[Ren The Ryoko]
((I'm in college to be an English teacher and I write fanfics. -shrugs-))
When describing colors make sure you use the most elaborate terms possible. Some one fan not wear a red hat and have brown hair. They must have a SCARLETT hat and MAHOGANY hair. Always. This doesn't slow down your writing with meaningless dribble that offers no valid information at all.
And don't even bother to look through up the colors or going through a crayon box or anything. No one knows what the hell chartreuse is anyway, so just put it in there to make you sounds smarter. Or just describe the color of another thing and attach it to something the person is wearing/looks like. For example:
Quote:
You know the color of green you see through the white little puffs of dandelion in spring when it rains but the weatherman said it might snow even though it's March? That was the color of her eyes.
The more confusing and non sensical, the better.