In literature, the term "maize" sometimes transcends its agricultural roots to evoke a distinct hue, rich in warm, golden tones. For example, in George Eliot's The Mill on the Floss [1], the "maize-colored satinette" is used to describe a complexion, imbuing the narrative with a vibrant, natural luminosity that enhances character portrayal. This use of "maize" as a color illustrates the author's ability to draw on everyday imagery—transforming the familiar sight of maize into a metaphorical palette that enriches the text with visual and emotional depth.
This tab, the new OneLook "color thesaurus", is a work in progress.
It draws from a data set of more than 2000 color names gathered from sources around the Web,
and an analysis of how they are referenced in English texts.
- Enter any color to explore similar colors, as well as objects and concepts associated with the color
in English texts.
Examples: lime green,
lavender.
- Enter any object or concept to see the colors associated with the object or concept in English texts,
as well as words that have a similar color profile. Examples: rage,
sun,
jeans,
royalty.
Some words, like "
peach", function as both a color name and an object; when you do a search for words like these, you will see both of the above sections.