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12 advanced vocabulary words for colors
Do you know what color these words describe: maroon, fuchsia, hazel, and ivory?
You probably learned simple colors like red, yellow, and blue in your first year of English... but the language has a lot more color words than these basic ones!
Today you'll learn 12 interesting vocabulary words for colors.
One quick note: Online, you'll often find very long lists of color words - but many of those are NOT in used in everyday English... they are typically used to describe different colors of paint, nail polish, or makeup, but they are not common in daily life.
The words I'll teach you today are…
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