'color-perceptive' originates from the combination of 'color' and 'perceptive', where 'color' refers to the property of objects as perceived by the eye, and 'perceptive' means having the ability to perceive or understand.

'Color' and 'perceptive' have been used in English since the Middle Ages, with 'color' deriving from the Latin 'color' and 'perceptive' from the Latin 'perceptivus'.

Initially, 'perceptive' meant 'capable of perceiving', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.