In literature, the term “blueberry” is sometimes employed not merely as a reference to the fruit but as an evocative color image that enriches description. In one instance, an author compares a person’s appearance to “a blueberry in a pan of milk,” using the rich, deep tint of the fruit to create a striking visual contrast against a pale background [1]. In another example, the adjective “blueberry” is applied to an eye—“his blueberry eye”—which skillfully imbues the character with an unusual, almost otherworldly intensity through the suggestion of a deep blue hue [2]. These creative uses demonstrate how “blueberry,” beyond its literal meaning, operates as a vibrant color metaphor that deepens the reader’s sensory experience of a scene.
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.