bicolour vs colorful

bicolour

adj
  • Having two colours 

noun
  • A flower, cat etc., that has two colours. 

  • A flag with such colours, consisting of two stripes that are either vertical or horizontal. 

colorful

adj
  • Possessing prominent and varied colors. 

  • Profane, obscene, offensive (usually in the phrase colourful language). 

  • Interesting, multifaceted, energetic, distinctive. 

How often have the words bicolour and colorful occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )