{"id":17412,"date":"2020-10-22T10:50:20","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T10:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/?p=17412"},"modified":"2022-12-16T13:03:08","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T13:03:08","slug":"english-colors-colours-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/english-colors-colours-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Ultimate Color Vocabulary Guide plus Fun English Idioms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>So, maybe you already know the names of <strong>all colors in English<\/strong>. What else is there to learn? Turns out, the topic of color is much more than just the names of those 11 main colors you know. This article will help you <strong>learn<\/strong> <strong>colors in English<\/strong>, but beyond that you can learn how to describe actions related to colors, some color psychology and even about the color naming system. Plus, who hasn&#8217;t wondered, is it <strong>color or colour?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>Can you imagine if the world was black and white?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n<div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-371\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"371\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Colors | blog\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank God it isn\u2019t, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Actually, there are more colors in the universe than you are probably aware of. But let\u2019s start with the basics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-basic-vocabulary-for-colors-in-english\">Basic vocabulary for colors in English<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-black-and-white\">Black and white<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You may have heard people saying that <strong>black <\/strong>and <strong>white<\/strong> are not really colors. The thing is: it all depends on how you define color. According to the scientific definition, color is the visible spectrum of light waves and, therefore, black and white would not be considered colors. However, if you consider the way the human eye processes light, then yes, they are colors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Look at your closet. Do you have more white or more black clothes?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-main-colors\">Main colors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The three primary colors are <strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">red<\/span><\/strong>,<strong> <span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\">yellow<\/span><\/strong>, and<strong> <span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">blue<\/span><\/strong>. They can be combined in different ways to produce other colors. They are the root of all other colors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ones which are called secondary colors are orange, green, and purple. Each one of them is made by mixing the primary colors. You probably remember this from school, but yellow and red make <span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"><strong>orange<\/strong><\/span>, red and blue make <span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\"><strong>purple<\/strong><\/span>, and blue and yellow make <span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-green-cyan-color\"><strong>green<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>seven colors of the rainbow<\/strong> are, in order: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/calvin-chou-TdqmmUMxwyI-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"colors in english, how to say colors in english, english colors\" class=\"wp-image-17417\" width=\"512\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/calvin-chou-TdqmmUMxwyI-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/calvin-chou-TdqmmUMxwyI-unsplash-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/calvin-chou-TdqmmUMxwyI-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/calvin-chou-TdqmmUMxwyI-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/calvin-chou-TdqmmUMxwyI-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/calvin-chou-TdqmmUMxwyI-unsplash-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/calvin-chou-TdqmmUMxwyI-unsplash-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/calvin-chou-TdqmmUMxwyI-unsplash-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/calvin-chou-TdqmmUMxwyI-unsplash-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/calvin-chou-TdqmmUMxwyI-unsplash-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/calvin-chou-TdqmmUMxwyI-unsplash-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>There is a color not yet described. Do you know what is missing? It is the least popular color according to public opinion surveys in Europe and the United States. Many people associate this color with plainness, poverty, or unhygienic situations. On a positive note, this color is also linked to wildlife, autumn, baking and warmth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This color is a composite color of red, yellow and black or blue.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-372\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"372\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Colors | blog\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-word-order-color-first-then-the-noun\">Word order: color first, then the noun<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you know why we say, \u201cThe White House\u201d and not \u201cThe House White?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In some languages, adjectives usually come after the noun that they modify. In English, it is the opposite. So, if you want to say something about a car that is black, you will have something like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>She has a <strong>black car<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Some other examples are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>I only have <strong>black clothes<\/strong> in my closet.<\/li><li>I loved the <strong>green dress <\/strong>you were wearing yesterday!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-next-level-of-english-color-vocabulary\">The next level of English color vocabulary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As I mentioned earlier, there are millions of colors, but we only have names for 11 main color stems. That does not mean you cannot describe them without more sophistication. Keep reading to learn new ways to talk about <strong>all<\/strong> <strong>colors in English<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-shade-and-hue-what-s-the-difference-between-them\">Shade and hue: what\u2019s the difference between them?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Whenever you are talking about colors, you may hear the words <strong>shade<\/strong> and <strong>hue<\/strong>. Let\u2019s understand the meaning of them. Hue refers to a pure color. Nothing is added to it. A shade is created when we add black to any hue. It darkens the hue and the color it creates is more intense. For instance, take a look at the <strong>shades of purple<\/strong> and <strong>shades of blue<\/strong> below.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Blog-Images-Bruna-S-3-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"shades blue purple\" class=\"wp-image-75551\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Blog-Images-Bruna-S-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Blog-Images-Bruna-S-3-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Blog-Images-Bruna-S-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Blog-Images-Bruna-S-3-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Blog-Images-Bruna-S-3-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Blog-Images-Bruna-S-3-16x9.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Blog-Images-Bruna-S-3-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Blog-Images-Bruna-S-3-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Blog-Images-Bruna-S-3-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Blog-Images-Bruna-S-3-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Blog-Images-Bruna-S-3-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t get confused \u2013 the word &#8216;shade&#8217; usually refers to color, but there is also the expression &#8216;throw shade&#8217;, which is used widely on the Internet. