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97 Words To Describe Color

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Color can be described with technical terms such as hue, tint, shade, chroma and saturation. It can also be described with color families using terms such as earthy, pastel or neon. The third way to describe colors is in terms of color perception such as the emotions it creates or its perceived symbolism, associations or temperature. The following words are commonly used to describe color.
Brash
Bright
Brilliant
Chromatic
Clashing
Classic
Cliche
Cold
Colorful
Conservative
Contemporary
Cool
Daring
Dark
Deep
Delicate
Discolored
Drab
Dreary
Dull
Earthy
Electric
Faded
Faint
Fashionable
Fresh
Full
Gleaming
Gloomy
Glowing
Harmonious
Harsh
Hint
Hot
Hue
Intense
Iridescent
Lavish
Light
Lively
Loud
Luminous
Matching
Medium
Modern
Modish
Monochromatic
Monotone
Multicolored
Multitone
Muted
Natural
Neon
Neutral
Opaque
Organic
Overtone
Pale
Pallid
Pastel
Polychromatic
Popular
Primary
Pure
Radiant
Reflective
Rich
Rustic
Saturated
Shade
Sharp
Shining
Showy
Simple
Smart
Soft
Somber
Sparkling
Standard
Stylish
Surreal
Symbolic
Tinge
Tint
Tired
Tone
Traditional
Translucent
Trendy
Two-tone
Undertone
Uneven
Vibrant
Vintage
Vivid
Warm
Washed-out

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Dark Grey
Dark Yellow
Deep Blue
Deep Color
Denim
Fuchsia
Ghost White
Grape
Green
Ice
Indigo
Jet Black
Khaki
Lavender
Light Brown
Light Grey
Lilac
Magenta
Mahogany
Medium Blue
Medium Grey
Medium Orange
Midnight Blue
Mustard
Neon Orange
Neon Red
Pale Green
Pale Purple
Pale Red
Paris Green
Royal Yellow
Sapphire
Sky Blue
Slate Grey
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