| 100% | LACED | 5 | Streaked, as with color |
| 64% | DAPPLE | 6 | Color with streaks or blotches |
| 61% | CRAYOLA | 7 | Box with colors such as Banana Mania and Jazzberry Jam |
| 61% | BLUE | 4 | Color with shades such as cerulean and turquoise |
| 61% | GRAY | 4 | Color with such shades as slate and ash |
| 61% | BLUE | 4 | Color with shades such as navy and aqua |
| 61% | WHITE | 5 | Color with such shades as bone and ivory |
| 60% | FALL | 4 | Season with color changes, as represented literally by the circled letters |
| 59% | ACE | 3 | Pass with flying colors, as a test |
| 59% | ACED | 4 | Passed with flying colors, as a test |
| 59% | ACED | 4 | Passed with flying colors, as an exam |
| 58% | ACE | 3 | Pass with flying colors, as a school quiz |
| 57% | PERIWINKLE | 10 | Flower with a color the same as its name |
| 57% | OREO | 4 | Treat with the identical color scheme as this puzzle |
| 57% | ORCA | 4 | Whale with the same color scheme as a crossword |
| 57% | IKEA | 4 | Store with the same colors as the Swedish flag |
| 57% | ORCA | 4 | Marine mammal with the same colors as an Oreo |
| 56% | OPI | 3 | Nail polish company with colors such as "Bubble Bath" and "Lincoln Park After Dark" |
| 56% | BLEED | 5 | Run, as colors in the washing machine (rhymes with "plead") |
| 53% | OPI | 3 | Nail polish company with such colors as Pink Bubbly and Cajun Shrimp |
| 52% | RACISTS | 7 | Ones concerned with color |
| 52% | IRIS | 4 | Eye part with color |
| 52% | DYED | 4 | Jazzed up with color |
| 52% | OPI | 3 | Salon polish brand with such colors as Princesses Rule! and Big Apple Red |
| 52% | HUED | 4 | With color |
| 50% | ASHY | 4 | With color washed out |
| 50% | ONAGERS | 7 | Asses with dorsal stripes |
| 49% | GRAY | 4 | Black mixed with white as a color |
| 48% | TRI | 3 | Prefix with color |
| 48% | UNI | 3 | Prefix with color |