English > chromatic: 3 senses > adjective 3| Meaning | Being or having or characterized by hue. |
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| Attribute of | hue, chromaticity | The quality of a color / color as determined by its dominant wavelength |
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| Narrower | amber, brownish-yellow, yellow-brown | Of a medium to dark brownish yellow color |
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| amber-green | Of green tinged with amber |
| amethyst | Of a moderate purple color |
| auburn | (of hair) colored a moderate reddish-brown |
| aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden | Having the deep slightly brownish color of gold |
| avocado | Of the dull yellowish green of the meat of an avocado |
| azure, cerulean, sky-blue, bright blue | Of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky |
| beige | Of a light greyish-brown color |
| blackish-brown | Of brown tinged with black |
| blackish-red | Of red tinged with black |
| blae | Of bluish-black or grey-blue |
| blue, bluish, blueish | Of the color intermediate between green and violet |
| blue-lilac, bluish-lilac | Of lavender tinged with blue |
| blue-purple, bluish-purple | Of purple tinged with blue |
| blue-violet, bluish-violet | Of violet tinted with blue |
| bluish green, blue-green, cyan, teal | Of a bluish shade of green |
| blushful, rosy | Of blush color |
| bottle-green | Of a dark to moderate greyish green color |
| bright-red, raspberry-red | Of the red of fresh raspberries |
| bronze, bronzy | Of the color of bronze |
| bronze-red | Of red tinged with bronze |
| brown, brownish, chocolate-brown, dark-brown | Of a color similar to that of wood or earth |
| brown-green, brownish-green | Of green tinged with brown |
| brown-purple, brownish-purple | Of dark purple tinted with brown |
| buff | Of the yellowish-beige color of buff leather |
| buff-brown | Of brown tinged with buff |
| canary, canary-yellow | Having the color of a canary |
| caramel, caramel brown | Having the color of caramel |
| carnation | Pink or pinkish |
| chartreuse | Of something having the yellowish green color of Chartreuse liqueur |
| chestnut | (of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color |
| chestnut-brown | (of hair or feathers) of brown tinged with chestnut |
| coppery, copper colored | Of something having the color of copper |
| coral | Of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color |
| coral-red | Of red tinged with coral |
| creamy | Of the color of cream |
| creamy-yellow | yellow with a creamy tinge |
| cress green, cresson, watercress | Of a moderate yellow-green color that is greener and deeper than moss green and yellower and darker than pea green |
| crimson-magenta | magenta tinged with crimson |
| crimson-purple | purple tinged with crimson |
| crimson-yellow | yellow tinged with crimson |
| dark-blue | Of a dark shade of blue |
| deep-pink | Of a deep shade of pink |
| deep-yellow | Of something having the color of a pumpkin |
| dull-purple | Of a dull shade of purple |
| dun | Of a dull greyish brown to brownish grey color |
| earthlike | Earth colored |
| fuscous, taupe | Of something having a dusky brownish grey color |
| golden-brown | Of brown tinged with gold |
| golden-green | Of green tinged with gold |
| golden-yellow | Of yellow tinged with gold |
| green, greenish, light-green, dark-green | Of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum |
| greenish-brown | Of brown tinged with green |
| grey-blue, gray-blue, greyish-blue, grayish-blue | Of blue tinged with grey |
| grey-brown, gray-brown, greyish-brown, grayish-brown | Of brown tinged with grey |
| grey-green, gray-green, greyish-green, grayish-green | Of green tinged with grey |
| grey-pink, gray-pink, greyish-pink, grayish-pink | Of pink tinged with grey |
| hazel | Of a light brown or yellowish brown color |
| hazel-brown | Of brown tinged with hazel |
| honey | Of something having the color of honey |
| jade, jade-green | Of something having the color of jade |
| khaki | Of a yellowish brown color |
| lavender, lilac, lilac-colored | Of a pale purple color |
| lavender-tinged | Of something tinged with lavender |
| light-blue, pale blue | Of a light shade of blue |
| lilac-blue, violet-blue | Of blue tinged with lavender |
| lilac-pink, lavender-pink, violet-pink | Of pink tinged with lavender |
| lilac-purple | Of purple tinged with lilac |
| magenta | Of deep purplish red |
| magenta pink | Of pink tinged with magenta |
| maroon, brownish-red | Of dark brownish to purplish red |
| maroon-purple | Of purple tinged with maroon |
| mauve | Of a pale to moderate greyish violet color |
| mauve-blue | Of blue tinged with mauve |
| mauve-pink | Of pink tinged with mauve |
| moss green, mosstone | Of a moderate somewhat dull yellow-green color |
| mousy, mousey, mouse-colored, mouselike | Of something having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse |
| ocher, ochre | Of a moderate orange-yellow color |
