Meaning
Light-skinned; of a fair, 'high' complexion — a colourism term reflecting the old, unjust social ladder in which lighter skin ranked 'higher'. A 'high colour' or 'high brown' person is light-skinned, and in colonial and post-colonial Jamaica such complexion often opened doors. Documented here for understanding: the phrase encodes a painful prejudice that the culture continues to reckon with.
Examples
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Back inna di day, high colour people get di best job.
Back in the day, light-skinned people got the best jobs.
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She high colour wid long hair.
She's light-skinned with long hair.
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'High colour' a pure colourism.
'High colour' is pure colourism.
Origin
From 'high' (higher on the social/colour ladder) + 'colour'; light-skinned. Documented, not endorsed. See [[red-skin]], [[browning]].
How it’s used
Light-skinned ('high brown'); a colourism-rooted term. See [[red-skin]], [[browning]], [[nice-hair]].