170 English Phrases That Teach You to Talk About Colors

The most common color names in English appear in the sentences below:

1. He has green eyes.
2. Blue is the color of my father's pants.
3. The clouds are white.
4. A tray decorated in black and green.
5. Yellow is the color of the sun.
6. My sweater is orange.
7. I would like to buy a pink coat.
8. Brown is the color of that girl's hair.
9. There was an orange glow in the sky.
10. I want to buy a purplish-blue carpet.
11. The rock star has pinky red hair.
12. The leaves are bright green.
13. Blue sky.
14. He has white teeth.
15. Curly yellow hair.
16. An old brown coat.
17. This is a black day for the economy.
18. The company just managed to stay in the black.
19. A beautiful blue with a tinge of violet.
20. She's getting on a bit, and going gray.
21. Her long, red hair
22. A red queen
23. Her eyes were red and swollen
24. The sky was turning red outside
25. They would have been struggling to keep their businesses out of the red
26. Small declines in revenue can soon send an airline plunging into the red
27. A glass of red wine
28. The roof was greening with lichen
29. Major roads are marked in green
30. Deep blue eyes
31. He's feeling blue
32. The blue fox
33. Susan wore blue
34. Annie went blue, and I panicked
35. A blue silk shirt
36. The dark blue of his eyes
37. She was dressed in blue
38. Dirty intermediate tones of gray
39. A very light white
40. A blood-red color
41. A shade of pink tinged with yellow
42. A shade of blue tinged with green
43. A shade of blue tinged with green
44. A light shade of grey
45. Bright blue in color, like a clear sky
46. Of a light grayish-brown color
47. Being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness
48. A light grayish yellow to near white
49. Of the color intermediate between green and violet
50. A shade of white the color of a bleached skeleton
51. Dark to moderate or greyish green
52. A bright reddish-brown color
53. A bright orange-red color produced in cotton cloth with alizarine dye
54. An orange of low brightness and saturation
55. A medium to dark tan color
56. A dark purplish-red to blackish-red color
57. A moderate yellow with a greenish tinge
58. A medium to dark tan color
59. Of a color at the end of the color spectrum
60. A pink or reddish-pink color
61. Of a color at the end of the color spectrum
62. A light shade of blue
63. A pure flat white with little reflectance
64. A very dark grey color
65. A shade of green tinged with yellow
66. A red the color of ripe cherries
67. Of a golden brown to reddish brown color
68. A medium brown to dark-brown color
69. A brilliant green color
70. A dark purplish-red color
71. A very dark black
72. A shade of blue tinged with green
73. A medium brown to dark-brown color
74. A reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper
75. A variable color averaging a deep pink
76. A deep and vivid red color
77. A primary subtractive color for light
78. A medium brown to dark-brown color
79. A deep and vivid red color
80. A color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
81. A very dark black
82. A very light brown
83. The green color of a precious gem
84. A color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
85. Coldness as evidenced by frost
86. A tropical shrub with showy drooping flowers
87. A strong yellow color
88. A deep yellow color
89. Of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum
90. Of an achromatic color intermediate between white and black
91. A shade of brown that is yellowish or reddish
92. A silvery-white color
93. A blue-violet color
94. Slightly purplish or bluish dark grey
95. A shade of white the color of bleached bones
96. A light green color varying from bluish to yellowish green
97. A very dark black
98. A pale purple color
99. A light shade of blue
100. A strong yellow color
101. Color a moderate to strong red
102. A primary subtractive color for light
103. A shade of brown with a tinge of red
104. A strong yellow color
105. A dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color
106. A moderate purple
107. A dark brown color
108. A dark shade of blue
109. A moderate yellow-orange to orange color
110. A shade of white the color of bleached bones
111. A dark yellow
112. A greyish-pink color
113. A yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation
114. A shade of brown tinged with green
115. A dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown
116. A color that is lighter and greener than olive
117. Orange color or pigment
118. A dark brownish-red color
119. A very dark grey color
120. A variable yellow tint
121. A shade of pink tinged with yellow
122. A shade of blue tinged with green
123. A shade of green tinged with yellow
124. A shade of white the color of bleached bones
125. Of a light shade of red
126. A very dark black
127. A pale blue color with grey in it
128. A color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red
129. Of a color intermediate between red and blue
130. The chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
131. A dusty pink color
132. A shade of blue tinged with purple
133. A shade of purple tinged with red
134. A deep and vivid red color
135. A very dark black
136. A shade of yellow tinged with orange
137. The color of sage leaves
138. Of orange tinged with pink
139. A light shade of blue
140. A variable vivid red color, sometimes with an orange tinge
141. The property of a moderate green color resembling the waters of the sea
142. A shade of brown with a tinge of red
143. A light shade of grey
144. A light shade of blue
145. Dark yellowish brown
146. A very dark black
147. A greyish blue color
148. Slightly purplish or bluish dark grey
149. A variable yellow tint
150. A light brown the color of topaz
151. A reddish to vivid orange color
152. A greyish white
153. A greyish brown
154. A blue-green color or pigment
155. A light brown the color of a mineral used as a gemstone
156. A bright orange-red color produced in cotton cloth with alizarine dye
157. A shade of blue tinged with green
158. A vivid blue to purple-blue color
159. A medium brown to dark-brown color
160. A moderate brown color
161. A shade of brown with a tinge of red
162. Of a vivid red to reddish-orange color
163. A bluish-purple color
164. Green color or pigment
165. A variable yellow tint
166. Being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness
167. A red as dark as red wine
168. Yellow color or pigment
169. A dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown
170. A vivid red color

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