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, &#8216;throw shade&#8217; means \u201cto criticize someone publicly and show that you do not respect him or her\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>Example: I don\u2019t like Mary. She is always <strong>throwing shade<\/strong> at people.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dark-and-light-colors\">Dark and Light colors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When you need to express shades of colors, you can also use dark and light. Dark colors are hues which have black added to them. Light colors are hues with white added to them. For instance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>I like that <strong>light pink<\/strong> dress.<\/li><li>Do you think that <strong>dark orange<\/strong> purse matches this outfit?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-changing-colors-some-verbs-to-describe-this\">Changing colors \u2013 some verbs to describe this<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you ever bought a lovely new outfit, with a vivid (very intense) hue, only to wash it with other clothes and have the color change? I hate that! If a color permanently changes on something, you can use the verb <strong>dye<\/strong>. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>My new blue jeans <strong>dyed<\/strong> all my white shirts blue!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>What if you are drinking a lovely glass of red wine, and all of a sudden someone bumps into you, and the wine goes all over your clothes. Most likely, the vivid red pigment will <strong>stain<\/strong> your clothes and the color may never come out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some animals have amazing color change options. There are fish that <strong>glow in <\/strong>the dark, so there is always light around them. Others can match the colors of their surroundings by <strong>camouflaging<\/strong> so that they have the same colors as plants or other animals. Some poisonous animals <strong>brighten <\/strong>by making their colors more vivid as a way to warn their predators, and others <strong>fade <\/strong>their colors as a way to hide, by making their colors less vivid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-frequent-questions-about-colors-and-more-information\">Frequent questions about colors and more information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-color-or-colour-which-word-is-correct\">Color or colour: which word is correct?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Both spellings are correct. The difference between them is that <strong>color<\/strong> is the spelling used in the United States, while <strong>colour <\/strong>is how other English-speaking countries, such as Australia, England, New Zealand, spell it. You can use either term, but it is best to be consistent with all your spelling choice. Therefore, if you choose to use \u2018<strong>colour<\/strong>\u2019, you should use British style spellings for all other words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-gray-or-grey-which-word-is-correct\">Gray or grey: which word is correct?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Here we have another spelling situation. <strong>Gray<\/strong> is more frequent in American English, and <strong>grey<\/strong> is common in British English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><strong>Fun fact<\/strong>: the TV show <strong>Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/strong> has nothing to do with the color gray\/grey. Grey is actually the last name of the main character, Dr. Meredith Grey.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/taylor-heery-hv2yJQdxyi0-unsplash-512x341.jpg\" alt=\"colors in english, how to say colors in english, english colors\" class=\"wp-image-17420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/taylor-heery-hv2yJQdxyi0-unsplash-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/taylor-heery-hv2yJQdxyi0-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/taylor-heery-hv2yJQdxyi0-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/taylor-heery-hv2yJQdxyi0-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/taylor-heery-hv2yJQdxyi0-unsplash-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/taylor-heery-hv2yJQdxyi0-unsplash-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/taylor-heery-hv2yJQdxyi0-unsplash-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/taylor-heery-hv2yJQdxyi0-unsplash-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/taylor-heery-hv2yJQdxyi0-unsplash-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/taylor-heery-hv2yJQdxyi0-unsplash-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Pantone: a color matching system<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you ever heard of <strong>Pantone<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in the 1950s, this company based in New Jersey developed the Pantone Color Matching System, the most important color matching system in the world, back in 1963. At that time, they categorized 500 colors. In 2010 they introduced a new system with over 1,300 colors and in 2019, after adding 294 new colors, the number has a total of 2,161 Pantone colors. The tool organizes color through a numbering system and is used by different industries, such as textiles, apparel, beauty, and industrial design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-color-of-the-year\">Color of the year<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pantone.com\/color-consulting\/about-pantone-color-institute\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-old-href=\"https:\/\/www.pantone.com\/color-consulting\/about-pantone-color-institute\" data-lasso-id=\"52\">Pantone Color Institute<\/a> selects a \u201cColor of the Year\u201d every year since 2000. After much research, the selected color is always announced in December of the previous year. The color they select ends up influencing the world of design and marketing. For 2020, the Institute has chosen <strong>Classic Blue<\/strong>. According to them, this color brings a sense of peace and tranquility to the human spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-container brlbs-cmpnt-content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-content-blocker-id=\"youtube-content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-content=\"PGlmcmFtZSB0aXRsZT0iUEFOVE9ORSAxOS00MDUyIENsYXNzaWMgQmx1ZSwgdGhlIFBhbnRvbmUgQ29sb3Igb2YgdGhlIFllYXIgMjAyMCIgd2lkdGg9IjcyMCIgaGVpZ2h0PSI0MDUiIHNyYz0iaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS1ub2Nvb2tpZS5jb20vZW1iZWQvVWVUTmFiYTE0Ukk\/ZmVhdHVyZT1vZW1iZWQiIGZyYW1lYm9yZGVyPSIwIiBhbGxvdz0iYWNjZWxlcm9tZXRlcjsgYXV0b3BsYXk7IGNsaXBib2FyZC13cml0ZTsgZW5jcnlwdGVkLW1lZGlhOyBneXJvc2NvcGU7IHBpY3R1cmUtaW4tcGljdHVyZSIgYWxsb3dmdWxsc2NyZWVuPjwvaWZyYW1lPg==\" ><div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-preset-c brlbs-cmpnt-cb-youtube\"> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/wp-content\/uploads\/borlabs-cookie\/1\/yt_UeTNaba14RI_hqdefault.jpg')\"><\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-main\"> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-play-button\"><\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-content\"> <p class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-description\">You are currently viewing a placeholder content from <strong>Youtube<\/strong>. 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If you want more practice, check out this <a title=\"Learn the Colors in English:  Games and Activities\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/learn-colors-english-activities\/\" data-old-href=\"https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/learn-colors-english-activities\/\" data-lasso-id=\"53\">games and exercise<\/a> page about colors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What&#8217;s your favorite color? Let us know in the comment section down below, will you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy studying!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, maybe you already know the names of all colors in English. What else is there to learn? Turns out, the topic of color is much more than just the names of those 11 main colors you know. 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