Courtney Kraft, writing for Graphic Novel Reporter, felt Color was a "rather endearing piece about two boys who develop genuine love that leads to physical attraction", which she felt was the opposite to how relationships are usually depicted in yaoi.
Courtney Kraft, der skriver for Graphic Novel Reporter, følte at Color var en "et ret indtagende stykke om to drenge, som udvikler sand kærlighed, der leder til fysisk tiltrækning" hvilket hun følte var det modsatte af hvordan hvordan forhold normalt beskrives i yaoi-genren.