Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - colored

 I. adjective  Date: 14th century  1. having color  2.  a. colorful  b. marked by exaggeration or bias  3.  a. sometimes offensive of a race other than the white; especially black 2b  b. sometimes offensive of mixed race  4. sometimes offensive of or relating to persons of races other than the white or of mixed race  II. noun  (plural ~ or ~s)  Usage: often capitalized  Date: 1916 often offensive a person of a race other than the white or of mixed race