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