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The spectral composition of visible light

Example: Humans and birds can perceive color.

A subset thereof:

A paint.

Example: The artist took out her colors and began work on a landscape.

Human skin tone, especially as an indicator of race or ethnicity.

Example: Color has been a sensitive issue in many societies.

To give something color.

Example: We could color the walls red.

To apply colors to the areas within the boundaries of a line drawing using colored markers or crayons.

Example: My kindergartener loves to color.

(of a person or their face) To become red through increased blood flow.

Example: Her face colored as she realized her mistake.

To affect without completely changing.

Example: That interpretation certainly colors my perception of the book.

Conveying color, as opposed to shades of gray.

Example: Color television and movies were considered a great improvement over black and white.