Alliterative & Evocative Language For Colours and Clothes' Colours
Colour Variations
What do you call colours? In modern times in English we have seen colours you learn in school expanded, called magenta, taupe, teal, lavender, olive.
Colour Charts
We can find charts of paint colours and mix up colours at DIY shops.
Clothes colour advisor systems give us charts of spring, summer, autumn or winder colours to match our complexions.
Lipsticks and rouge and blemish covers come in different shades.
Hair tints are in different colours and numbers.
Printing and computing have numbers for specific colours.
You can find detailed colour charts in Wikipedia, and simpler versions in Simple Wikipedia.
Colour in Languages
We learn that languages are different. Russian and Hebrew and Turkish name and distinguish two different colours of blue which we might distinguish as variants of blue, calling them pale blue and navy blue.
The colours of the rainbow have memory aids (mnemonics). As children many of us were taught: red orange yellow green blue indigo violet. The popular memory aid was the sentence Read Out Your Green Book In Verse. Another memory aid specific to the UK using UK history was Richard of York Gave Battle In Vain.
For easy of use in compiling and reading this blog post, the basic colours are listed alphabetically.
BLACK
Back to black, beautiful black, best black, biggest black, bring back black, coal black, little black dress, night black, black bra, black bag, black bracelet, black blocks, black blouse, black bread, black bra and pants, ebony, vampire black. Contrasts: black and white; ebony and ivory.
BLUE
Baby blue, baby blue eyes, beau blue, beautiful blue, beautiful in blue, bluetiful (Crayola); cyan, sky blue, blue bra, blue bag, blue bracelet, blue blocks, indigo blue, blue jeans, cornflower blue, denim blue, lapis lazuli, little boy blue, metalic blue, midnight blue, navy blue, royal blue, blueberry, blue-green, blue-grey, sapphire, blue blouse, bright blue. Contrasts: blue and pink, blue and silver, red, white and blue.
BROWN
Beautiful brown, burnt umber, businesslike brown, chestnut brown, chocolate brown, coffee colour, brown bag, brown bracelet, brown blocks, brown blouse, earth brown, khaki, khahi camouflage, pine tree brown, tree bark brown, brown sugar, brown bra and pants, tan, suntan, walnut, maroon, rust, autumn, bright brown. Tuscan tan. Contrast: brown and yellow.
COLOUR
Autumn colour, cancelling colour, cool colour, co-ordinating colour, contrasting colour, dark colour, fall colour, hot colours, matt colour, muted colour, pale colour, pastel colour, shiny colour, colour spectrum, winter colour, dappled, shades of colour.
GOLD
Gorgeous gold, gleaming gold, glitter gold, glittering gold, gold leaf, rose gold (iphone cover colour). Old gold.
GRAY
Ash gray, calm gray, granite gray, calm gray, adaptable gray, versatile gray, modest gray, inconspicuous gray, office gray, dirt gray, dirty gray, dust gray, dusty gray, mould gray, shadow gray, pale gray, dark gray, pebble gray, cobblestone gray, dove gray, slate gray.
GREEN
Acid green, army green, British racing green, bottle green, Emerald Green, Gorgeous Green, Granny Smith Apple, grape green, grass green, jade green, jungle green, leaf green, lemon lime green, lime green, moss green, mysterious moss green, pea green, pistacchio green, sea green, go green, turquoise, gleaming green, glowing green, mint, mint green, mountain meadow. Olive green. Screamin' green. Shiny shamrock green.
INDIGO
Indigo blue.
MAGENTA
Magical magenta, marvellous magenta.
MIXed or MULTICOLOUR
Marvellous multicolour (UK / British style/Commonwealth spelling), multicolor (US spelling), mottled, mixed, colour block, striped, mosaic, plaid, plaited, chessboard, mix and match, psychedelic, rainbow, paintbox, palette, camouflage, leopard spots, tiger stripes, polka dot, tie dye, symbol, logo, patch, patchwork, quilted. Varied, various. Red, white and blue. Tricolor (green, red and white colours of the Italian flag, used in appetizers).
