaceous adj. of or having a pale brown color, as that of certain types of leather

amaranth n. (c80051) a variable pinkish to reddish-purple color; a color inclining to purple

amaranthine adj. of or having a dark or deep purplish-red to a reddish-purple color

amaranth purple n. (ab274f) a deep to reddish-purple color, as that of amaranth flowers

amber n. (ffbf00) a yellow-orange color adj. yellow-orange in color

amethyst n. (9966cc) a variable moderate purple to grayish/reddish-purple color, as that of the gemstone; (a150ad) a variable moderate purple to grayish/reddish-purple color, as that of the gemstone adj. moderate purple to grayish/reddish-purple in color; moderate purple to grayish/reddish-purple in color

amethystine adj. resembling amethyst, esp. in color

amphichroic adj. (Chemistry) exhibiting or producing two colors, one on reacting with an acid and the other on reacting with a base; displaying or exhibiting either of two colors under varying conditions, as one color with acids, and a different color with alkalis

anaglyph n. (Photography) a moving or still picture that has two slightly different perspectives of the same subject in contrasting colors which are superimposed on each other, producing a three-dimensional effect when viewed through two correspondingly colored filters; a composite image that is printed in two colors which produces a three-dimensional image when viewed through spectacles having lenses of corresponding colors

analagous colors n. a grouping of related colors that are positioned next to each other on the color wheel

anemic adj. lacking in or devoid of color or colorfulness: an anemic illustration; an anemic painting; an anemic ensemble; an anemic color scheme

anomaloscope n. (Medicine/Ophthalmology) an instrument used to test for color blindness and color anomaly

anthracite n. (3b3838) a black or very dark gray color

anthracitic adj. pertaining to, like, or resembling anthracite coal

antique red n. (b82f1d) a dark reddish-orange color

antique white n. (f5eadc) a creamy white color adj. having a creamy white color

antwerp blue n. (a5b69c) a dull or pale blue color

apatetic adj. (Zoology/Ornithology) pertaining to or characterized by coloration that serves as natural camouflage for certain animals and creatures; assuming colors and forms that effect deceptive camouflage

aphotic adj. characterized by or growing in the absence of light; having no light; dark or lightless: an aphotic environment; an aphotic realm

aposematic adj. (Zoology; used esp. of animals and certain other creatures) colored in a way that indicates special defense capabilities; having or designating conspicuous or warning colors or structures indicative of special means of defense against enemies, as in the skunk; having aposematic coloration or markings

apple green n. (8db600) a variable green color with a mild tinge of yellow, as that of certain apples adj. (apple-green) having a green color with a mild tinge of yellow

apricot n. (ffb865) a light or pale orange to a strong orange-yellow color adj. light or pale orange to strong orange-yellow in color

aqua n. (00ffff) a light blue color that has a very mild cast of green; a light greenish-blue color adj. light blue in color with a very mild cast of green; light greenish-blue in color

aquamarine n. (7fffd4) a light green color that has a very mild cast of blue adj. light green in color with a very mild cast of blue

aquarelle n. (Art/Painting/Printing) a style or method of painting that employs the use of thin and transparent watercolors; a painting that is done in transparent watercolors; a printed picture that has been colored manually, as by applying watercolor through stencils with each color requiring a different stencil: an image or cover illustrated in aquarelle

arbutus pink n. (f0ced3) a moderate pink color

argent n. the heraldic color silver or white adj. having a silvery color; silver-colored; silvery white

argentate adj. (Botany) silvery white in color; having a silvery color, or a white color with a silvery tinge

argentine adj. of, like, pertaining to, or resembling silver; silvery

argus brown n. (9a7b5c) a moderate brown color

artichoke n. (8ea85b) a dull green color, as that of an artichoke

ash n. (d4d4d4) a variable light silvery-gray color; (d1cdc7) a variable light silvery-gray color often with a tinge of brown; (e4ebe4) a variable light silvery-gray color often with a tinge of green

ash-blond n. (e0dcca) a pale grayish-blond color adj. having a pale, grayish-blond color

