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Green’s Dictionary of Slang

color v.

[imagery of a children’s colouring book]

(US) to see as, to present as.

1962		advert for series I’m Dickens He’s Fenster (Oct.) [ABC-TV] ‘Color her married.’ ‘Yeah, color her very married.’ [HDAS].
1966		Current Sl. I:1 3/1: Color me impressed.
1975		V.B. Miller Trade-Off 105: I shrug. ‘Color me kinky.’ [HDAS].
1986		D. Franzoni Jumpin’ Jack Flash [film script] Well, color me so surprised! [HDAS].
1992		Middle Ages [CBS-TV] Color me bad! [HDAS].
2002		lawabout.com 🌐 Well, color me crazy – after two bar exams twenty years ago, I decided to take another one.

In phrases

color me gone

(US campus) a phrase indicating one does not wish to be involved or present.

1980		Eble Campus Sl. Spring 2: color me gone – to declare the intention to leave immediately: If the police show up, you can color me gone.
2002		Kevin Cameron ‘Painting Pretty Pictures’ 🎵 You can call me baby / Anything that you want / But if you’re painting pretty pictures / You can color me gone.