riot of color

riot of color(s)

That which contains an array of many different, contrasting colors. I love watching the sun go down here. The whole horizon turns into a riot of colors. Her paintings are typically riots of color, so the stark, minimalistic palette in this work is especially striking.
See also: of, riot
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

riot of color

Cliché a selection of many bright colors. The landscape was a riot of color each autumn.
See also: color, of, riot
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • riot of color(s)
  • wear motley
  • not suit (one)
  • This doesn't quite suit me
  • in glowing colors
  • in glowing terms/colours
  • fear no colors
  • life hack
  • hit (one) in the eye
  • hit someone in the eye
References in periodicals archive
Soundview Publications, in Atlanta, won the 2000 Gold Award in NL/NL's Newsletter Promotion Awards Competition for a 24-page magalog ("a riot of color and graphics and photos and boldface lists of dozens of ways to improve your health") touting the newsletter Second Opinion.
Award-winning package successfully positions new editor. (Promotion)
From charcoal to dove, the power of gray is a strong antidote to a riot of color for fall 2000.
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This year's winner of The Newsletter on Newsletters Newsletter Promotion Awards competition is a 24-page magalog which is a riot of color and graphics and photos and boldface lists of dozens of ways to improve your health.
Award-winning magalog brings in 70,000 subscriptions
On cold, gray Bronx mornings, I often ache for the warm riot of colors of my Dominican Republic: miles of brilliant, blue-green ocean, fiery oranges and vivid greens in open-air markets, pastels brightening both glorious and hauntingly dilapidated houses.
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