ash-colored adj. (d4d4d4) having the color of ashes; (d1cdc7) having the color of ashes; (e4ebc4) having the color of ashes

ashen adj. (d4cbc1) having a pale color between beige and gray; ash-colored

ash-gray n. (b2beb5) a light shade of gray with a tinge of green adj. light greenish-gray in color

ashy adj. (d4d4d4) having the color of ashes; (d1cdc7) having the color of ashes; (e4ebe4) having the color of ashes

asparagus n. (87a96b) a moderate green color, as that of asparagus

atramentaceous adj. (archaic/obsolete) inky or inklike

atramental also atramentous adj. similar to, pertaining to, or as black as ink; inky

atred adj. tinged with a black color

atrous adj. jet or coal black in color; extremely or intensely black in color

aubergine n. (422642; also called: eggplant) an extremely dark purple color adj. extremely dark purple in color

auburn n. (943200) a moderate to dark reddish-brown to brown color adj. moderate to dark reddish-brown to brown in color

aureate adj. (ffd700) of a golden color; made of or having the color of gold

aurify v. to turn or cause to appear golden

auroral also aurorean adj. of, like, or resembling the dawn, esp. in color

aurulent adj. gold-colored or gold in color

austere adj. (used of colors) very plain, somber, or grave; lacking softness; grim or severe in appearance; not extravagant nor gaudy; hard: an austere color scheme; austere colors

autumn brown n. (9b673c) a moderate brown color

avocado n. (d3db63) a light or pale yellowish-green color, as that of the flesh of an avocado adj. pale or light yellowish-green in color

azure n. (007fff) a moderate to deep blue color, as that of a clear daytime sky adj. moderate to deep blue in color v. to color azure or blue

B

baby blue n. (89cff0) a light or pale blue color adj. (baby-blue) light or pale blue in color

baby pink n. (ffdbe9) a pale pink color adj. (baby-pink) pale pink in color

background n. (Art/Painting) that area or space which is located behind and is subordinate to a portrait or group of figures; (Computing) the image or color over which a computer’s desktop items are shown or displayed, as icons or application windows

badious adj. (954535) brownish-red in color; chestnut-colored

banana also banana yellow n. (fff429) a yellow color, as that of the skin of a ripe banana

basic colors n. (Computing/Digital imaging) the 16 colors defined in the HTML 4.01 specification, as ratified in 1999 and include black, white, silver, gray, red, maroon, yellow, olive, lime, green, aqua, teal, blue, navy, fuschia, and purple

battleship gray n. (969ea8) a moderate gray color with a very mild cast of blue, as the color of the paint used on many warships to reduce their visibility; a medium shade of gray (battleship-gray) adj. moderate gray in color with a very mild cast of blue

bay n. (9e4d21; used typically of animals, esp. a horse) a moderate brown to a mild reddish-brown color adj. moderate brown to mild reddish-brown in color

beautify v. make more beautiful or attractive, as by adding color, ornamentation, etc.; prettify

beaver also beaver brown n. (9f8170) a variable dull or pale to moderate brown color to a grayish-brown color

beige n. (fef6e0) a very pale brown color with a mild cast of yellow adj. very pale brown in color with a mild cast of yellow

beigish adj. slightly or somewhat beige in color; moderately beige in color

beigy adj. (informal/slang) resembling beige in color

belted adj. marked with or having a band of color that is different from that of the rest of the body: a belted cow; a belted horse

bepurple v. to dye or tinge with a purple or purplish color

Bermuda green n. (ace6db) a pale, slightly blue shade of green adj. having a pale, slightly blue shade of green

bespeckle v. mark with small spots

bice also bice blue n. (55a2cf) a medium or moderate blue color

bice green n. (cee864) a moderate yellow-green color adj. moderate yellow-green in color

bichrome adj. having two colors; bi-color

bicolor also bicolored adj. having two colors: a bicolored sweater

bilious adj. (99945a) resembling bile, esp. in color

billiard-green n. (2c8257) a moderate green color, as that of the color of the cloth on certain billiard-tables

binary color n. a color that is created by mixing two primary colors; secondary color

binary color scheme n. (Cartography/Data Visualization) a color scheme that uses two colors to visualize nominal differences between two areas, categories, etc.

