Coloring /(?)/

Col·or·ing

Coloring

n.
  1. The act of applying color to; also, that which produces color.
  2. Change of appearance as by addition of color; appearance; show; disguise; misrepresentation.
    Tell the whole story without coloring or gloss.
    — Compton Reade.

Phrases & Compounds
Dead coloring
See under Dead.