colored vs colored person

colored and colored person both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
colored	Yes	Yes	No	No
colored person	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, colored and colored person are synonyms defined as:

colored and colored person: a United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive

Other synonyms of colored include coloured, coloured person.

colored (noun)	colored person (noun)
a United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive	a United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive

colored (adjective)	colored person (adjective)
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
(used of color) artificially produced; not natural
having skin rich in melanin pigments;
favoring one person or side over another