Synonyms and antonyms of Areas and amounts of colour or shine in British Thesaurus

a burst of colour ()

an area of a bright colour on a plain background

band (noun)

a line of something such as colour or light

blaze (noun)

a strong bright light or area of colour

discoloration (noun)

an area on the surface of something that is discoloured

dot (noun)

a very small spot of ink or colour

fleck (noun)

a small area of one colour on a background of another colour

patina (noun)

a shiny surface that develops on wood or leather over a period of time

point (noun)

a very small area of light or colour

shading (noun)

art lines or colours that represent areas of shadow in a drawing or painting

speck (noun)

a very small spot or mark

splash (noun)

a small amount of bright colour

splodge (noun)

informal a large spot of dirt or colour

splotch (noun)

Americaninformal a splodge

spot (noun)

a small round area of colour that is different from the colour of the surface around it and that often forms part of a pattern

streaks (noun)

a line or long mark on something that is a different colour from the colour surrounding it

tint (noun)

a small amount of a particular colour

vein (noun)

a thin line of colour or of another substance, for example in cheese or stone

wash (noun)

a thin layer of something such as colour or light