Words That Describe Specific Colours alabaster – very white and smooth. amber – between brown and yellow in colour. amethyst – light purple. apricot – a shade of pink tinged with yellow avocado – with a pale green colour. ash – the colour of ash azure – bright blue. baby-blue – light blue in colour. beige – very pale brown in colour black – having the darkest colour, like the sky at night when there is no light blue – something that is blue is the same colour as the sky on a clear sunny day. bluish – similar to blue or slightly blue in colour bone – a shade of white the colour of a bleached skeleton bottle green – very dark green bronze – an attractive brown colour brown – something that is brown is the same colour as wood or coffee brownish – similar to brown or slightly brown in colour burgundy – dark red canary – having the colour of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow caramel – light yellowish-brown in colour cerise – bright red-pink in colour chalk – a pure flat white charcoal – something that is charcoal is dark grey in colour chartreuse – bright green-yellow in colour cherry – a red the colour of ripe cherries cinnamon – light red-brown in colour claret – dark red in colour cobalt blue – a shade of blue tinged with green copper – red-brown in colour coral – with a colour between pink and orange cream – yellowish-white in colour crimson – dark purple-red in colour Day-Glo – extremely bright yellow, orange, pink, or green in colour dove-grey – light grey in colour dun – between brown and grey in colour ebony – dark black in colour ecru – very pale brown eggshell – like an eggshell, for example white-yellow in colour, not very shiny, or thin and delicate electric blue – very bright blue emerald – bright green in colour fawn – light brown in colour flesh-coloured – the colour of white people’s skin gold – something that is gold is the colour of gold golden – bright yellow in colour green – something that is green is the same colour as grass. greenish – similar to green or slightly green in colour greige – between very pale brown and grey in colour grey – between black and white in colour (gray – the American spelling of grey) hazel – light brown and slightly green or golden in colour, used especially for describing someone’s eyes ice blue – a very light blue colour indigo – between dark blue and purple in colour inky – mainly literary black, or a very dark colour iron-grey – dark grey in colour ivory – something that is ivory is a yellowish-white colour jet-black – very shiny and black in colour lavender – light purple in colour leaden – dull and dark grey in colour lilac – pale purple in colour lily-white – pure white lime-green – bright yellow-green in colour livid – mainly literary dark purple or blue-grey in colour magenta – purple-red in colour maroon – dark red-brown in colour mauve – pale purple in colour milk-white – the colour of milk milky – the colour of milk navy blue – very dark blue nut-brown – medium brown in colour off-white – slightly yellow or grey olive – dark yellowish green in colour olive – dark grey-green in colour, like many military uniforms orange – between red and yellow in colour orangey – similar to orange or slightly orange in colour peach – yellowish pink in colour peacock blue – dark blue-green in colour pea green – bright green in colour pink – between red and white in colour pinkish – similar to pink or slightly pink in colour pitch-black – completely black or dark plum – between red and purple in colour puce – between dark brown or dark red and purple purple – between red and blue in colour purplish – similar to purple or slightly purple in colour red – the same colour as blood reddish – similar to red, or slightly red rose – dark pink in colour roseate – pink in colour rose-coloured – pink in colour rosy – pink in colour royal blue – deep blue ruby – a deep red colour ruddy – red in colour russet – red-brown in colour rusty – red-brown in colour saffron – between bright yellow and orange in colour salmon – orange tinged with pink sandy – pale yellow in colour scarlet – bright red in colour sea-green – green-blue in colour sepia – something that is sepia is a red-brown colour shocking pink – very bright pink in colour silver – light grey in colour silvery – like silver in colour or appearance sky-blue – the colour of the sky on a bright clear day smoky – light grey in colour snow-white – very white sooty – black or dusky in colour steely – steely blue is grey-blue in colour straw-coloured – pale brown-yellow in colour tan – light brown in colour taupe – a brown-grey colour tawny – between yellow and brown in colour teal – between blue and green in colour terracotta – brown-red in colour turquoise – bright green-blue in colour ultramarine – very bright blue in colour umber – yellow or reddish brown in colour vermilion – bright red or red-orange in colour violet a- blue-purple in colour white – something that is white is the same colour as milk or snow whitish – similar to white or slightly white in colour wine – something that is wine is a dark red colour yellow a- something that is yellow is the same colour as the middle of an egg yellowish – similar to yellow or slightly yellow in colour
赤、朱、丹、绯（桃红色）、彤、绛（大红色）、茜（红色）、????（浅红色）、赭（红褐带紫色）、赫、赪、赯、奭、殷、檀、猩
棕色[编辑]栗、褐、驼、赭
橙色[编辑]橘、曙
绿色[编辑]翠、碧、綟、盭
黄色[编辑]金、米、缃（浅黄色） 、黈、黇
紫色[编辑]靛、紫、藕、桃
蓝色[编辑]青、兰、海、苍
黑色[编辑]玄、绀、皂、乌、墨、黛、綦（青黑色）、黝、黧（黑中带黄色）、黓、黔、黕、黢、黭、黮（深黑色）、黯、黩、缁、漆、涅
白色[编辑]素、杏、缟、垩、鹤、皓、皑、皤、皫、练
灰色[编辑]苍、华、银
