Below are the names of colors in English and daily usages of colors with example sentences. Some notes on colors have been added at the end of the page.
COLORS
| • red • blue • yellow • pink • orange • green • navy blue • purple • brown • grey • gray • white • black • gold • silver • beige • cream color • ivory |
• maroon • fuchsia • salmon • lilac • violet • turquoise • teal • lime • cyan • olive • indigo • magenta • sienna • mauve • crimson • viridian • azure • mint |
WORDS RELATED TO COLORS
• multicoloured
• colourful
• light
• dark
• deep
• bright
• vibrant
• pale
• dim
• matte
• glossy
• plain
• pure
• perfect
VERBS USED WITH COLORS
• be red
• become red
• go red
• grow red
• turn red
• wear red
• be dressed in red
• dye red
• paint red
• blush
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
• What color is it?
• What is your natural hair colour?
• Which color would you like?
• Blue is the colour of the sky.
• His eyes were dark blue.
• Her eyes were red from crying.
• She has red hair.
• She was a red-haired girl.
• The leaves turn yellow in fall.
• The traffic light turned red.
• She dyes her hair black.
• He painted the wall white.
• He was dressed in black.
• She likes to wear red.
• He wrote in black ink.
• He wore a light coloured jacket.
• Her face went red with embarrassment.
• She went white as a sheet when she saw me.
• His hair was as white as snow.
• Green is a combination of blue and yellow.
• She has a colorful personality.
• I bought a multicolored dress.
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💬 ‘Color’ and ‘gray’ are used in American English, ‘colour’ and ‘grey are used in British English. • What colour do you want? |