biscuit n. (ebddcb) a variable light or pale brown color, as that of some biscuits adj. light or pale brown in color

bisque n. (ffe4c4) a variable pale orange-beige color adj. pale orange-beige in color

bister also bistre n. (4d3627) a dark-brown color, as that of the pigment

bit depth n. (Computer Graphics/Digital Imaging) the number of bits (binary digits) used to represent the color of a single pixel

bittersweet n. (f40000) a dark to deep reddish-orange color adj. dark to deep reddish-orange in color

black n. (000000) the dark color of coal or the night sky adj. having the dark color of coal or the night sky v. to make black; blacken

black-and-blue adj. (used esp. of human skin) discolored, as from a bruise: a black-and-blue mark; a black and blue lesion

black-and-tan adj. (used esp. of a dog’s coat) having a predominant black color with tan markings; having a pattern of black and tan

black-and-white n. (Art/Photography/Printing) an image, document, photograph, picture, sketch, etc., in black, white, and shades of gray rather than in color adj. part white and part black; done or rendered in black and white or in achromatic colors: a black-and-white painting; a black-and-white image

black limit n. (Digital Imaging) a color separation setting that indicates the maximum allowable percentage of black ink in a CMYK image, made or adjusted before an RGB image is converted to a CMYK image

blacken v. to become black, or to make something become black in color; to make black or dark

black-gray also blackish-gray adj. (454545) having a dark-gray color

blackish adj. (3b3838) slightly or somewhat black in color; moderately black or dark in color

blackish-brown adj. (54381e) having a brown color that is tinged with black

blackish-red adj. (5e0202) having a red color that is tinged with black

blackly adv. darkly, in color

black-marked adj. having black marks

blackwash n. a wash that colors a surface black v. color with blackwash

blanch v. to make white or render colorless; to take the color from; whiten by depriving of color; bleach

blanched almond n. (ffebcd) a very pale brownish-beige color, as that of blanched almonds adj. having a very pale brownish-beige color

blare n. glaring intensity of light or color; harsh or intense brilliance or glare, as of color

blaze v. to show a very bright color; to be brilliantly conspicuous

blaze orange n. (ff6600; also called: safety orange; used in clothing or apparel, esp. by hunters for visibility) a very bright or vivid orange color

blazing adj. (used of colors) of, having, or exhibiting tremendous intensity; very bright: blazing colors

blazon v. to depict in colors or to display conspicuously, prominently, vividly, or publicly

blazonry n. colorful or ostentatious decoration or display

bleach v. to make white or colorless; remove color from

bleached adj. (used of colors) artificially produced; not natural having lost freshness or brilliance of color; made lighter in color

bleak adj. (used of colors) devoid of or lacking in color; not colorful; dreary: a bleak landscape

blee n. (archaic/rare) color or hue

bleed n. (used of colors, dyes, inks, and paints) the action or process of seeping, spreading, or diffusing into an adjacent color or area v. to spread or diffuse from a specific location and stain the surrounding area, as on canvas, cloth, or paper; to undergo or be subject to a diffusion of color; to run, spread, or become diffused

blench v. to make or become pale or white

blend v. (used of colors) to shade imperceptibly into each other; to pass or shade insensibly into each other, as colors; mix together different elements, as color; combine into one

bleu-de-roi n. a bright enamel blue color, as that of Sèvres ware; Sèvres blue

blob n. a small spot or splash of color; a daub, as of color

blond also blonde n. (faf0be; typically/usually used of hair color, soft furnishings, wood, etc.) a variable light or pale brownish-yellow to a golden or whitish color adj. light or pale brownish-yellow to golden or whitish in color

blood red n. (bb0a1e) a variable bright to deep red color, as that of fresh blood adj. (blood-red) bright to deep red in color; blood-colored

