| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | auburn | reddish-brown and fairly dark |
| 2. | black | the darkest color |
| 3. | blackened | made black or darker |
| 4. | blacker | closer to black in color |
| 5. | blackish | somewhat black or dark |
| 6. | bleak | cold, dark, and bare |
| 7. | blue-black | black with a blue cast |
| 8. | bronzed | darkened to a brown tone |
| 9. | brooding | dark and threatening in feel |
| 10. | brown | dark warm color |
| 11. | browner | more brown and often darker |
| 12. | chestnut | deep reddish-brown |
| 13. | clouded | made darker or less clear |
| 14. | coal-black | extremely black or dark |
| 15. | crepuscular | dim like twilight |
| 16. | darkened | made less light or brighter |
| 17. | deepened | made richer or darker |
| 18. | deeper | more intense in color or tone |
| 19. | dim | not bright; somewhat dark |
| 20. | dimmer | less bright or more dark |
| 21. | discolored | changed to a darker shade |
| 22. | drab | dull and dark in color |
| 23. | dulled | made less bright |
| 24. | dun | dull grayish-brown |
| 25. | dusky | somewhat dark or shadowy |
| 26. | ebon | black or very dark |
| 27. | ebony | deep black or dark |
| 28. | eerie | strangely dark or spooky |
| 29. | faintly lit | lit only a little |
| 30. | fogged | made dim or darker |
| 31. | forbidding | dark and unwelcoming |
| 32. | funereal | dark and mournful |
| 33. | gloomier | more dark or depressing |
| 34. | gloomy | dark, dull, or poorly lit |
| 35. | grayer | more gray and dull |
| 36. | green-black | black with a green cast |
| 37. | grim | dark and forbidding |
| 38. | heavier | deeper in tone or shade |
| 39. | heavily shaded | strongly shaded and darker |
| 40. | inky | very dark, like ink |
| 41. | jet-black | deep black in color |
| 42. | less bright | not as bright |
| 43. | less brilliant | less bright or dazzling |
| 44. | less luminous | giving off less light |
| 45. | less radiant | shining less brightly |
| 46. | less translucent | allowing less light through |
| 47. | less vivid | less bright or striking |
| 48. | light-starved | lacking enough light |
| 49. | lightless | without light; dark |
| 50. | low-key | subdued and not bright |
| 51. | low-lit | dimly lit |
| 52. | mahogany | rich dark reddish-brown |
| 53. | moody | darkly atmospheric |
| 54. | more muted | more softened in brightness |
| 55. | more shadowed | covered by more shadow |
| 56. | more somber | more dark or grave |
| 57. | muddy | dark and dull in color |
| 58. | murk-filled | filled with murk |
| 59. | murkier | darker and less clear |
| 60. | murky | dark and hard to see through |
| 61. | muted | softened and made less bright |
| 62. | near-black | almost black |
| 63. | night-black | black as night |
| 64. | nighted | covered in night or darkness |
| 65. | obscure | dark, hidden, or unclear |
| 66. | obscurer | less clear or more dark |
| 67. | off-black | slightly softened black |
| 68. | overcast | darkened by cloud cover |
| 69. | pitch-black | completely black or dark |
| 70. | poorly lit | not well illuminated |
| 71. | purple-black | black with a purple cast |
| 72. | reddish-black | black with a red cast |
| 73. | richer | deeper and fuller in color |
| 74. | sepia | dark reddish-brown |
| 75. | shaded | kept darker by shade |
| 76. | shadowier | fuller of shadows |
| 77. | shadowy | darkened by shadows |
| 78. | smoky | darkened like smoke |
| 79. | somber | dark in color or mood |
| 80. | stained | made darker by marks |
| 81. | subdued | less bright or vivid |
| 82. | sun-browned | made darker by the sun |
| 83. | sunless | lacking sunlight; dark |
| 84. | suntanned | darkened by sun exposure |
| 85. | swarthier | darker in complexion or tone |
| 86. | swarthy | dark in color or complexion |
| 87. | tanned | made darker by sun |
| 88. | tenebrous | dark and shadowy |
| 89. | twilit | lit by fading light |
| 90. | ultrablack | extremely black or light-absorbing |
| 91. | umber | dark brown color |
| 92. | umbered | colored with dark brown tones |
| 93. | unbright | not bright; somewhat dark |
| 94. | unilluminated | not lit; left dark |
| 95. | unlit | not lit; dark |
| 96. | unshining | not shining; lacking brightness |
| 97. | vaporous | misty and dim-looking |
| 98. | veiled | partly hidden in shadow |
| 99. | velvety | soft, rich, and dark |
| 100. | wine-dark | deep reddish dark in color |

