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colour scheme


color scheme

a planned combination or juxtaposition of colours, as in interior decorating
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Noun1.colour scheme - a planned combination of colorscolour scheme - a planned combination of colors; "the color scheme for this room was determined by an interior decorator"
combination - a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
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colour scheme

color scheme (Am) ncombinazione f di colori


(American) color (ˈkalə) noun
1. a quality which objects have, and which can be seen, only when light falls on them. What colour is her dress?; Red, blue and yellow are colours.
2. paint(s). That artist uses water-colours.
3. (a) skin-colour varying with race. people of all colours.
4. vividness; interest. There's plenty of colour in his stories.
(of photographs etc) in colour, not black and white. colour film; colour television.
to put colour on; to paint. They coloured the walls yellow.
ˈcoloured adjective
1. having colour. She prefers white baths to coloured baths.
2. belonging to a dark-skinned race. There are only two white families living in this street – the rest are coloured.
(sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin.
ˈcolourful adjective
1. full of colour. a colourful pattern.
2. vivid and interesting. a colourful account of his experiences.
ˈcolouring noun
1. something used to give colour. She put pink colouring in the icing.
2. complexion. She had very high colouring (= a very pink complexion).
ˈcolourless adjective
1. without colour. Water is colourless.
2. not lively or interesting. a colourless young woman.
ˈcolours noun plural
1. the distinction of winning a place in the team in some sports. He won his cricket colours last season.
2. a flag. Army regiments salute the colours when on parade.
3. a tunic of certain colours worn by a jockey to show that his race-horse belongs to a certain person.
ˈcolour-blind adjective
unable to tell the difference between certain colours. As he was colour-blind he could not distinguish between red and green.
ˈcolour scheme noun
an arrangement or choice of colours in decorating a house etc.
ˌoff-ˈcolour adjective
not feeling well. He was a bit off-colour the morning after the party.
colour in
to put colour into (drawings etc). He coloured in all the oblong shapes on the page.
show oneself in one's true colours
to show or express one's real character, opinion etc. He pretends to be very generous but he showed himself in his true colours when he refused to give money to charity.
with flying colours
with great success. He passed his exam with flying colours.
References in classic literature ?
The manager, happening to notice the costume window as he came in, had sent for the buyer and made satirical remarks upon the colour scheme.
There are a number of other options, but rarely do you see colours that sit next to each other in formal colour scheme information, yet this is exactly what colour clashing schemes rely on.
The company also informed that the colour scheme and design of the packaging of Shainal Foods' products was similar to that of the packaging of National Foods' products, which could mislead the consumers.
TEXTURAL contrast is a really important element of a colour scheme.
Auto Business News-March 15, 2016--Fiat Chrysler Automobiles introduces new colour scheme for Dodge Charger and Challenger SRT
Bright colours encourage alertness and happiness and will excite their imagination, so when it comes to perfecting a colour scheme you can experiment.
Bright colours encourage alertness, happiness and will excite their imagination, so when it comes to perfecting a colour scheme you can experiment.
No one with any artistic bent must have had any input into the final design and colour scheme we have to put up with.
Interior designer Karen Brierley said: "We wanted to focus on replacing the existing branded colour scheme with a more generic scheme.