bloody adj. suggesting the color of blood; blood-red

bloom n. a rosy color, esp. in the cheeks, typically indicative of youth and health; a colored area on the surface of a body of water caused by large numbers of phytoplankton, esp. cyanobacteria

blossom n. (used of horses) the color of a horse that has white hairs evenly intermixed with sorrel and bay hairs

blotch v. mark with spots or blotches of different colors or shades of color as if stained

blotchy adj. marred by discolored spots or blotches

blowzed adj. having high color from exposure to the weather; ruddy-faced

blue n. (0084ff) a color whose hue is similar as that of a clear unclouded daytime sky adj. having a color as that of a clear unclouded daytime sky

blueberry n. (2a3f66) a dark purplish-blue to bluish-black color adj. dark purplish-blue to bluish-black in color

blue-black also bluish black adj. (012a47) having a bluish-black color; black tinged with blue; very dark blue in color

blue-blindness n. (Medicine/Ophthalmology) a rare type of dichromacy that is characterized by the inability to distinguish between the colors blue and yellow; a visual disorder marked by the inability to discern between blue and yellow; tritanopia

blue-gray also bluish-gray adj. (90a4ae) having a moderate gray color that is tinged with blue

blue-green n. (30bfaa) a moderate green color that is tinged with blue adj. having a color that is between blue and green; of a moderate bluish shade of green

blueing also bluing n. the act or process of rendering or making something blue or bluish

blue-lilac also bluish-lilac adj. (a1b2f7) having a lavender color that is tinged with blue

bluely adv. with a blue color, in a blue manner, or bluishly

blueness n. the state or quality of being blue; the color of the clear daytime sky

blueprint n. (Architecture/Design) a photographic print of plans, technical drawings, etc, that consist of white lines on a blue background; a design plan or other technical drawing, typically done using white lines on a blue background

blue-purple also bluish-purple adj. (fb6de3) having a moderate purple color that is tinged with blue

blue-violet also bluish-violet adj. (592be3) having a violet color that is tinged with blue

blue-white also bluish-white adj. (edf6fe) having a white color that is tinged with blue

bluey adj. somewhat blue in color; bluish

bluish adj. slightly or somewhat blue in color; moderately blue in color

bluishly adv. in a bluish manner or way

blush n. (de5d83) a red or rosy color or tint; a slight red or pink color v. to make or become red or reddish; flush

blush-colored adj. (de5d83) rose-colored

body color n. (Art/Painting) the predominant color of something; an opaque pigment or coat of paint

bold adj. very bright, clear, or strong, as in color: a bold color scheme; bold coloration

bombycinous adj. (Entomology) of or having the color of the silkworm moth; pale-yellowish in color; transparent with a yellow tint

bone also bone white n. (f5f2e9) a pale grayish-beige off-white color, as that of bleached bones

bottle green n. (1d5c1e) a deep or dark-green color adj. having a deep or dark-green color

brash adj. characterized by vivid contrast; big, bright, or colorful, esp. in an unattractive manner

brass n. (dfce86) a metallic brownish-yellow color; a variable color ranging from lemon, amber to brownish-yellow adj. having a metallic brownish-yellow color, as that of brass

brassy adj. (dfce86) resembling brass, as in color; metallic brownish-yellow in color

brazen adj. (dfce86) like brass, as in color

bremen blue n. (9dd8d3) a dull to moderate bluish-green color

brick also brick red n. (8f1402) a moderate to strong reddish-brown color adj. (brick-red) moderate to strong reddish-brown in color

bricky adj. similar to or resembling bricks, as in color

bright adj. very clear, intense, vivid, or brilliant in coloration; having striking color; bold: bright colors

brighten v. to give something more color or light; to make (something) more colorful

bright-red adj. (ff000d) having a bright-red color, as that of fresh raspberries

brilliant adj. having striking color; bright or vivid: brilliant colors

brindled adj. gray or tawny with darker streaks or spots

British racing green n. (004225) a variable dark green color, originally associated with British racing cars

brocked adj. (mainly Scotland) having different colors; variegated

bronze n. (cd7f32) a variable moderate brownish-orange color adj.