Something that is coloured a particular colour is that colour. The illustration shows a cluster of five roses coloured apricot orange. a cheap gold-coloured bracelet
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination; "colored crepe paper"; "the film was in color"; "amber-colored heads of grain"
favoring one person or side over another; "a biased account of the trial"; "a decision that was partial to the defendant"
{s} having color; colorful; painted a certain color; of or belonging to an ethnic group that is not classed as white (offensive); (offensive) racially mixed (also colored)
Something that is coloured is a particular colour or combination of colours, rather than being just white, black, or the colour that it is naturally. You can often choose between plain white or coloured and patterned scarves. brightly coloured silks laid out on market stalls