“Color” or “Colour”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 7 prefer “color” and 5 prefer “colour”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	color	colour	Preference
United States	98	2	“color”
United Kingdom	25	75	“colour”
India	32	68	“colour”
Philippines	98	2	“color”
Canada	64	36	“color”
Australia	26	74	“colour”
Liberia	89	11	“color”
Ireland	29	71	“colour”
New Zealand	30	70	“colour”
Jamaica	63	37	“color”
Trinidad & Tobago	60	40	“color”
Guyana	63	37	“color”

Usage

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

…has a reddish or yellowish-brown color, more or less dotted minutely…
…layer leaves feature light yellow color.
…contracts regardless of race, creed, color or national origin."
…most famous mention of the color raspberry was by Prince, in…
…shifting case or changing ribbon color.
…in the ABA and NBA; color analyst for Portland Trail Blazers
combines black-and-white hand-drawn animation and color CGI animation, the short features…
…with upright riding position, two color options, three-speed gearing, one frame…
Reviving the Apple 410 Color Plotter NYC Resistor
Its color is brownish yellow to pale…

…working television system, first electronic colour television), Frank Whittle (co-invented the…
…the brightness and glory of colour, but exulting in a fierce…
…popular art magazine known as Colour, which was edited in Victoria…
…are highlighted in the relevant colour.
…corals turning a dull white colour and some even fragmenting into…
…a light grey to fawn colour, fading quickly to white on…
…Individual hairs more than one colour in selfs.
…that match to avoid a colour clash with the all-white colours…
…light yellow or red in colour.
…FFA to block the proposed colour change.

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