Colour features of character portrait in diachronic text

The article is dedicated to the research of colour words in old French literary texts. The most frequently used colour terms were chosen for the analysis. It was revealed that semantic meanings and the spheres of the use of colour terms depend on the gender factor. Colour denominations play a full role in the creation of the image of a man and a woman, communicate the features of their appearance and inner characteristics which are considered to be typical for the medieval worldview