ORANGE
Amber, autumn orange, fall leaf orange, mandarin orange, odd orange, outrageous orange, pumpkin orange, tangerine.
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PINK
Champagne pink, Champagne pink shoes, Cute Coral pink, party pink, Pearly pink, Perfect pink, pink flamingo, pretty pink, pure pink, pink panties, pink pants, pink grapefruit. Fashon fuschia. French Fuschia.
PURPLE
Beetroot, pale purple, plum, plum purple, Purple pizzazz, purple panties, purple pants. Lilac or light purple. or Lavender. Mauve, mauvelous, marvelous mauve, muddy mauve, violet, vibrant violet, victorious violet. (See magenta.)
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| Pink | Crimson | Red | Maroon | Brown | Misty Rose | Salmon | Coral | Orange-Red | Chocolate | Orange | Gold | Ivory | Yellow | Olive | Yellow-Green | Lawn green | Chartreuse | ||
| Lime | Green | Spring green | Aquamarine | Turquoise | Azure | Aqua/Cyan | Teal | Lavender | Blue | Navy | Blue-Violet | Indigo | Dark Violet | Plum | Magenta | Purple | Red-Violet | ||
| Tan | Beige | Slate gray | Dark Slate Gray | White | White Smoke | Light Gray | Silver | Dark Gray | Gray | Dim Gray | Black | ||||||||
RED
Aburn hair, Blood red, brick red, Cardinal red, cherry red, Chinese red, ginger, hot chili red, dark red, imperial red, maroon, raspberry red, red currant red, red hair, riotous red, romantic red, ruby red, strawberry red, pepper red, watermelon red, wine red, rusty red, grapefruit red, maroon, scarlet, sunset red, sunrise red, vivid vermilion. Contrast colours: blood and bandages (red and white).
SILVER
Sequin silver, shimmering, silver plate silver, silver sea, silver stripes, silver skirt, silver birch, silver set, silver socks, silver grey. Sonic silver. Contrast: silver and gold.
YELLOW
Banana yellow, blonde, canary yellow, light blonde, butter yellow, daffodil yellow, lemon yellow, mellow yellow, mustard. Contrast: bee colours, yellow and brown, yellow and green, red, yellow and orange.
WHITE
Alabaster, antique lace, bone, Bright white, cloud white, cream, creamy, eggshell, frost, ghost white, icing sugar white, Moonlight white, off-white, powder, silver birch, snow white, sugar cube white, Wonderful White, white smoke, ice white, rice white, vanilla, ivory. Contrast: black and white; ebony and ivory, checkerboard, dogtooth, tweed. Magnolia.
Paint colours include many shades of white such as apple (green tinge) white.
Useful Websites
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_colors
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colors_(compact)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Crayola_crayon_colors
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnolia_(color)
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| Pink | Crimson | Red | Maroon | Brown | Misty Rose | Salmon | Coral | Orange-Red | Chocolate | Orange | Gold | Ivory | Yellow | Olive | Yellow-Green | Lawn green | Chartreuse | ||
| Lime | Green | Spring green | Aquamarine | Turquoise | Azure | Aqua/Cyan | Teal | Lavender | Blue | Navy | Blue-Violet | Indigo | Dark Violet | Plum | Magenta | Purple | Red-Violet | ||
| Tan | Beige | Slate gray | Dark Slate Gray | White | White Smoke | Light Gray | Silver | Dark Gray | Gray | Dim Gray | Black | ||||||||
BIOGRAPHY
Angela Lansbury B A Hons ACG ALB PM5 EH5 DL5 VC5
The Author of several books including Etiquette For Every Occasion. Wedding Speeches & Toasts. How to be the Best Man. Quick Quotations. Who Said What When.
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Winner of many club and area speaking contests in the UK and Singapore.
Language advisor to Empire Toastmasters club in Indonesia.
Language and speech workshops in Singapore.
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Compiler of a school course on public speaking for teachers to prepare pupils for school open days with attending ceremonies before government ministers, Singapore.
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