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Spanish Colors

Why do Spanish students must learn Spanish colors? When the lights are off at night, everything looks gray or black. You can see color when there is light. You can see color at home, at schools, and outside. Everywhere you look, objects have color. It encourage people to wonder themselves: What is Color? , and a brief definition would be: all manifestations of color are created when electromagnetic radiation at wavelengths in the visible spectrum interact with physical matter. In simple words, color is a specific visual sensation produced by visible radiation, or "color stimulus". Look around you, everything has color. This is the main reason why Spanish students must learn the name of Spanish colors in order to be able to describe the objects. Colors are adjectives, and there is a large list of different colors. These new Spanish words will help you structure complex sentences and improve your Spanish pronunciation and other language skills. Spanish colors are an essential part to handle Spanish as one's second or foreign language.

Colors in Spanish

Reds (Rojos)     Alizarin Alizarina     Amaranth Amaranto     Vermilion Bermellón     Burgundy Borgoña     Crimson Carmesí     Carmine Carmín     Scarlet Escarlata     Garnet Granate     Red Rojo     American rose Rosa Americana Oranges (Naranjas)     Apricot Albaricoque     Amber (sae / ece) Ámbar (SAE/ECE)     Beige Beige     Coral Coral     Orange Naranja     Skin Piel     Salmon Salmón     Sesame Sesamo Browns (Marrones)     Bistro Bistre     Cinereous Cinereous     Taupe Gris Pardo     Seal brown Marrón Foca     Brown Marrón o Pardo     Ocher Ocre     Half Brown Pardo medio     Pale Brown Pardo pálido     Siena Siena Yellows (Amarillos)     Yellow Amarillo     Lemon Limón     Golden Dorado     Amber Ámbar Greens (Verdes)     Ao english Ao Inglés     Harlequin Arlequín     Emerald Esmeralda     Asparagus Espárrago     Feldgrau Feldgrau     Jade Jade     Kaki Kaki     Green Verde     Hunter green Verde Cazador     Kelly green Verde Kelly     Lime green Verde Lima     Apple green Verde Manzana     Green Olive Verde oliva     Veronese green Verde Veronés     Xanadu Xanadu Clear blues (Azules Claros)     Aquamarine Aguamarina     Sky-blue Celeste     Cerulean or sky-blue Cerúleo o Azul Cielo     Cyan Cian     Turquoise Turquesa

Dark blues (Azules Oscuros)     Blue Azul     Cobalt Blue Azul cobalto     Air Force Blue Azul de fuerza aérea     Prussian blue Azul de Prusia     Navy blue Azul marino     Azure Azur     Glaucous Glauco     Sapphire Zafiro Violets (Violetas)     Indigo Añil o Indigo     Old pink Fucsia Antiguo     Lavender Floral Lavanda floral     Purple Púrpura     Tyrian purple Púrpura de Tiro     Quartz rose Rosa Cuarzo     Violet Violeta Pinks (Rosas)     Old bronce Bronce Antiguo     Fuchsia Fucsia     Lavender Lavanda     Lilac Lila     Magenta Magenta     Mallow Malva     Purple Morado     Pink Rosa     Pale siena Siena Pálido Whites (Blancos)     Kernel Almendra     Alicia blue Azul Alicia     Beige Beige     White Blanco     Antique white Blanco Antiguo     Eggshell Cáscara de huevo     Seashell Concha de mar     Cream Crema     Bone Hueso     Magnolia Magnolia     Ivory Marfil     Snow Nieve     Pearl Perla     Vanilla Vainilla Blacks (Negros)     Black Negro Grays (Grises)     Arsenic Arsénico     Charcoal Carbón vegetal     Cinder Ceniza     Gray Gris     Battleship gray / battleship Gris Acorazado / Nave de batalla     Cadet gray Gris Cadete     Davy gray Gris de Davy     Cool grey Gris Fresco     Slate gray Gris Pizarra     Liver Hígado     Silver Plateado     Platinum Platino

Spanish Colors Pronunciation

Yellow	Orange	Aquamarine	Blue	Navy blue	White	Dark brown
Amarillo	Anaranjado	Aguamarina	Azul	Azul marino	Blanco	Café
Light blue	Golden	Gray	Brown	Purple	Black	Silver
Celeste	Dorado	Gris	Marrón	Morado	Negro	Plateado
Red	Pink	Turquoise	Green	Light green	Violet	Sapphire
Rojo	Rosado	Turquesa	Verde	Verde claro	Violeta	Zafiro

Notes about Spanish Colors

• Orange color can be called either "Naranja" or "Anaranjado".


• If you want to refer to a strong color, you can use the word “oscuro” after the color. For example:
  
  Verde oscuro — Dark green
  Rojo oscuro —Dark red


• If you want to refer to a color with a low shade, you must use the word "claro", except for the color blue, since the way to say "light blue" or "sky blue" in Spanish language is: "Celeste".
  
  Verde claro — Light green


• We have listed some other colors which derive from flowers, fruit or minerals like: naranja (fruit), café (coffee), marrón (chesnut), rosa (rose), esmeralda (esmerald), jade (jade), zafiro (sapphire), aguamarina (aquamarine), ocre (ochre), albaricoque (apricot), vainilla (vanilla), marfil (ivory).

There are few things you must remember whenever you use colors in Spanish. If you are not exactly sure about what color is the one you are describing, you can use the suffix "ish", for example:

1.  Usually, the name of the color comes after the noun it describes. For example:

Tengo un traje de baño morado.

I have a purple bathing suit.


Quiero los pantalones azul marino.

I want the navy blue pants.

2.   In the case of the color describes an inherent quality it comes before. For example:

La blanca nieve.

The white snow.

3.   Spanish color adjectives, often change the gender to the noun of they describe. If the noun is masculine the color ends in "o", and if the noun is feminine the color word should to ended in "a". For example:

Encontré un gato negro en la cocina.

I found a black cat in the kitchen.


Hay una cartera dorada sobre la cama.

There is one handbag gold on the bed.

4.   When the color ends in "o" or "a" and the noun becomes plural, also the color word change, adding an "s". For example:

Hay tres cuadernos anaranjados.

There are three orange notebooks.


Hay cuatro billeteras blancas en venta.

There are four white wallets on sale.

5.  For these colors: azul, marrón and gris, add "es" with plural nouns.

El equipo de básquet tiene dos pelotas marrones en buen estado.

The basket team has two brown balls in good condition.


Tus ojos azules son hermosos.

Your blue eyes are beautiful.

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