| noun | a United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive |
| verb | add color to “The child colored the drawings” |
| verb | affect as in thought or feeling “My personal feelings color my judgment in this case” |
| verb | modify or bias “His political ideas color his lectures” |
| verb | decorate with colors “color the walls with paint in warm tones” |
| verb | give a deceptive explanation or excuse for “color a lie” |
| verb | change color, often in an undesired manner “The shirts discolored” |
| adjective | having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination “colored crepe paper” |
| adjective | having skin rich in melanin pigments “National Association for the Advancement of Colored People” |
| adjective | favoring one person or side over another “a biased account of the trial” |
| adjective | (used of color) artificially produced; not natural “a bleached blonde” |
| colored | adjective | having skin rich in melanin pigments |
| coloration | noun | choice and use of colors (as by an artist) |
| color | noun | a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect |
| coloring | noun | a digestible substance used to give color to food |
| colouring | noun | a digestible substance used to give color to food |
| colour | noun | any material used for its color |
| colorist | noun | a painter able to achieve special effects with color |
| gloss | noun | an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading |
| discoloration | noun | a soiled or discolored appearance |
| discolouration | noun | a soiled or discolored appearance |
| colored | noun | a United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive |
| darkness | noun | a swarthy complexion |