for color
idiom
: in order to make something more colorful
She used red peppers in the salad for color.
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There are two shades for color and contour, a darker shade to add intensity, and a lighter shade to highlight the eye.
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Jenny Berg, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2025
This new rule is the most forceful push for color-blind justice since the Supreme Court’s Harvard decision.
—Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
The couple’s eclectic taste and fondness for color are on display throughout, from the library’s midcentury furniture and geometric rug to the thorn-like pattern of the wallpaper in the living room.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 3 Dec. 2025
Experts who want to fine-tune color and exposure to taste can switch to C-Log3, a flat profile with reduced contrast and color saturation, which provides more headroom for color correction.
—PC Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025
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Jenny Berg, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2025
This new rule is the most forceful push for color-blind justice since the Supreme Court’s Harvard decision.
—Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
The couple’s eclectic taste and fondness for color are on display throughout, from the library’s midcentury furniture and geometric rug to the thorn-like pattern of the wallpaper in the living room.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 3 Dec. 2025
Experts who want to fine-tune color and exposure to taste can switch to C-Log3, a flat profile with reduced contrast and color saturation, which provides more headroom for color correction.
—PC Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025
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“For color.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20color. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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