Quiz: How many of these colorful terms do you know?

Writers can find inspiration for their prose everywhere.

Lately I’ve been paying close attention to adjectives—particularly words used to describe color. These words are all over the place: clothing catalogs, travel ads and drink menus, to name a few. Though not used heavily in corporate communications, they can come in handy when you want to paint a clear picture in the mind of your reader.

The trick to success is to familiarize yourself with a few of these colorful terms.

How many of these colors can you match with the commonly used hues below? (Answers can be used more than once):

Blue

Brown

Green

Orange

Pink

Purple

Red

Yellow

1. Amaranth

2. Amethyst

3. Azure

4. Burgundy

5. Cerise

6. Cerulean

7. Cobalt