Words That Describe Specific Colours alabaster – very white and smooth. amber – between brown and yellow in colour. amethyst – light purple. apricot – a shade of pink tinged with yellow avocado – with a pale green colour. ash – the colour of ash azure – bright blue. baby-blue – light blue in colour. beige – very pale brown in colour black – having the darkest colour, like the sky at night when there is no light blue – something that is blue is the same colour as the sky on a clear sunny day. bluish – similar to blue or slightly blue in colour bone – a shade of white the colour of a bleached skeleton bottle green – very dark green bronze – an attractive brown colour brown – something that is brown is the same colour as wood or coffee brownish – similar to brown or slightly brown in colour burgundy – dark red canary – having the colour of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow caramel – light yellowish-brown in colour cerise – bright red-pink in colour chalk – a pure flat white charcoal – something that is charcoal is dark grey in colour chartreuse – bright green-yellow in colour cherry – a red the colour of ripe cherries cinnamon – light red-brown in colour claret – dark red in colour cobalt blue – a shade of blue tinged with green copper – red-brown in colour coral – with a colour between pink and orange cream – yellowish-white in colour crimson – dark purple-red in colour Day-Glo – extremely bright yellow, orange, pink, or green in colour dove-grey – light grey in colour dun – between brown and grey in colour ebony – dark black in colour ecru – very pale brown eggshell – like an eggshell, for example white-yellow in colour, not very shiny, or thin and delicate electric blue – very bright blue emerald – bright green in colour fawn – light brown in colour flesh-coloured – the colour of white people’s skin gold – something that is gold is the colour of gold golden – bright yellow in colour green – something that is green is the same colour as grass. greenish – similar to green or slightly green in colour greige – between very pale brown and grey in colour grey – between black and white in colour (gray – the American spelling of grey) hazel – light brown and slightly green or golden in colour, used especially for describing someone’s eyes ice blue – a very light blue colour indigo – between dark blue and purple in colour inky – mainly literary black, or a very dark colour iron-grey – dark grey in colour ivory – something that is ivory is a yellowish-white colour jet-black – very shiny and black in colour lavender – light purple in colour leaden – dull and dark grey in colour lilac – pale purple in colour lily-white – pure white lime-green – bright yellow-green in colour livid – mainly literary dark purple or blue-grey in colour magenta – purple-red in colour maroon – dark red-brown in colour mauve – pale purple in colour milk-white – the colour of milk milky – the colour of milk navy blue – very dark blue nut-brown – medium brown in colour off-white – slightly yellow or grey olive – dark yellowish green in colour olive – dark grey-green in colour, like many military uniforms orange – between red and yellow in colour orangey – similar to orange or slightly orange in colour peach – yellowish pink in colour peacock blue – dark blue-green in colour pea green – bright green in colour pink – between red and white in colour pinkish – similar to pink or slightly pink in colour pitch-black – completely black or dark plum – between red and purple in colour puce – between dark brown or dark red and purple purple – between red and blue in colour purplish – similar to purple or slightly purple in colour red – the same colour as blood reddish – similar to red, or slightly red rose – dark pink in colour roseate – pink in colour rose-coloured – pink in colour rosy – pink in colour royal blue – deep blue ruby – a deep red colour ruddy – red in colour russet – red-brown in colour rusty – red-brown in colour saffron – between bright yellow and orange in colour salmon – orange tinged with pink sandy – pale yellow in colour scarlet – bright red in colour sea-green – green-blue in colour sepia – something that is sepia is a red-brown colour shocking pink – very bright pink in colour silver – light grey in colour silvery – like silver in colour or appearance sky-blue – the colour of the sky on a bright clear day smoky – light grey in colour snow-white – very white sooty – black or dusky in colour steely – steely blue is grey-blue in colour straw-coloured – pale brown-yellow in colour tan – light brown in colour taupe – a brown-grey colour tawny – between yellow and brown in colour teal – between blue and green in colour terracotta – brown-red in colour turquoise – bright green-blue in colour ultramarine – very bright blue in colour umber – yellow or reddish brown in colour vermilion – bright red or red-orange in colour violet a- blue-purple in colour white – something that is white is the same colour as milk or snow whitish – similar to white or slightly white in colour wine – something that is wine is a dark red colour yellow a- something that is yellow is the same colour as the middle of an egg yellowish – similar to yellow or slightly yellow in colour牛顿用棱镜发现了光谱，之后西方人很直观的在自然界里看到各种不同的color和shades，进而研究光谱学
中国人则一开始将5中颜色对应水金火木土，然后再细分。运用于绘画织布等。
红色[编辑]
赤、朱、丹、绯（桃红色）、彤、绛（大红色）、茜（红色）、????（浅红色）、赭（红褐带紫色）、赫、赪、赯、奭、殷、檀、猩
棕色[编辑]栗、褐、驼、赭
橙色[编辑]橘、曙
绿色[编辑]翠、碧、綟、盭
黄色[编辑]金、米、缃（浅黄色） 、黈、黇
紫色[编辑]靛、紫、藕、桃
蓝色[编辑]青、兰、海、苍
黑色[编辑]玄、绀、皂、乌、墨、黛、綦（青黑色）、黝、黧（黑中带黄色）、黓、黔、黕、黢、黭、黮（深黑色）、黯、黩、缁、漆、涅
白色[编辑]素、杏、缟、垩、鹤、皓、皑、皤、皫、练
灰色[编辑]苍、华、银
一點知识含量也没有。
唐静安的有知識含量。大讚。
LZ一贯黑中，什么事都能把中国骂一顿。
这么不喜欢跟中国有关的一切，如果不用汉字、不上中文论坛，可以少看到很多不美好、少生很多气。
不信，你查查那些單詞是什麽意思。
中文更生動微妙。。。