1. A retrieval method comprising: a) for each of at least one reference image, providing a reference image representation which has been generated by embedding color name descriptors for the reference image in a feature space; b) for each of at least one color name in a set of color names, providing a color name representation which has been generated by embedding a synthesized color name descriptor in the same feature space as the embedded color name descriptors of the reference image; c) providing for receiving a query comprising at least one of: a color name selected from the set of color names, and a query image; d) for a query which includes a color name, retrieving the respective color name representation; e) for a query which includes a query image, providing a query image representation which has been generated by embedding color name descriptors for the query image in the feature space; f) computing a similarity between: at least one of the at least one reference image representations, and at least one of the color name representation and the query image representation; and g) outputting information based on the computed similarity, wherein at least one of a), b), c), d), e), f), and g) is performed with a processor.