色 使(いろづか)い

いろづかい

noun

use of color; color scheme

1. use of color; color scheme

How colors are chosen and combined in a painting, design, outfit or room.

色使(いろづか)いがきれいだ。

The use of color is beautiful.

この画家(がか)は大胆(だいたん)な色使(いろづか)いで知(し)られている。

This painter is known for a bold use of color.

部屋(へや)の色使(いろづか)いを明(あか)るくしたら、気分(きぶん)まで明(あか)るくなった。

When I brightened the room's color scheme, even my mood brightened.

Common collocations

大胆(だいたん)な色使(いろづか)い: bold use of color
落(お)ち着(つ)いた色使(いろづか)い: a subdued color scheme
色使(いろづか)いが上手(じょうず)だ: to be good with color

Similar words

配色(はいしょく): color arrangement, a more technical design term
色合(いろあ)い: hue, shade (the colors themselves rather than how they are used)

Related Words

Compare: 配色(はいしょく) (color arrangement, a more technical…)

Compare: 色合(いろあ)い (hue, shade)

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Added 2026.10.6 22:59 · Revised 2026.10.6 23:00

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