The phrase "colorful crowd" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It can be used to describe a group of people who are diverse in appearance, personalities, or beliefs. Example: The carnival was filled with a colorful crowd, with people from all walks of life coming together to enjoy the festivities.
A colorful crowd was on hand Monday night to cheer on its efforts.
A good start would excite the colorful crowd in Oakland even more than usual.
It was a colorful crowd: some adults wore capes or sparkly cowboy hats.
Viewing the sculptures "was really like being in a crowd — a very colorful crowd," Ms. Gosnell-Qua recalled.
All day, the Raiders reflected the traits of their menacing but colorful crowd at the Coliseum as they boldly deconstructed the Dolphins, 27-0.
With the exception of Chopin's "Funeral March" Sonata, the works were preludes, études, nocturnes, scherzos: the kind of shorter, dazzlingly colorful, crowd-pleasing pieces that Horowitz, too, used to stuff his programs.
But the fragment presented here resembles a happy, colorful, crowded county fair.
When the cornerstone was laid on Oct. 1, 1925, in a ceremony attended by Gov. Alfred E. Smith, The New York Times noted that "Wall Street financiers rubbed elbows with Nordic, Slav and Levantine neighbors in colorful crowds which packed Washington Street".
On Tuesday, rallies across the country to protest the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of Tea Party groups seeking tax-exempt status recalled those glory days, drawing colorful crowds in three-cornered hats, with members singing patriotic songs and waving provocative signs like "Fire the Liars" and "I.R.S.S".
From her very first footfall on the red carpet, Lupita Nyong'o stole the hearts of the fashion industry, wearing a variety of colorful, crowd-pleasing gowns during awards show season, including a red Ralph Lauren stunner at the Golden Globes.
