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More Colors

You know what red, green, blue, and yellow look like, but how about these? These are some of the most common colors after the basic ones.

	Beige - a variable color averaging light grayish-yellowish brown.
	Emerald - a clear bright green.
	Hot Pink - a vivid, almost neon pink.
	Maroon - a dark purplish red.
	Mauve - a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color.
	Scarlet - a bright red. (Maybe you didn’t realize that Scarlett O’hara was named after a color — a color that matches her personality and character.)

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Colors

You know what red, green, blue, and yellow look like, but how about these? These are some of the most common colors after the basic ones.

	Azure - the blue color of the clear sky.
	Lavender - a pale purple.
	Burgundy - a reddish-purple color; also the name of wine from Burgundy in France.
	Crimson - any of several deep purplish reds.
	Salmon - the variable color of salmon’s flesh averaging a strong yellowish pink; also a fish.
	Vermilion - a vivid reddish orange.

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Color Idioms

Phrases to remember:

1. pass with flying colors - With complete or outstanding success; to succeed brilliantly.

Examples:

• He passed the Latin test with flying colors.
• Don’t worry about your exam tomorrow. I’m sure you’ll pass with flying colors.

2. come through with flying colors - With complete or outstanding success; to succeed brilliantly.

Examples:

• I was worried she would let me down, but she came through with flying colors.

3. in the red - in debt or losing money.

Examples:

• Yahoo has been in the red for the past three years.
• The U.S. government is currently trillions of dollars in the red.

The opposite of “in the red” is “in the black.”

4. In the black - profitable or making money.

Examples:

• Microsoft is currently in the black but investors fear that next quarter it will be in the red.
• The company has been in the black since it hired a new CEO .

5. show/reveal one’s true colors - to show what someone is truly like.

Examples:

• She pretended to be nice, but her true colors were revealed at the meeting.
• When disaster strikes, people show their true colors.
• This crisis has forced politicians to show their true colors: they are all liars.

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