the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way the object reflects or emits light
a social system in which a group of people (typically nonwhite) are denied access to the same rights, opportunities, and facilities as other people (typically white) on the basis of skin color
unable to distinguish certain colors, or (rarely in humans) any colors at all
a uniformed group, especially of soldiers, police officers, or school representatives, who parade or present their institution’s flag (and sometimes their national flag) on ceremonial occasions
a genetic or seasonal variation in the color of the skin, pelt, or feathers of an animal
a circle with different colored sectors used to show the relationship between colors
colored flashes of interference in a color television receiver caused by the misinterpretation of high-frequency luminance detail as color information
color added during the processing of a photographic or computer image to aid interpretation of the subject
denoting a color printing process using red, cyan (greenish blue), yellow, and black inks on separate plates that are serially transferred to the same sheet to produce images in full color
the customs, manner of speech, dress, or other typical features of a place or period that contribute to its particular character
an arrangement or combination of colors, especially as used in interior decoration
a system of alternative medicine based on the use of color, especially projected colored light
any of a group of colors from which all other colors can be obtained by mixing
a color simulated by a pattern of dots of other colors, extending the range of colors available
any of three negative images of the same subject taken through green, red, and blue filters and combined to reproduce the full color of the original
the temperature at which a black body would emit radiation of the same color as a given object
a style of American abstract painting prominent from the late 1940s to the 1960s that features large expanses of unmodulated color covering the greater part of the canvas. Barnett Newman and Mark Rothko were considered its chief exponents
a person who is not white or of European parentage
a means of reproducing natural colors by combining photographic images in the three primary colors
receive some proof that someone has enough money to pay for something
artists' paint made with a water-soluble binder such as gum arabic, and thinned with water rather than oil, giving a transparent color
a rank of non-commissioned officer in the Army and Royal Marines, above sergeant and below warrant officer
(in the UK) a silk union flag carried by a particular regiment along with its regimental colour
a magazine printed in colour and issued with a newspaper, especially at weekends
a person who is not white or of European parentage