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 |