color in
phrasal verb
colored in; coloring in; colors in
: to add color to (a shape or picture) by using markers, crayons, colored pencils, etc.
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As such, shorter wavelengths of light, such as ultraviolet, are usually colored in blue or purple hues, while longer wavelengths, like infrared, are typically shown in shades of red.
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Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 13 May 2025
When this [comic] first came out, the colorist assumed that there couldn’t possibly be a Black person in the unit, so Gabe Jones was colored in the same pink tone as everybody else.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 10 May 2025
Represented by the red circle in the animation above (the symbols approximate the dominant color in the silks of each horse’s jockey), Swiss Skydiver was just the sixth filly, or female, to win the Preakness.
—Annie Jennemann, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2025
Grab it in teal, pale yellow, or coral, and just about every color in between—and in several size options, too.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2025
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Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 13 May 2025
When this [comic] first came out, the colorist assumed that there couldn’t possibly be a Black person in the unit, so Gabe Jones was colored in the same pink tone as everybody else.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 10 May 2025
Represented by the red circle in the animation above (the symbols approximate the dominant color in the silks of each horse’s jockey), Swiss Skydiver was just the sixth filly, or female, to win the Preakness.
—Annie Jennemann, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2025
Grab it in teal, pale yellow, or coral, and just about every color in between—and in several size options, too.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Color in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/color%20in. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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