"glimpse of color" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It is typically used to describe a brief or quick sighting of a color. For example: "As the sun began to set, the sky was filled with a glimpse of color, a beautiful blend of oranges, pinks, and purples."
When a tiny glimpse of color tipped the breast with flowery embroidery, it suggested that the designer should soon pick up his coloring paints again.
I watched the red flash of his paddle across the water until it contracted to the merest glimpse of color, and then turned away.
Then, one morning, running on a late winter day, I caught a glimpse of color, a flash of white, on the drab gray-brown ground as I passed the Swedish Cottage.
Even if you don't have those things, you can try to spot glimpses of color: the last few barberries hanging on the bush, a stray rose hip or two, or even a flash of scarlet as a cardinal flies by.
TAYLOR'S 40-YEAR-OLD ($155) Pale amber, with just a glimpse of ruddy color highlights, this palate-caressing, still-intense and well-structured port is for kicked-back sipping with the smoothest cigar you've ever owned.
We present a glimpse of the color, excitement, performances and winners at the 57th Grammy Awards, as documented by the photojournalists of the Los Angeles Times.
Check out wedding blogs, Etsy, or even totally non-wedding resources like Style.com where you can watch runway shows to get a glimpse of future colors and trends you may want to incorporate into your big day.
On a 1904 monograph about the painter Thomas Gainsborough, a dozen faces copied from his portraits appear on the cover's ivory miniatures, offering tantalizing inch-wide glimpses of full color for a book full of grainy black-and-white prints.
Interior of a Farmhouse on this month's cover offers a glimpse of the brilliant color, energy, and movement that characterize Benton's art and the complexity and richness of his murals.
IF you drive the requisite 25 miles per hour on Riverside Road, a curving, country road in Simsbury, you'll be rewarded with a fine glimpse of it, a riot of color amid the cool green along the riverbank.
Since 2013, Green has been photographing fellow artists, writers, and creative minds of color, providing a glimpse into the lives of those who serve as the backbone of their respective communities.
