colorway

noun

col·​or·​way ˈkə-lər-ˌwā 

: a color or arrangement of colors

fabric sold in a variety of colorways

Examples of colorway in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Wotherspoon’s Air Max 1/97 featured a Light Blue Fury/Lemon Wash colorway which combined pastel shades of green, purple, blue, pink, gray and yellow across an upper fully constructed from corduroy. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026

The people of the internet—namely, the girlies—couldn’t get enough, matching it to their favorite lip shade and anticipating new colorways. — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 20 Oct. 2026

Its medium-sheen lacquer surface doesn’t give off quite as much shine as other variations, but that subtly allows the refined colorways—like the options pictured here—to really pop. — Helena Madden, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for colorway

• aaa
• alleyway
• alumnae
• anime
• anyway
• arete
• attache
• axillae
• baa
• beaujolais
• bouvier
• breakaway