Noun

1. A distinguishing emblem
2. A flag that shows its nationality
3. Any material used for its color
4. A race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially blacks)
5. (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
6. Interest and variety and intensity
7. The timbre of a musical sound
8. A visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
9. An outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
10. The appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation

Verb

1. Modify or bias
2. Decorate with colors
3. Give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
4. Affect as in thought or feeling
5. Add color to
6. Change color, often in an undesired manner