1895, The Annual of the British School at AthensIt was a colourful vase with red and white hoops on the lid, and red bands above and below the main frieze. These bands also carry a metope pattern in white of triple lines and blobs, which can just be distinguished on the photographs.
2012, June 9, Owen Phillips, Euro 2012: Netherlands 0-1 Denmark, And Netherlands, backed by a typically noisy and colourful travelling support, started the second period in blistering fashion and could have had four goals within 10 minutes
1895, H. Walter Staner and Henry Sturmey, The AutocarOne of the most colourful people in motor racing, he writes in a colourful manner''.
2002, news.bbc.co.ukHussain celebrated reaching his ton with a gesture towards the media centre, pointing to the number three on the back of his shirt and offering some colourful language.