a. pertaining to colour; Music, using tones outside the key in which it is written, especially the half-tones; n. an accidental. chromaticism, n.Music use of chromatic tones. chromaticity, n. degree or state of having colour. chromatics, n. study of colour.
Red and white are traditional colours, dating back to the flag of 19th-century Samoan king, Malietoa Laupepa. The Southern Cross constellation links Samoa to other countries in the southern hemisphere. Effective date: 4 July 1997.