Colors

Maroon is a dark reddish-brown color. Maroon is often seen on clothes, cars, or school uniforms.

Neon colors are very bright, strong colors that look like they glow. They are easy to notice, even from far away.

You often see neon colors on safety vests, road signs, sports shoes, and highlighters.

Something is pastel if it is a soft, pale color. Pastels are normally used on clothes and bedding for babies.

Purple is the colour of some flowers and fruits. The colour purple can be made by mixing blue and red paint. The flower in the picture is purple.

Scarlet is a bright, intense red, tending towards the orange end of the red spectrum not the blue end.

Silver is a soft, shiny metal that can be polished to be highly reflective. It tarnishes easily, however. Silver is very conductive and today is used electrical components. Silver is widely used for making jewellery, and was used for making tableware like knives and fork. As pure silver is so soft, most practical items made from silver are made from an alloy of silver and another metal like copper.

Tan is a shade of reddish-brown.

Terracotta is a type of unglazed ceramic that is a distinctive reddish-brown color. It is most commonly used for plant pots and rooves.

White is the colour of clouds, blank paper, some flowers and tablecloths in restaurants. The picture is of a white horse.