| pitch black | czarny jak smoła (intensely black, used about darkness, night..) |
| jet black | kruczoczarny (intensely black, used about hair..eyes etc.) |
| scarlet | asnoczerwony (brilliant red, colour of British letter boxes) |
| crimson | karmazynowy (strong deep red) |
| shocking pink | różowiasty (an extremely bright pink) |
| ginger | rudy (orangy red, about hair, cats) |
| navy | granatowy (dark blue, used about clothes, NOT eyes) |
| turquoise | turkusowy (greenish blue, NOT eyes) |
| beige | beżowy (a light creamy brown) |
| mousy | mysi (a light not very interesting brown, about hair and horses) |
| chestnut | kasztanowy (a deep reddish brown) |
| auburn | kasztanowaty (a red-brown colour, usually about hair) |
| primary colours | kolory podstawowe |
| pastel colours | kolory pastelowe |
| mauve | jasnofioletowy |
| strong colours | kolory nasycone |
| vivid colours | jasne, żywe kolory |
| fluorescent | fluorescencyjny |
| electric blues/greens | extremely bright blues/greens |
| a tinge of | nuta, odcień |
| monochrome | uses only one colour |
| blueY green, reddISH brown | suffixes -y and -ish show that a colour is partly present |
| to feel blue | to feel depressed |
| blue movie/joke | pornographic or referring to sex |
| blue-collar workers | physical or unskilled workers |
| to see red | to be very angry |
| red alert/ flag | colour that indicates danger |
| red carpet (treatment) | of special importance |
| a red-letter day | unforgetable, important day |
| red point of view | left wings in politics |
| to look/turn/go green | to be sick, vomit, have nausea |
| to turn green with envy | to be very envious |
| green (tourism, party) | environmental-friendly |
| black (future) | depressing or without hope |
| to look as black as thunder | to be very angry |
| black (market, sheep of the family, mark) | indicates illegslity or incorectness |
| a grey area | indicates lack of clarity |
| grey cells | szare komórki |
| white as snow/whiter than white | biały jak śnieg |
| white as a sheet | pale |
| white knuckle | terrifying |
| white-collar workers | office workers |
| magnolia | magnolia |
| burgundy | burgund |
| poppy | mak |
| forget-me-not | niezapominajka |
| sapphire | szafir |
| jade | nefryt |
| violet | fiołek |
| ruby | rubin |
| amber | bursztyn |
| lime | limonka |
| emerald | szmaragd |
| coral | koral |
| cornflower | modrak |
