pitch black | intensely black, used about darkness, night | |
pitch | smoła (old) | |
tar | smoła (współcześnie) | |
jet black | intensely black, used about hair, eyes etc. | |
scarlet | brilliant red, the colour of traditional British letter boxes | |
crimson | strong, deep red | |
shocking pink | an extremely bright pink | |
ginger | orangy red, used about hair and cats | |
navy | dark blue, used about clothes, not eyes | |
turquoise | greenish blue, used about fabrics, paints, sea, but not usually eyes | |
beige | a light creamy brown | |
mousy | a light not very interesting brown, used only about hair | |
chestnut | a deep reddish brown, used about hair and horses | |