| olive | Of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive |
| olive-brown | Of a brown color with a greenish tinge |
| olive-drab, drab | Of a light brownish green color |
| orange, orangish | Of the color between red and yellow |
| orange-brown | Of brown tinged with orange |
| orange-red, orangish-red | Of red tinged with orange |
| pea-green | Of a moderate slightly yellowish-green color |
| peachy, peachy-colored, peachy-coloured | Of something resembling a peach in color |
| peacock-blue | Of bright greenish blue |
| pink, pinkish | Of a light shade of red |
| pink-lavender, pinkish-lavender | Of lavender tinged with pink |
| pink-orange, pinkish-orange, salmon | Of orange tinged with pink |
| pink-purple, pinkish-purple | Of purple tinged with pink |
| pink-red | Of red tinged with pink |
| pink-tinged | Of a color tinged with pink |
| powder blue, powdery-blue | Of a moderate to pale blue or purplish blue |
| purple, violet, purplish | Of a color intermediate between red and blue |
| purple-blue, purplish-blue | Of blue tinged with purple |
| purple-brown, purplish-brown | Of brown tinged with purple |
| purple-green, purplish-green | Of green tinged with purple |
| purple-lilac, purplish-lilac | Of lavender tinged with purple |
| purple-red, purplish-red | Of red tinged with purple |
| purple-tinged, purple-tinted | Of a color tinged with purple |
| red, reddish, ruddy, blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet | Of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange) |
| red-brown, reddish-brown, mahogany-red | Of brown tinged with red |
| red-lavender, reddish-lavender | Of something having a lavender color tinged with red |
| red-orange, reddish-orange, flame-orange | Of orange tinged with red |
| red-purple, reddisn-purple | Of purple tinged with red |
| red-violet, reddish-violet | Of violet tinged with red |
| reddish-pink | Of a pink color that is close to red |
| rose, roseate, rosaceous | Of something having a dusty purplish pink color |
| rose-lilac, rose-lavender | Of lavender tinged with rose |
| rose-mauve | Of mauve tinged with rose |
| rose-purple, rosy-purple | Of purple with a rose tinge |
| rose-red | Of a deep slightly bluish red color |
| rose-tinted, rose-tinged | Of a color tinged with rose |
| russet | Of brown with a reddish tinge |
| rust, rusty, rust-brown | Of the brown color of rust |
| rust-red, rusty-red | Of a red color tinged with rust |
| rusty-brown | Of something having the brown color of rust |
| sage, sage-green | Of the grey-green color of sage leaves |
| sapphire | Of something having the color of a blue sapphire |
| scarlet-crimson | Of crimson tinged with scarlet |
| scarlet-pink | Of pink tinged with scarlet |
| sea-green | Of the color of the sea |
| silver-blue, silvery-blue | Of something having a color that is a light shiny blue |
| silver-green, silvery-green | Of something having a color that is a light shiny green |
| snuff, snuff-brown, mummy-brown, chukker-brown | snuff colored |
| sorrel, brownish-orange | Of a light brownish color |
| stone | Of any of various dull tannish or grey colors |
| straw | Of a pale yellow color like straw |
| sulfur-yellow, sulphur-yellow | Of something having the yellow color of sulfur |
| tan | Of a light yellowish-brown color |
| tangerine | Of a strong reddish orange color |
| tannish | Of a color resembling tan |
| tawny, tawny-brown | Of a light brown to brownish orange color |
| ultramarine | Of a brilliant pure blue to purplish blue color |
| umber | Of the color of any of various natural brown earth pigments |
| vermilion, vermillion, cinnabar, Chinese-red | Of a vivid red to reddish-orange color |
| vinaceous | Of the color of wine |
| violet-tinged, violet-tinted | Of something that is tinged with violet |
| white-pink | Of pink tinged with white |
| wine-red | Of something having the dark red color of red wine |
| yellow, yellowish, xanthous | Of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum |
| yellow-beige, yellowish-beige | Of beige tinged with yellow |
| yellow-green | Of a color midway between yellow and green |
| yellow-orange, yellowish-orange | Of orange tinged with yellow |
| yellow-tinged | Of a color tinged with yellow |
| See also | colored, coloured, colorful | Having color or a certain color |
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| colorful, colourful | Having striking color |
| Opposite | achromatic, neutral | Having no hue |
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| Spanish | colorado, coloreado, cromático |
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| Catalan | acolorit, colorat |
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| Nouns | chroma | chromatic purity |
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| chromaticity | the quality of a color / color as determined by its dominant wavelength |
| Adverbs | chromatically | with respect to color |
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